Leica, Queen of the cameras … and auctions

Neither the owners nor the auctioneers, and may not your satisfied customer, suspect that the Leica (leica cameras) in 1923 auctioned on Saturday in Vienna brushed against the 2.2 million euros. The starting price for small and rusty Leica O-Series (No. 116) went for 300,000 euros. The most optimistic estimates pointed to could sell between 600,000 and 800,000. But ultimately projections tripled and reached 2,160,000 euros, including taxes.It is almost double what was paid before a camera of this type and demonstrates the growing interest in the auction rooms both for photography, pioneer or not, for the German cameras have allowed for the history of twentieth century . The photo side of the story is an image taken by Andreas Gursky Rihn in 1999, which was paid 3.2 million euros in 2011. Beat a self-portrait by Cindy Sherman which was paid 2.8 million euros the same year.

Since its emergence the market in the late twenties the compact Leica that currently exists in the auction, became the undisputed queen of the cameras. For she bet the great masters of genre, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who purchased the first in 1932 and whose contribution record is in the 433,000 euros for a photo of that year. It was also the tool of choice for photographers uncivil war from the Spanish Civil War to Vietnam.Leica camera was Robert Capa in Cerro Muriano in the Allied landing in Normandy and in Indochina. The Leica Robert Doisneau archifamoso caught his kiss to the city council of Paris, and Elliot Erwitt and William Klein New York sifted through his viewfinder. A Leica caught the terrified Vietnamese girl fleeing napalm and burned by the U.S. and Leica camera has been used by Brazilian Sebastiao Salgado, one of the last giants of analogue photography.

The previous world record for a Leica oldest series was established in 2011, with 1,320,000 euros paid by a Leica O-Series (No. 117), ‘sister’ of the auction sold on Friday and also in Vienna by the Westlicht Gallery, one of the most reputable in the world in the field of photography, directed by Peter Coeln. As usual in the world of art auction, the buyer remained anonymous.

In 2007, the first Leica O-Series (No. 107) also auctioned by the gallery Westlicht, sold for 336,000 euros, only a third of the record set on Saturday, which is more than € 800,000 the previous one. Only 25 prototypes were manufactured by Leica, before giving way to mass production two years later, in 1925. Only 12 of them are listed worldwide.

Revolutionary
The Leica was the first compact camera with 35 mm film and its contribution has been decisive stand the history of photography and photojournalism. The first prototypes were built in 1913 by Oskar Barnack in his laboratory E. Optische Werke Leitz in the German town of Wetzlar, north of Frankfurt. Barnack pioneered the use of 35 mm film, the standard film, but expanded the image size up to 24×36 mm.

True to its motto “small negative, large images,” chose an aspect ratio of 2:3, with a capacity of 36 exposures per roll, a format popularized in force until the advent of digital photography. This revolutionary concept was developed when Barnack convinced his boss, Ernst Leitz II, to manufacture a series of prototypes in 1923. Some cameras, to everyone’s surprise, soon became an object of desire for professionals and correspondents who had guerra.Y is conceived as mere mechanisms to test the objectives developed by the German optical microscopes and specialized other precision instruments.

In 1925 the compact Leica became a success, after his presentation at the fair in Leipzig. The first units were sold under the name of Leica I, short for Leitz Camera. Its aim Elmar 50 mm f/3.5 brightness and a was designed by Max Berek at Leitz. The design of four elements, influenced by the Zeiss Tessar lens, and was one of the reasons for the resounding success of the chamber and its compact size and reliability. The shutter curtain, too revolutionary, had a range of 1/20 to 1/500 of a second, and placed in position of a ‘Z’ by the word ‘Zeit’, time in German).

There was no past or a decade of the first prototypes appeared in 1930 when I Schraubgewinde with a Leica interchangeable lens system based on a 39 mm mount.Opened the era of interchangeable lens, another revolution in the world of photographic optics, as you could toggle the 50 mm lens with a wide angle 35 mm and 135 mm telephoto.

A Leica middle of last century would another giant step with the appearance of the model M3 with bayonet mount, and considered as a design miracle for its combination of its simple appearance and great flexibility. Undisputed world leader in the field of photography with models M5 and M6, Leica suffered a severe downturn, first with the arrival of big Japanese brands and then with the popularization of digital photography. A few setbacks that have been recovered in recent years to adapt its legendary models to the digital jungle.

Today is divided into three companies: Leica Camera AG, Leica Geosystems and Leica Microsystems AG engaged in producing cameras, surveying equipment and medical equipment or processes ptrecisión histological microscopy.

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Panasonic and Sony delt to manufacture OLED TVs

Sony and Panasonic are negotiating jointly develop technology to mass produce OLED TVs next generation, said Tuesday familiar with the matter, but may already be behind South Korean rivals on technology that is considered to replace the current LCD .

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics plan to sell 55-inch OLED TVs, which are about 4 millimeters wide consume less power and deliver sharper images than liquid crystal devices, at the end of the year.

Sony was a pioneer in this technology with its first OLED TV in 2007, but halved the production of displays, which cost about $ 2,000, by the economic crisis. Sony still makes OLED screens that cost up to $ 26,000 for advanced product customers.

Japanese firms dominate the global market for televisions in the 80 and 90 have faced fierce competition from rivals Koreans, along with weak demand for manufacturing televisions and a stronger yen that makes exports more expensive . Sony, Panasonic and Sharp reported a combined net loss of 20,000 million in the fiscal year ended in March.

These difficulties are consistent with the battle in the market for OLED TVs between devices and ultra-high definition. OLED TV shipments may rise to 2.1 million sets in 2015, compared to just 34,000 this year, according to research firm IHS.

The mass production of OLED TV screens affordable – the technology used in smartphones and smaller tablets – will be key to future growth and the Japanese may already be late for that game.

“Foreign competitors have taken a head start in this area and I think we are coming to this too late,” said Masayuki Otani, chief market analyst at Securities Japan.

“There is no doubt that OLED TV will be the mainstream. The issue is the price and size of the screen,” he added.

“Japanese manufacturers have not been able to produce OLED TVs that are as large as those of Samsung. I think there is an element of Japanese pride in it, the fact that Panasonic and Sony work together to produce OLED to outperform its Asian rivals . But I have serious doubts whether they can reach them, “he added.

Shares in Sony, which makes Bravia TVs, and Panasonic, which sells televisions under the Viera march, fell sharply on Tuesday, continuing a descent that led to their lowest levels in more than three decades and doubt that investors who have the strategy to turn around its loss-making television business.

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New MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retinal Display Screen

The next generation 15-inch MacBook Pro might come with important news. In addition to a substantial increase in power and performance, sources of the supply chain have Apple computers will advance these Retina Display screen and a design that will reduce its thickness significantly.

Apple is about to unveil the next generation of MacBook Pro The company will have to cope with the growing popularity of ultrabooks and is expected to do so with significant updates to its notebook range. In recent weeks there has been speculation about a new model of reduced-price MacBook Air and recent rumors suggest more changes to the MacBook range.

Specifically, it appears that Apple wants to improve the chances of 15-inch MacBook Pro. This is one of the most powerful models of the company in the field of laptops and Apple intends to offer more quality on your screen and smaller dimensions. According to the site 9to5mac, citing a source in Apple’s supply chain, the company’s intention is to give the MacBook Pro 15 Inch Display Retina.

Thus, the next MacBook Pro 15-inch receive a screen resolution of 2,880 by 1,800 pixels, which was first used in an Apple laptop. Retinal Display technology has shown its potential on other occasions, triumphing first iPhone, iPad later and now possibly in the MacBook. Such a system would improve the quality of the MacBook Pro, allowing the terminal distance of its competitors in this field.

Besides Retinal Display, it seems the 15-inch MacBook Pro will have more news.Apple will seek to reduce its size, relying on the withdrawal of the optical drive. This decision would make the thickness of the notebook was well below the current model, a constant search in Apple products. This could be designed to fight directly with ultrabooks, which in recent weeks have managed to gain a reputation.

Also related to the design, it seems that Apple will change the position on this team.Specifically, the company may opt for a button inside the keyboard. This change, along with the thickness of the equipment would be the most outstanding aesthetic since the rest of the design are maintained.

Finally, it seems that Apple thinks of USB 3.0 ports provide the next MacBook Pro 15 inch. This is a new type of high-speed USB port, which is expected to be imposed in the latest equipment.

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The best motive assistant is not Apple SIRI , but Nokia

Siri, the voice assistant that incorporates the Apple iPhone 4S, not always to sweephome. When asked about the best smartphone market, application, choose away fromyour company, iPhone, opts for a model competition. Lumia specifically for the Nokia900 that incoropra Windows operating system.

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Lumia The Nokia 900 is the result of the alliance Nokia and Microsoft’s ’intelligentanswering’ Apple uses statistics and databases on the Wolfram Alpha search engine to give a logical answer to the questions asked by users.

Not the first time Siri provides owners. After its premiere last October, humor and surrealism of some of his answers have led to forums and joke numbers. If, for example,was asked who his father, the program responded to the user: ”You. Can we go back now to work?”.

Another of the most celebrated was his answer to the meaning of life: ”I do not know, but I think there’s an app for that.”

It has also brought occasional headache for your company. Siri has already scored his first demand by a user for ”cheating on actual performance compared to that shown inthe ads.”

Meanwhile, the Nokia 900 that both appreciates Lumia Sidi is the result of result of theNokia-Microsoft alliance in the U.S. market. It has front camera for video conferencing,high-resolution display of 4, 3 inches, and LTE 4G connectivity.

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Comparison: Nokia Lumia 900 vs Samsung Galaxy S3

The start of summer seems competitive in the field of smartphones. Even without knowing if we will know the iPhone 5 on June 11, the agenda of other manufacturers is scheduled so that the market witness an intense battle of numbers, sales and popularity.Two of the firms that come with all the competition will be Korea’s Samsung and Finland’s Nokia. The situation is not trivial: they are the two most powerful manufacturers of the picture, and both will go on sale in Europe almost simultaneously their proposals to renew their high ranges with Nokia Samsung Galaxy S3 and Lumia 900. Given this, one might ask which of the two devices should get if we both fall in love. Let’s look at each proposal to see if I can figure out the dilemma.

Design and Display

Each terminal is the most generous of their catalogs as screen is concerned. However, the Samsung S3 Galaxy wins the hand of size with a diagonal of 4.8 inches, developing a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels. The Nokia 900 Lumia, meanwhile, remains at 4.3 inches, with an electronic canvas 800 x 480 pixels. The question of size matters, and much, under the standard that we feel more comfortable. If we seek a very broad panel with whom a closer and see videos and photos with excellent quality, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the right bet.

However, the 4.8 inches can indigestársele users who are not friends to handle the touch screen with both hands. In this case, the Nokia 900 Lumia lies the best proposal, considering that 4.3 inches is the limit for access to almost the entire surface of the panel with the fingers of one hand. Moreover, from DisplayMate said last month that the panel 900 Nokia Lumia offered the best performance under the impact of direct sunlight.

The design of both also serves to maintain the distances. While the Nokia Lumia 900 bet on the chassis unique body-Polycarbonate finish with a treatment very pleasant to the touch, the Samsung S3 Galaxy is committed to a bright finish similar to that seen in other terminals of the Galaxy range, although this case also using polycarbonate. The appearance of these two telephones is also clearly opposite the Samsung tends to rounded, while the Nokia incident on a rectilinear appearance, although well polished on its edges.

Connectivity

At this point, the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Lumia Nokia 900 makes arguments fairly close together. Both are devices that support Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth and microUSB also presenting. The two devices are able to connect models to fourth-generation LTE networks. In the case of Samsung Galaxy S3, the model does not provide, release profile, but we’ll see later throughout the year. Where does that warns the difference is in the NFC sensor present in the Galaxy S3 and absent in his Finnish counterpart.

Multimedia and Camera

Now begin to acuciarse differences. The Galaxy range S is still a standard of mobile phones capable of playing everything, including MKV video files in high definition. The third edition of the terminal with good reason, and boasts one of the most complete and rich profiles of the market when it comes to format compatibility refers to audio, video and image. Perhaps the most. The Nokia Lumia 900, to be subject to the Windows Phone platform, both the fork does not open, even if you do not miss virtually any file type you want to play on the mobile. In addition, the device integrates Nokia to provide its own solutions, for example, free music through Nokia or Nokia Music Mix via streaming.

Regarding the camera, should have a number of clarifications. In both cases, we find eight megapixel sensors. However, Nokia mobile carries a dual LED flash to exercise the function, while the Samsung drive is limited to a single vision. On the other hand, the Nokia Lumia 900 equips a remarkable Carl Zeiss. The Samsung S3 Galaxy is committed to a backlight sensor can also obtain excellent results. It is in the video where a comparison is somewhat more objective: the Nokia touch device with standard roof 720p smartphone from Samsung takes the chest and extends to 1080, ie, a higher resolution file size in its final More powerful configuration.

Operating system and applications

Met another chapter decisive when opting for one or the other terminal. The Samsung S3 brings Android 4.0 Galaxy Ice Cream Sandwich. Is the most advanced and comprehensive system of Google. Benefits include the ability to customize the screen desktop-widgets-floating windows and icons and shortcuts to contacts, settings and other contents of the platform. Options to change the look and even some features are powerful arguments in the face of users who are not afraid to put hand to the system, with or without the aid of comprehensive tutorials. His showcase online content, Google Play, also has hundreds of thousands of options for downloading on the phone between applications, games, music, books or movies.

Nokia, meanwhile, has opted for Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Microsoft’s proposal. It has been the revelation of the sector, and not by chance. The system developed by the Redmond has stressed the ease of use and simplicity in menus. Has not exactly floating windows, although the tiles that make up the main screen are customizable, giving us the option to drag to it individual or grouped contacts and access to applications that show live information in the form of notifications. In the case of Nokia mobile Phone Windows 7.5 comes with unique applications that make it stand out above the rest of the devices listed in this ecosystem. Those Nokia and Nokia Music Mix are evidence of this. But are not the only ones. Drive Nokia could also include the application of GPS navigation with voice directions and Nokia Maps works on itself-it’s available for other mobile ecosystem through the Marketplace. In addition, the app store has its own dedicated channel to Nokia.

Memory and processor

In this section, Samsung assails with violence, and presents approaches hardly comparable to any other device on the market. Although it is necessary to indicate some aspects of this point. For starters, the phone from the Korean company will launch three models of its high-end under the internal memory holding, namely 16, 32 and 64 GB.Moreover, it gives an additional expansion option for microSD card with up to 32 GB.Furthermore, the device presents the reference processor in the mobile market: the Exynos 4 Quad, a beast of four cores which operates with a clock frequency of 1.4 GHz

Different, very different, is the proposal to Nokia. His Lumia 900 is distributed as a single 16 GB model, capable of microSD cards up to 32 GB. Is the new processor Snapdragon 1.4 GHz, although in this case, it is a chip mononucleosis. Given this important difference, we should remember the controversy aroused by the presence of complex chips in phones like the Samsung Galaxy S3 bets against other major manufacturers for more efficient processor architecture with management autonomy. In the case of Nokia Lumia 900, the performance does not suffer at any time the presence of a processing unit which cost you pay as you deserve. In the case of Samsung Galaxy S3, it is essential to use a chip like the new Exynos, as the profile of this phone provides multitasking features like video playback simultaneously the development of other activities-the so-called Pop-Up Video.

Reviews

Despite being two high-end phones, as we have found, are really different from each other. While the Galaxy S3 is a phone that seems to be required to get his head around the horizon of competitors, the Nokia 900 Lumia balances the proposal to make technical service on the system. In this case, big bets are Nokia mobile design, hardware-software empathy, autonomy and, of course, the camera with Carl Zeiss optical lens. In the case of Samsung, the power, the presence of a screen rather broad, and functions that make a difference over its competitors inside and outside the Android ecosystem arguments come to channel their mobile star. In any case, feel and preference that inspire you when you have both devices in the hands will, as always, one of the most important factors when to get one or the other if you are in the dilemma.

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3D maps given by IOS 6 on iPhone 5

Apple completely abandons Google Maps mapping and even take pre-installed application for which you are preparing together with Stamen Desing and C3 Technologies that, among its new features, photorealistic 3D mode would provide a much improved over Street View.

It’s nothing new or secret that Apple wants to opt out of Google services in the future, in particular begin to leave Google Maps. Although you will have the last word, because to not be accused of monopoly certainly have the option of the geolocation of the browser, Apple has its own mapping cooking time since acquiring C3 Technologies.

Never Google Maps
In Movilzona have followed this project, unlike many of Apple, has always been an open and nothing secretive with the designs being developed by Stamen Design. This time, the news has surfaced more in the technology since, according to leaked 9to5Mac, Apple definitely leave Google mapping and does not even take your mapping application installed, offering a completely new, created by Apple and C3 Techonologies.

Photorealistic 3D mode, a jewel for the Retina display
This company already showed us last year what it would be photorealistic 3D mode, the most spectacular of its mapping on a iPad. And like the artistic visions of mapping Desing Stamen, is spectacular as you can see below.

The method, similar to the Google street view, ie is based on shooting at street level, also has made shots from airplanes and balloons. All these images are combined by C3 Techologies with satellite views, creating a sense of depth and definition stunning. To get an idea of ​​what can make this 3D mode, we have doubts that it can be used loosely for something that is not the last tablet of Cupertino or the following Apple’s smartphone, you can check out the video below live demonstration of the interface for the tablet of Cupertino allowing change the angle of view with the tablet’s accelerometer and was at the Mobile World Congress 2011.

At the WWDC 2012 can play the new “Maps”
Obviously, one year of development from these images, we can not wait to see these maps in the Retina Display and moved by the processor A5X the new iPad. At least there are only a few weeks for the WWDC 2012, date on which the company has said it will show in detail its technology with the launch of IOS 6.

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Habitco turns the iPhone into toast to wake

If some users think that any accessory for the Apple iPhone, one of the stars on mobile devices, everything is invented, think again. Habitco The company has created an original ”toaster” to start the day. Activating the iPhone alarm clock and place it in theMaker Day, the smartphone as toast jumps and starts playing music.

The iPhone accessories have become as popular as Apple’s own devices. Protectors, cases, physical keyboards, camera accessories, etc.. Are some of the most popular. Butnot all accessories are designed to make the iPhone or iPad look more beautiful andmore functional, there are other functions that complement the device itself.

Habitco The company has launched the ”toast-wake” for iPhone. It is a clock-shapedtoaster and which includes one or two slots for entering the iPhone on top. The user justhas to set the time you want to sound the alarm with the iPhone application and enter the phone in the device.

The iPhone syncs with the “toast-clock” so when the phone alarm sounds, the phonejumps as toast and music starts to sound the alarm. Tranquility, the phone stays in alarm clock, no jump in the air really like toast.

If the user does not want to get up yet, it is only necessary to introduce the iPhone into the slot and activate the alarm delay.

Day Alarm Clock Maker is compatible com iPhone 4 and 4S iPhone and iPod third and fourth generation. The company is already working to adapt its Maker Day to the next generation iPhone. Available in white, black, red and gray and is 180 dollars (about140 euros).

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Vodafone exclusively to sell Sony Xperia P

We knew that Vodafone would be in charge of bringing the Sony Xperia P, but now Iknow everyone destalles. Vodafone will offer exclusively to its customers from zero euros. For new, prices start at 225 euros, which will be 325 euros if you prefer not to signpermanence.

Current Vodafone customers can purchase the pack P Xperia sale, including charger and headset sales network throughout the company. Prices will range from 0 euros depending on the rates. In the case of new high or portability to stay for 24 months the price will be 225 € or without stay for 325 €.

With a 4-inch screen and a structure designed entirely in aluminum, P Xperia integratesfor the first time on a smartphone, Sony WhiteMagic technology, providing a brighterviewing experience, regardless of the amount of just there in the outside. An intelligentpower efficiency system automatically adjusts screen brightness to extend battery life.

In addition, Xperia P, can boast of including Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine, which provides precise clarity, similar to that of a razor blade along with thefastest capture that takes you from standby mode to shooting in just over a second with a single click.

In terms of hardware, the Xperia P has a dual core processor of 1 GHz and 16 GB of storage. Although the system comes with Android Gingerbread, is already beingupgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich. Its screen, four inches, has a resolution of 960 x 540pixels. Also, the camera has eight megapixels, with a single quick capture, recording HDand Sony technology to capture panoramic images in 2D and 3D. All in all a very goodandroid phone that will be Vodafone customers or those who pass the red operator.

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Nikon D4: Field Test

Although the D800 has stolen much of the leadership, we can not forget that the D4 is the rightful role of flagship Nikon catalog. Designed, like all its predecessors, for sports photography and photojournalists, the list of new features in this SLR is built around a renovated 16-megapixel sensor and video features, which now acquire far greater significance.

As usual in this range, at least when things go well, the D4 is a point and continued on the path marked by the D3s. More focused on refining details and catch up on the theme of the video in a revolutionary change for a few days we have carved a niche in our backpack this reflex of 5,600 euros and 24-70 mm f2.8 zoom Nikon .

A favorable context

Although we make our first steps as photojournalists in press conferences and trade shows, the truth is that we are not professional photojournalism and we spent the day carrying one of these reflex. However, in recent years have passed through our hands each and every one of the cameras from Nikon and Canon that make up this select group, so from that D4 was announced earlier this year were looking forward to the time to get their hands on a functional unit.

With her and said 24-70 mm zoom which we walked by reporters sunday a day of general strike in Barcelona, ​​for that of the photo-conflict, we have been faithful to our classical and deployment of tourist postcards of Barcelona and up we escaped to Bilbao to see how they had this reflex with more humid climates and overcast skies.

Before becoming trapped in the classic screenplay about focus, noise and image quality, it would be unforgivable not to keep in mind a couple of facts that help contextualize this new SLR. The high price of entry is not good news. Not only comes at a bad time for the sector to which it is addressed, but involves a considerable increase in budget compared to the D3s.

Across the scales, the D4 comes with a lead that may not foreseen from the ranks nikonistas: Although the EOS-1D Canon X was announced months ago, his late arrival to the windows and the increasingly close horizon of the Olympic Games and Euro are playing for Nikon.

Nor is no secret that as Canon faces a sort of comeback after the warm welcome they harvested their previous models, the D4 is required simply to keep up. His way is to put it another way, much easier.

A body retouched

What has changed in the design of the D4 compared to its predecessor? At first glance it might appear that little or only small details. It’s really about that, of slight changes that serve to update the lines and controls of the body (in addition to providing it with better arguments).

Some developments are as basic as the button illumination. Since we are talking about cameras that can work in almost total darkness, it seems a more than logical. Another seemingly minor detail: the reduction of body weight.

Although we have not had a chance to join them, the D4 weighs about 100 grams less than the D3s. And what’s more important: in the hands has given us a greater sense of lightness. Lightness in quotes, of course, because we are talking about a body of 1,340 grams, durable and built to withstand almost all weather.
As we remember from the D3s, the subject in this D4 has improved especially when shooting vertically. The original design is now added a foothold in the vertical grip and a second “joystick” and a function button to work in this position.

In addition to a significant redesign of the two “sticks”, which are now smaller and more manageable with the thumb, also live view and video recording now gain more prominence. Thus, a switch to activate the first function and choose between photo and video capture, and a small button near the shutter button starts recording (although it is possible to reconfigure our taste).

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Without leaving the rear, the memory card compartment features one of the most controversial of the new D4. In addition to the CompactFlash card slot, joins other XQD drive, spearheaded by a new medium with which Sony is only compatible Nikon SLR (for now).
¿Compensates the major theoretical speed of this standard the hassle of having to add to bag a new reader and new cards? Input does not seem an idea that professionals will applaud.

51 focus points

No change in the number of focus points (51) and in the name of the motor responsible for managing (Multi-CAM 3500FX), official data do speak of an improvement over the previous version. In particular it highlights the increasing number of cross points (15) and points out that, unlike what happens with the EOS-1D X, 11 of these points can operate with lenses whose maximum aperture is f8.

As in other sections, the new SLR more to prove their skills simply have to revalidate the fame achieved by their predecessors in terms of speed and focus accuracy. In tests with 24-70 mm zoom results leave no room to doubt that the approach is still very fast and their ability to success in moving shots with 3D tracking system is indisputable.

Although the data are consistent with the focusing system seen on the D800 that recently passed through our hands, we have noticed improved responsiveness of the autofocus D4 when dealing with scenes in which the light is really low.

Something has left us less enthusiastic system approach contrast that the camera uses when it falls through the screen and when recording videos. While we must give this system the real importance-not too much, to be honest-he misses some progress in this area given that today there are cameras with a system-contrast approach fast.

The screen, meanwhile, grows to 3.2 inches and retains its resolution of more than 900,000 points. Despite the criticisms leveled by the dominant models showing green monitor, truth is, both when composing and reviewing images when we have not found any problem with this LCD.

Turning to the focus and changes the buttons, Nikon has chosen to remove the rear switch to select the AF and the “AF-C” (continuous focus) of the front selector, command now only toggles between manual focus modes (“M”) and automatic (“AF”).

Now all these options are controlled by the button integrated in the same control, combined with the two dials to choose the type of approach (simple or continuous) and the mode of selection of focus points. While it is true that it gets a little more order, some professionals may miss it the ability to change these settings with a single step instead of having to combine two commands.

Gust and remote control

The shutter speed is one of the pillars on which rests this segment oriented photojournalism. Again, there are no big surprises, and how could it be otherwise, the D4 has proven to be really fast both in the ignition process and at the time of shooting.

Comparing the recorded video clips over and over, the D800 provides a bit more sharpness and detail that his older sister, especially if we ignore the modes offering generous cut sensor. This indicates that the D800 does a better job processing when compressing its high pixel count to achieve the necessary resolution in a stream Full HD.

By contrast, when used to cut mode that provides 2.7 x D4, considerably improves the quality and is equated with the D800. And is that when using a lower surface of the sensor for recording video, the processor does not have to do much work to generate the video signal. The downside is that if we want maximum image quality, we have to use the crop mode with subsequent multiplication of the lens focal length.

Smooth

Is the absence of good news headlines? When you are talking about a segment for two generations works perfectly, it certainly is. Faced with the recent ups and downs canonists with models of the EOS-1D and waiting for the new EOS-1D X involves a clean slate, the Nikon D4 has everything you need to pick up the baton from their predecessors and validate the title.

No big news simply because they were not needed. You could always ask for more inventions or dream that one day will come (touch screen, viewers hybrids …), but in this case Nikon has opted for a more conservative and safe way: some more speed, more resolution, details of which have (connectivity, ergonomics …) and a refined approach.

With a higher price than like professionals, and these days more than ever, the greatest enemy of the D4 may be, as I said, the D800. But do not forget that they are very different cameras. In front of the SUV character who has taken the second, the D4 is neither more nor less than what was expected of her: a highly specialized professional tool and the expected results and strength, not big news.

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PlayStation 3: Ubisoft CEO believes in the earlier appearance of PS4

Accelerate the announcement of the release of U Wii PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720? Many players would probably rejoice over such a development. Should be true that the two financial variables, Sony and Microsoft said after the presentation of the Wii U at E3 that they are not of this will be put under pressure, and that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 as planned, come in a few years, but has yet to be seen whether they stick with it.

As is known, it is the economic reality that has a say as a significant word. And when in 2012, when the Wii is underground in the stores should not sell more Sony console, the producers will think twice if the PlayStation 4 will be released in a few years really.

These reflections on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 have now been supported by prominent place. It was the CEO of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, who took the floor. “I think Wii U sends the message that the transition is imminent. And that we will soon have new machines. “Said Guillemot. But even with the Wii Ubisoft U wants to deal with the new possibilities. “We feel that the console will come up with some innovative features that change the world of video games, and we want to be part of it.”

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