Photography Soup (Monday, October 22)

News from Japan

DigitalCamera.jp informs us (computer-translated) of a brand new Polaroid digital camera launched in Japan. The camera looks very familiar in style *hint* *hint* Polaroid Japan press release, also computer-translated. The Polaroid T730 is a 7mp 1/2.5", 3x optical (34-102mm eq), 2.5" (230K) LCD, max ISO 400 (some common sense?) and 19.1mm thin. Where have I heard that 19.1mm number before? :-) Available in silver or black.


Inside the Imaging Insider

Catch up with the latest from the wide world of digital imaging at the Imaging Insider.

Step-up DSLRs heat up the market at Photo Plus NYC.

A video test of the splashproofness of the Olympus E3 by Master Chong.

A CBS photographer turns 95.

What's a fast lens?


Discovering new blogs with BlogRush

A nice post found in the Blog Rush widget, from Neil Creek's blog, The first question every photographer must answer.

Some great tips on portrait photography at the Alpha Photography Blog.

Reading the light, an article from the photography business tips blog.

We also discovered this nicely weekly column, This week in the Digital Photography School.

If you love coffee, you will love this coffee assignment at the Digital Photography School (DPS). Excuse me while I fire up the espresso machine :)

This and many other interesting articles are circulating around the net with the new blog syndication network Blog Rush.


Overheard in the dpreview forums

This power user spent three hours comparing the Nikon D3, D300 and D200 at the Photo Plus show in NYC. Read all about it! (Memo to the post author: Please feel free to mix in a paragraph break).

Some Nikonians think that the DX format is dead. Expect fireworks :)

High ISO duel, the A100 vs the A700 at ISO 1600.

Prime-al cravings.

Mayima on the run?

Let's have an E1 appreciation day.

Is the D300 worth it?

If you think these threads are wild, here are some wildlife pictures.


This Noisy Blog

If you were visiting yesterday, you have noticed some reformatting work in progress. We made a minor face-lift to the blog while we gave the blog a headache. Web site design is not our forte by a long shot :) Hopefully this more usable. Please let us know what you think.

The DSLR Playoffs will begin on Tuesday. Have you picked a team? The matchups look like they are going to be Nikon D300 vs Olympus E3 and Nikon D3 vs Canon 40D.