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Richard Butler

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Similar, but not copied, image found to breach copyright - DPReview

Amateur Photographer magazine has published an interesting story about a copyright infringement case of similar, but not directly copied, images. The issue of copyright is thorny, contentious and often misunderstood but this case sheds some light on the current attitude of courts in the UK. Despite significant differences between the two images (there was no implication that the second image was a duplicate of the first), the court found that the second image copied substantially from the ’creat…
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Nikon D4 overview - DPReview

An overview of the Nikon D4 - the company’s latest pro-level DSLR. The 16MP camera has a host of improvements for D3 and D3S shooters but its biggest changes make a play to attract serious video shooters.
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Mirrorless Roundup 2011: Digital Photography Review - DPReview

Having used all the current crop of Mirrorless cameras extensively, we’ve prepared a roundup, summarizing their main strengths and weaknesses and highlighted what we believe are the standout cameras in each part of the market.
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Canon EOS-1D X overview - DPReview

The EOS-1D X is the latest in Canon’s professional DSLR range, and replaces both the EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS-1DS Mark III. We talked to Canon USA’s Chuck Westfall to help guide you through the latest features.
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Why make a small-sensor mirrorless camera? - DPReview

It may seem odd that Nikon would build its mirrorless system around a sensor so much smaller than the ones being used by its rivals. We think it makes a lot of sense for the company.
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Olympus 45mm F1.8 first impressions - DPReview

After the long wait for a ‘proper’ portrait lens for the popular modern formats (APS-C and Four Thirds), Richard Butler gives his first impressions of the Olympus 45mm F1.8.
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Photographer LaChapelle can sue Rihanna over 'copycat' video - DPRe...

A US court has delivered a pre-trial ruling that photographer David LaChapelle’s copyright claims against singer Rihanna can go to court. LaChapelle brought the case over apparent similarities between his photographs and aspects of the music video for Rihanna’s single ‘S&M.’ The ruling from a district court in New York, gives an interesting insight into which elements of an original photograph are protected under US copyright law. Due to the nature of the content, our more squeamish readers (and…

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Pentax Q small-sensor mirrorless camera announced and previewed - D...

Pentax has announced the ‘Q’ mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The camera is the first to use the company’s Q mount and features a compact-camera-sized 1/2.3″ image stabilized CMOS sensor. This is wrapped in a magnesium alloy body with a distinctly rangefinder-esque design but distinctly compact sizing. Its feature set ranges from the 1080p30 movie shooting (with H.264 compression), to a series of fun filters that can be applied to the Quick Dial on its front plate. We’ve had a chance to p…
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Samsung NX100 Brief Hands-on Preview - DPReview

Samsung was the first company outside the Micro Four Thirds consortium to release a mirrorless interchangable lens camera. The distinctly DSLR-like NX10 made little fuss about its mirrorless construction, concentrating instead on offering familiar capbilities and behavior in a smaller body with smaller lenses. Now its sister model, the NX100 takes a slightly different approach - it eschews the traditional styling of the NX10 and instead embraces the simpler silhouette of a compact camera. And, a…
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Samsung NX100 mirrorless compact launched and previewed - DPReview

Pre-Photokina 2010: Samsung has announced the addition of the NX100 to its NX series of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. It features the same 14.6Mp sensor and 3.0″ OLED screen as the NX10, which are built into a flat, ‘compact camera style’ body. It also offers the i-Function feature that allows the use of the focus ring to control various camera functions when using compatible lenses. To complement this feature the company has launched two lenses with i-Fn buttons - the 20-50mm F3.5-…
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Canon PowerShot SD 4000 IS/IXUS 300 HS Review: Digital ... - DPReview

The SD/IXUS range is made up of Canon’s ‘style-orientated’ compact cameras and, as the rest of the market has fragmented into innumerable niches, the range has grown to accommodate an increasing variety of needs. The SD4000 IS tops the current lineup, offering a 3.8x wide-angle zoom and (despite its underlying point-and-shoot disposition) aperture and shutter priority modes. In addition the SD4000 IS is the first of its family to be based around a back-lit CMOS sensor that enables several high s…
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Samsung TL500/EX1 Review: Digital Photography Review - DPReview

As DSLRs have become less expensive, the number of people keen to buy high-end, manually controllable compact cameras has fallen away - so long as camera size isn’t an issue, the benefits of a larger sensor are hard to resist. However, because size is a concern for some people, the sector didn’t die-off entirely and, in July 2008, Panasonic introduced the DMC-LX3, finally giving an alternative to Canon’s well-respected G-series.