http://www.mcnamarareport.com Insights into Photo Products, Trends, and Techniques Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:08:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you planning to attend the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2009 International Convention and Trade Show during the week of March 2-5, 2009? Then don't miss Michael J. McNamara, Editor-in-Chief of the McNamaraReport.com, as he hosts two PSPA (Professional School Photography Assoc.) Business Sessions and participates in an exciting ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/mike-mcnamara-to-host-forums-during-pma-2009/ How objective are the camera tests you read in magazines and on web sites? That usually depends on the design of the tests, the accuracy of the test data, and the ability of the editor or lab assistant to interpret the test data. This last fact causes the most problems, ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/dxomarkcom-levels-the-camera-test-playing-field/   It might have been illegal to take this scenic Fall photo in NY state simply because I was standing on a dam and this is a protected reservoir. (Photo taken with the Canon EOS 50D and EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L lens.)   The tragedy of 911 brings back haunting images of an ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/are-we-giving-up-our-right-to-take-scenic-photographs/ Former Popular Photography Executive Tech Editor Provides Unique Insight & Analysis of Photo-Related Products and Industry Trends Hopewell Junction, NY – November 18, 2008 – Michael J. McNamara, former Executive Technology Editor for Popular Photography Magazine, and a world-renowned expert on digital cameras and imaging products, announces the official launch ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/pr-111808/   Camera phones are everywhere these days, but you don't you see any serious photographers using them. Why? Image quality and flexibility are on the low scale for most camera phones, with none offering a decent zoom lens, sufficiently powered flash, fast AF, or burst modes. And the few models that ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/kodak-motorola-hot-5mp-camera-phone/   Canon's EOS 5D Mark II captures true 1080p HD Video with sound. Image quality and AF controls are minimal in video mode, but depth of field and wide angle views make this a hot feature. Once DSLRs arrived with Live Preview modes, I knew it was only a matter of time ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/still-shooters-are-you-ready-for-video/ Hang on to your budgets and pixel-calculators, everyone. At the Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany this September, Hasselblad introduced two new medium format digital cameras, the H3DII-39 (pricing estimates are around $22,000, street) and the H3DII50 (priced around $28,000, street). These cameras were mentioned in the a previous Photokina Report, but to summarize: ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/can-medium-format-digital-cameras-survive/ I love making my own prints from the photos I shoot. It doesn't matter if the original photos come from digital cameras or from film scans, I want to control the process from end to end in order to produce a work of art that represents my vision and not ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/can-you-trust-your-photo-prints-to-an-artisan/ The biggest surprise at last month's Photokina show, and certainly one of the hottest camera products of the year, had to be the new 37.5 megapixel Leica S2 and its lens family. (If you have to ask how much it's going to cost, this camera isn't for you! Estimates with a 70mm ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/leica-s2-debut-the-megapixel-wars-arent-over-yet/ Every two years the giant Photokina Trade Show takes place in Cologne, Germany. Imagine a trade show where European picture frame manufacturers fill up a floor larger than a football field, consumer electronics (TVs, home theater, etc) has its own building, and where it usually takes several days just to ... http://www.mcnamarareport.com/photokina-2008-a-remote-viewing-experience/