Kostas Sarris Photography Blog http://blog.sarrisphoto.com photography, links, friends, tests Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:14:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Nikon D800 is finally here… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/264 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/264#comments Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:13:28 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=264 Its a wonderfully made camera with all the features one can ask, and great image quality. Noise levels I dare to say are beyond my imagination, In most cases its better than D700 or at the same league but with much bigger file that gives the ability to crop if you like. BAtery life is great about 1100 RAW files per charge with moderate LCD usage.

now just few images …

bx-d800 gp-d800

 

I hope you like them… more to come soon.

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/264/feed 0 New era for Sigma, Foveon and Photographers http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/243 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/243#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:37:59 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=243

I’m still shocked …

A good friend (and Sigma owner) call me early morning and asked me if I checked the photography forums, I was quite busy so I responded no.

He said something about SD1 from Sigma and I thought he was joking at me.

Especially when he mention about 15Mp X3 layers new sensor design from Foveon (Sigma owns Foveon).

Immediately I visited Sigma web site,  and then started to jump up and down… LOL

Finally Sigma got serious about producing a Pro grade DSLR camera…

All those years many fans of Foveon unique color detail asking for more mega-pixels and better body, there where few rumors and even CEO Mr Yamaki once said that they will work at a Pro grade body but that was long ago…

So after the announcement of Sd15 (still 4,7Mp x3) even though it was more mature design from previous SD14 (Same sensor 4,7Mp x3), those rumors stopped.

In my dreams I would dare to say that next model would be from 6 to 10 Mp at 1,7 crop or 1,5max.

Now with 15 Mp x3 layers at 1,5 crop, we get a lot more than that. Detail will be so high that A0 size prints will be very easy to do. In fact that new sensor will rival any 30Mp known camera (and any that will come up in the future years).

I’m so happy because Sigma will give to us (old and new users) a new tool that will work with our current lenses and the ones they  will develop. And they did big steps there too, especially  the last 3 years.

New FLD glass co invented with HOYA already present to few lens designs like  8-16 or 17-50 f2,8.

Foveon is a very promising technology and I’m so glad they get it very serious.

Sad thing we must wait few months to hold it…

More info at Sigmas official site under news

http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm

or here http://www.sigma-sd.com/SD1/

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/243/feed 0 Hymettos Mountain on fire and nature reborn. http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/211 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/211#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:09:35 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=211 15 – 6 – 2009 fire on Hymettos mountain just over the last buildings at Glyfada / Voula. Almost every year we have to deal with those fires.

DSC_1840 DSC_1842 DSC_1845 DSC_1848 SDIM2236_sm SDIM2242_sm SDIM2244_sm SDIM2254_sm SDIM2257_sm SDIM2260_sm SDIM2264_sm SDIM2268_sm SDIM2275_sm SDIM2278_sm SDIM2281_sm SDIM2285_sm SDIM2290_sm SDIM2291_sm SDIM2293_sm SDIM2296_sm SDIM2304_sm SDIM2315_sm SDIM2317_sm

Almost a year after we went to photograph the nature reborn. Sad but true, trees need many years to be at same size as before. Still, Spring gives hope with all those flowers and grass.

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/211/feed 0 D700 does Kosta jr http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/205 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/205#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:58:41 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=205 I really like D700 ability to shoot low light indoor (any low light hi iso) family moments.

I used AF 70-200 Tamron f2,8 (IF) Macro lens, well known for its quite good optical performance. I think its great lens to use, especially if very fast moving photography isn’t your main job.

I used RAW Developer 1.8.9  . _DSC8380 _DSC8404

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/205/feed 0 what is wrong with me … ? http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/200 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/200#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:42:52 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=200 Hope I should knew … he he, well after one full year of inactivity I’m trying to warm a bit my Blog, the last two years I was very busy so I couldn’t post or I forgot to do so … with all every day madness …

I will try to change that and promise to post more often my thoughts and photographs.

here I present to you one recent creation, my self portrait , or perhaps my alter ego …

Kostas.

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/200/feed 0 Aegina… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/175 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/175#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:16:26 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=175 I went again after some time to Aegina, here I present you few photographs from that trip.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

I hope you enjoy them…

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/175/feed 0 Shooting at rain… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/164 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/164#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:18:43 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=164

I found some time to go out and shot, even it was rainy  :-)

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/164/feed 0 the ephemeral moment… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/162 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/162#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:31:09 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=162

nothing lasts forever…

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/162/feed 0 3D nature with SD14… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/154 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/154#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:44:26 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=154 This one from a trip to North Greece my father did few weeks ago. 
I just processed it with SPP and a bit of PS. 
We hope you like it. 

]]> http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/154/feed 0 more jpeg images from last week… http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/139 http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/archives/139#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:58:34 +0000 kostas http://blog.sarrisphoto.com/?p=139 please click to thumbnails to enlarge … 

 

 

 

                                           … Thank you …

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