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Advice for aspiring photographers

Leonard Goh | Dec 02, 2008

Magnum photographer David Hurn says that photographers do a lot of walking so buy a good pair of shoes. (Credit: David Seymour/Magnum Photos)

Famed photo agency Magnum has a pretty good list of advice from its members to shutterbugs who want to pursue photography beyond point-and-shoot. Presented as a blog entry, the title "Wear good shoes: Advice to young photographers" was simply too eye-catching and the writeup a mashup of humor and wise words.

Controversial photographer Martin Parr's suggests finding a subject you're passionate about and shooting "this obsession with elegance" for a potential project.

Steve McCurry, who snapped the renowned shot of the Afghan girl in 1985, advises shutterbugs that if they want to be a photographer, they "have to photograph", and it "takes a lot of dedication, passion and work".

Click here for the link to the blog entry. There is also a PDF version available for download if you wish to print it out.

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SanDisk goes halvesies on memory cards

Joshua Goldman | Dec 02, 2008

Normally I wouldn't recommend buying directly from a manufacturer's Web site unless that was the only way to buy a product. However, it looks like "Cyber Monday" may be an exception to that rule--at least in the case of SanDisk, which is offering some significant discounts on its flash memory.

SanDisk's memory cards are going for a steal on its Web site. (Credit: SanDisk)

For example, an 8GB Ultra II SDHC card that regularly goes for US$49.99 is cut to US$20.99. The price of a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo is cut in half, down to US$19.99.

If you take more pictures with your phone than your camera, you might want to grab an 8GB microSDHC card for US$29.99 (down from US$69.99). Other card types and sizes are on sale, too.

SanDisk also has some price drops for its USB flash drives and Sansa Clip, Fuze, and View MP3 players.

The discounts end today, though, at 11:59 p.m. PT and are in limited quantities.

Via CNET Crave

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Nikon D3x gets official

Leonard Goh | Dec 01, 2008

The 24.5-megapixel D3x. (Credit: Nikon)

Going by Nikon's product timeline, it is no surprise that one year after the D3 was announced, the D3x is now official after months of speculation by shutterbugs.

Keeping with the trends of high-res dSLRs, the new full-frame shooter houses a 24.5-megapixel sensor, putting it on the same level with Sony's Alpha DSLR-A900 and offering 3 megapixels more than what Canon has with its EOS 1Ds Mark III. At this resolution, the D3x can fire off at 5 frames per second (fps), while switching to DX-crop mode allows for 7 fps burst mode.

For focusing, it utilizes the same 51-point autofocus system used in the D3 and D700. The 3-inch LCD is on par with other high-end dSLRs, capable of displaying 920k dots for precise checking of fine details in images.

The camera body is weather-sealed and the shutter mechanism has been tested to last for at least 300,000 cycles.

The D3x will be in time for the festive season. Nikon told CNET Asia that the dSLR is tentatively slated to go on sale in Asia by mid-December, but pricing has yet to be confirmed. In its international press release, however, the camera will set you back a hefty sum of US$7,999.95.

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