Olympus Stylus SH-
The Stylus SH-2 is an
advanced superzoom
compact that borrows the
styling of Olympus’ PEN
cameras. The most significant feature in the SH-
is the inclusion of RAW. Besides this the camera
retains the 24x zoom (25-600mm equiv.), 16MP
BSI CMOS sensor, 5-axis image stabilization and
built-in Wi-Fi.Nikon Coolpix P
The camera features
a whopping 83x
zoom (24-2000mm)
f/2.8-6.5 lens, with a
16MP sensor. It also
has a 7fps continuous
shooting mode, built-in Wi-Fi with NFC, built-in
EVF and a fully articulated 3-inch 921k-dot LCD.
The P900 can record 1080p60 video and uses
a new Dual Detect optical stabilization system,
claiming up to 5 stops of shake reduction.Sony Announces Four New Lenses
Designed for the E-mount
full-frame camera system,
these lenses include the
FE 28mm f/2, the Zeiss
Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.
ZA, the FE 90mm f/2.
Macro G OSS, and the FE 24–240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS.
Also released were four new converters.
The new SEL075UWC and SEL057FEC are ultra-
wide and fisheye converters, respectively, for
full-frame E-mount lenses, while the VCL-ECU2 and
VCL-ECF2 do the same for APS-C bodies.Panasonic Adds Two New MFT Lenses
Panasonic introduced the
LUMIX G MACRO 30mm
f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S
lens and the 30mm 42.5mm
f/1.7 portrait lens with
Power OIS. Both lenses are
compatible with 240 fps
drive AF.wHAT’S New
Indian Photographers Take HIPA by StormT
he Hamdan bin Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum International
Photography Awards (HIPA) concluded
its Life in Colour themed contest on
16 March. A total of USD 400,
(approx. Rs. 2.5 crores) was awarded as
cash prizes.
The competition saw the participation
of photographers from 166 countries.
30,878 photographers submitted 60,
photographs, from which India’s Anurag
Kumar took away the Grand Prize of
USD 120,000 (approx. Rs. 75,00,000).
Over 10% of all participants this year were
from India. Apart from this, Aruna Bhat,
from India as well, won the first prize of
USD 25,000 (approx. Rs. 15,00,000) inthe Life in Colour category. Harish Chavda,
United Kingdom; Rudoi Vladimirovich,
Russia and Peng Li, China, each received
USD 15,000 (approx. Rs. 9,40,000) as the
first prize in the General, Faces (Black &
White) and Night Photography categories,
respectively. HIPA also announced
Happiness as the new theme for its
2015–2016 contest.Elliott Erwitt is an advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid photography. His images find the humour in ironic and
absurd situations within everyday settings. More recently, Erwitt created a pretenious alter ego called André S Solidor, in order to “satirise the kooky
excesses of contemporary photography.” He describes his alter ego as, “a contemporary artist, from one of the French colonies in the Caribbean, I forget
which one”. He was awarded the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship, and the International Center for Photography’s
Infinity Award in the Lifetime Achievement category.I appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit
and eclecticism that makes life more fun.eLLiOT erwiTT (1928)http://www.wikipedia.orgAruna BhatAnurag KumarBetter PhotograPhy aPril 201516