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Red Dot Photo is going to run a monthly series of contests, promotions and giveaways for all you loyal members and customers out there!

In conjunction with Lumia's launch in Singapore, for the month of May, we will be giving out Lumia's 7-in-1 80cm Reflectors worth S$45 to our loyal members and customers.

This month's promotion is proudly sponsored by Lumia!
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Quick & Dirty on the D3200
Nikon announced the D3200 today, giving the entry-level D3000 series a very welcome performance bump. The last entry in the series, the D3100, was revealed on August 2010, bringing HD video to Nikon's entry-level DSLR series.

Key Features:

• 24.2 MP
• EXPEED 3
• 1080p30/25/24, 720p60/50
• 11-pt AF
• 4fps
• ISO 100 – 6400 (up to HI 12800)
• 3" 921,000 dot LCD Screen
• Comes in Red or Black
• Compatible with the Wireless Mobile Adaptor WU-1a

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The Panasonic GF5 probably has come a little sooner than most people expected — despite all the rumours and pictures of the camera floating around for the past few months — because the last time Panasonic released a GF camera was the GF3 in August 2011. The Panasonic GF5 is more of an update than a refresh of the entire line, keeping what has worked for the GF3 and tweaking almost everything to make a better camera.
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Canon launched the 600EX Speedlite today, making it the first major update to Canon's official line of Speedlite since the 580EX II was released about 5 years ago. Featuring a GN of 60, CTO gel/filter combinations, the 600EX was a long awaited flagship speedlight from Canon. Partnering with the ST-E3-RT, the 600EX-RT setup will be able to control up to 15 speedlights across 3 groups!
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The highly anticipated day has finally arrived. The Canon 5D Mark 3 will be announced to the world. Featuring 22.3 Megapixel on a full 35mm sensor, native ISO of 25600, 1080p full HD video at ISO12800, 61 AF points, dual CF and SD slots, will this be the worthy successor of the Canon 5D mark II?
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10-Stop Neutral Density (ND) Filter Comparison: B+W vs NiSi


Mention B+W and if the person listening didn't hear properly he may mistake you for talking about cars. In the context of photography though, everyone knows this brand is synonymous for their quality glass filters. What kind of filters you ask - UV (Ultra-Violet), Circular Polariser and Neutral Density filters.

Most are familiar with UV filters as these are purchased not so much to reduce UV, more to protect the lens investment. The others are used as light modifiers to control or change the way and amount of light captured by the camera sensor. The favourite filter amongst landscape photographers is the Neutral Density (ND) filter. It is actually necessity for modifying the light especially in situation where the composition has a wide degree of brightness between areas of the scene. The standard ND filter has a constant darkness across the filter. A related filter is the GND (Graduated Neutral Density) and it is available in a 'Soft' or 'Hard' edge. The GND has a decreasing darkness across the filter. This makes the GND good for photographing scenes different brightness like that of the sun rising against the horizon and the dark foreground. In instances of irregular foreground objects most users like to use the 'Soft' graduated ND filter. That's a whole other debate so let's move on.

By decreasing the amount of light entering the lens, the length of time that the shutter has to be open is increased (longer time in tenths or even whole seconds). A side effect of longer exposure times leads to special effects. The effect creates a motion like blur for the scene on objects that are in motion. A good example of this is the movement of water like that of a waterfall or even that of the sea. When captured in a long exposure the water looks creamy white or whatever the base primary colour of the water is unless there's a lot of white foam/bubbles.


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Olympus — amidst the rising tide of mirrorless systems — has revived it’s legacy OM SLR line and released a tank of a camera that is the Olympus OM-D EM5.

With 40 years of legacy behind its OM cameras, Olympus is returning to a formula that they are familiar with — cameras that look good and perform under difficult situations. Its Olympus Digital E-series were a far cry from the Olympus OM-x SLRs (with the exception of the well-built E-5), which were known for their legendary hardiness and were built during a time where the onus of image quality rested not on the camera but on the lens and the film used. Right now Olympus claims that their OMD series are weather sealed throughout, including its accessories i.e. external flashes, vertical grips, lenses.
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