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Traveling to NYC in May

Hi everybody, just a short notice. I’ll be traveling to New York City this year, between May 11th and May 25th, to be exact. My travel schedule is still open for suggestions. So if there’s anything you can recommend me to visit, please let me know. Also, if any of you who read this should be in town during that time and would like to meet up, just drop me a line and I’m sure we can arrange for something.

I’m very excited and looking forward to this vacation, which I had originally planned for last year, but had to postpone for several reasons. I’m sure I’m going to take a lot of pictures, which I will share with you here on my blog, on my flickr and on my facebook page. Stay tuned!

What I am doing, and why I’m not doing what I was doing

Or so. The title is a bit confusing, I admit. I’m not really sure I understand it myself. What I want to say is this: Thanks to Chris Gampat, Editor in Chief of The Phoblographer — a website that I’ve been following with great interest since its very dawn (or at least its early days) — I have now been installed as News Editor for that very website. This is an exciting challenge for me, and one that I hope to learn a lot from. Of course, such an assignment comes with many responsibilities, and from the nature of it — news get released all the time — one that will keep me busy in my already rare spare time.

Due to this, my work on this blog may further decrease, sadly. I will, however, regularly post short articles and pictures over here, and of course at my facebook page. So don’t write this blog off, yet!

In the meantime, make sure to check out The Phoblographer — a great place for reading the latest news from the world of photography, to read interesting educational articles on photography and editing, and reviews of the latest and greatest gear, ranging from cameras and lenses over tripods and bags up to lighting gear and accessories.

Use Sigma’s DP1/2M lenses on Sony NEX and Micro Four Thirds!

Sigma 19mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/2.8 for NEX and MFT

Now this is interesting! According to this post on 43rumors, the recently announced 19mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/2.8 lenses for Micro Four Thirds and Sony NEX are the very same lenses that Sigma is using in their re-vamped DP models, the DP1M and DP2M (announcement at The Phoblographer).

I think this is a very bright move from Sigma. This way, the newly developed optical formulas can be used in two ways: in their DP cameras and in interchangeable lenses for mirrorless cameras. For the same amount of research, Sigma will get twice (or even more) the revenue. Chapeau for a clever marketing strategy!

Get Lightroom 3 for an all-time low of US-$ 69.95!

Adobe is in the final stages of finishing their new Lightroom 4 photo editing and managing software, and it seems everybody is waiting for the new version to arrive. This is good for all those who would like to own the current version of Lightrom, since it is currently being sold with massive discounts!

At B&H Photo, you can order Lightroom 3 for an all-time low price of only US-$ 69.95. This $ 200 less then B&H’s regular price, and almost $ 230 less than Adobe’s MSRP of $ 299! B&H Photo’s offer is valid for the next 24 hours only, but my guess is that online prices for LR 3 will stay low until the advent of LR 4.

> Get Lightroom 3 from B&H Photo for $ 69.95