Plenoptic Lenses

Plenoptic Lens is a lens that is composed of loads of tiny “sub-lenses,” which allow you to record an image from multiple focus planes all at the same time. The result is that you get so much data in your image that it can all add up to create an “infinite” depth of field. With an image taken with a Plenoptic Lens you can choose the distance at which you want your image to be focused after you have taken it! These plenoptic lenses fit between your camera’s usual lens and its sensor. Once you have taken your image with this lens Adobe have written the software that will allow you to choose your focus, this means that you may never need to take an out of focus image again, unless of course that’s what you choose.

It was Science Fiction now it is True Science

To have a better idea on what we are talking about , please watch this Video

Full Details and the Reference Link is h3r3
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Depth of Field Calculator

If you need a Depth of Field Calculator, you can check this Site 
It has a very good Depth of Field Calculator (DOf) for almost all Camera (Nokin, Canon , Fuji, Lecia)
it takes few inputs as
1) Distance
2) F-stop
3) Focal Length

and the output on the below form

Subject distance       10 m

Depth of field
Near limit      4.87 m
Far limit      Infinity
Total      Infinite

In front of subject      5.1 m
Behind subject      Infinite

Hyperfocal distance      9.51 m
Circle of confusion      0.02 mm

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How to open NEF RAW files using Open Source ?

This Post describes how you can process/open your Digital Camera RAW Files using Open Source Application. In Particular this post will show to open NIKON RAW NEF files using Open Source application such UFRAW and GIMP.

The details in this post applies to different Operating System Starting from Linux, Mac and ends with MS-Windows. and Different DSLR manufactures as Nikon, Canon , Pentax.

the steps are simple
a) install GIMP
b) install UFRAW

This is it, now you are able to open your Nikon or Canon RAW NEF files, and you still can edit them using GIMP, applying whatever filters and so on.

1) UFRAW is an Open Source Software that support Many RAW format , in my example it open and process Nikon RAW NEF files. and add a plugin to your GIMP 2.0+ installation that allows you directly open and process Nikon RAW NEF and all using Open Source applications.
UFRAW web page is h3r3
UFRAW download Link is h3r3


2) GIMP
The well known Open Source Photo editing software
GIMP could be found h3r3

This Link is from other Open Source Related Blog Geek2live , link is h3r3

Nikon Lens Simulator

If you want to buy a new lens and hesitant which to pick, Nikon just released Lens Simulator , which give you the feature of testing several Cameras with several Lens, so you are sure where to invest your money

it displays angle of view , and you can change the Format from FX to DX

This New Nikon Lens Simulator could be found h3r3

Butterfly Park - Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Some of my butterfly collection shot while i was in Butterfly park in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Online Free Photography Course

I have found Free Onlie Photography course on creativetechs website. link is h3r3
Here is the tentative schedule for this class. We may be adjusting this slightly as we get closer to the start.

Week 1, Sep 2 - Introduction
Week 2, Sep 9 - Digital Cameras
Week 3, Sep 16 - Lenses
Week 4, Sep 23 - Exposure I
Week 5, Sep 30 - Exposure II
Week 6, Oct 7 - Focus
Week 7, Oct 14 - Aesthetics I
Week 8, Oct 21 - Aesthetics II
Week 9, Oct 28 - The Gadget Bag
Week 10, Nov 4 - Full Exposure

Good Luck!

Camera accessories and Dealers in Egypt

Finding a good photography store to buy Camera or Camera Accessories in Egypt is a kinda of a challenge to me, so I decided to collect the contact details of the stores that sell the following Camera and Photography Accessories in Egypt
1) Nikon Cameras in Egypt
2) Canon Cameras in Egypt
3) Nikon Lenses in Egypt
4) Canon Lenses in Egypt
5) Sigma Lenses in Egypt


List of stores:

1) El King: 15 borg salma roushdy Street, Abdeen, Cairo, Tel: 23925140

2 )El 7ofy: 15 borg salma roushdy Street, Abdeen, Cairo, Tel: 23955245 ( hoa fel door eli ta7teh!)

3) Shams: 5 el batal ahmed abdelaziz from sabry abo alam street- bab el loook Tel: 23929204

4) Lucky Stores: 11 sherif street ,downtown, Tel: 23929136/ 23923697

5) El-Khaled: 19 B Adly street, second floor, appartment number 58, Tel: 23927507

6) El-Akhdar: Tel: 23927852

7) Nikon Official Dealer( Fuji film) : El Haram Street, Tel: 35842378

8) Mo2asaset el Basha for lighting equipment: 26 july street, Tel: 25918535

9) Hensel Egypt lighting equipment (The Agent) New Maddi autstrad street Tel:251609148

10) El Shennawi for Photo 31 Degla St. from Shehab el mohandeseen. Tel : 3369136, 7627136