AAB International Photographic Co. is a photography specialized company with an array of exceptional showrooms distributed throughout the state of Kuwait. They have over 30 years of experience catering to the photographic needs. AAB has recently acquired the SIGMA product agency here in Kuwait, other than other famous brand which the company already owns. The company vision is impressive and their slogan is quite inspirational “We Rule the Photography World”.
AAB are official distributors for Nikon and Canon Products, Agents for Sigma Lenses, Orkio Bags, Integral Memory Cards, Phottix photo accessories, Praktica Camera, Rollei Cameras. They also sell all types of accessories including battery Grips, Filters, Bags, Tripods, Batteries, Lens caps, Flashes, Flash Triggers, Memory Cards, etc. In addition the Services department, that has all kinds of photo finishing services, digital prints, enlargements, mounting, Converting VHS to DVD their Photo gifts department assist you to print picture on Mugs, Tshirts, plate, pillow, puzzle, calendars. These whole streamline of products make AAB an official Photographic store.
AAB is planning for a real market capture, offering the best deals on all SIGMA product as well on other camera brands and accessories. Their latest 1 day (15th March, 2012 ) deal on Sigma products shall offer almost competitive price to the Amazon store. Mr. Ahmed Burghul, Business Development Manager at AAB is quite positive and feels the initiative taken by the company shall offer photographers the value for their money and in a way assist to continue their hobby. He further goes on to inform that AAB will soon release the Nikon D800 in Kuwait which was recently announced by Nikon.
The Kuwait International Motocross Challenge 2012 is taking place on Saturday 17th March. This event is organized by Kuwait Quarter Mile Auto & Motorcycle Club and will be held at the recently built racing circuit course in Wafra off the King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Motorway. The length of the course track is 1600m with a minimum width of 7m. The event is open to all nationalities and is categorized in different classes. This will be a great opportunity for Photo enthusiastic to shoot fast sporting action.
Adobe team has officially released “Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4” photo management software. The company had very recently this year released a beta version of the software and now has rolled the final version. I’ve have used Lightroom 3 (LR 3) for my Post Processing and been quite happy with its extensive image management tool which lets you easily import, view, edit and organize your photographs. Adobe is offering the full version with all its features and future updates for less than $150. You can actually download a full-featured 30 day trial and try before you buy.
Here’s a quick peep on the new features of Lightroom 4 (LR 4) compared to the LR 3, and why you should consider upgrading to LR 4.
The Meteorological Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait is pleased to announce its photography contest which will be held as one of the activities celebrating the World Meteorological Day (March 23rd, 2012). The aim of the photography contest is to document the meteorological phenomena occurring in Kuwait and to encourage effective and productive communication between the department and the public.
To participate, your picture must be about a meteorological phenomenon in Kuwait. The last date for submission is March 15, 2012. The winning photos will be sent to the World Metrological Organization. First place winner will receive 100 KD, second place: 75 KD, and third place: 50 KD. Fourth to tenth place will receive 30 KD.
To participate and check the rule and regulation for the contest, check their official photography contest page [here]
After months of rumors, Nikon has finally announced the D800 and D800E to their latest DSLR lineup. Both these cameras with Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor can deliver an unbelievable 36.3 effective megapixel. The World’s highest (as of 07th Feb, 2012) in terms of effective megapixels. Nikon claims you can enlarge the image as big as A1 poster-sized prints (59.4 x 841.1 cm/23.4 x33.1 inch) at 200 dpi, or crop aggressively to reach the composition you desire all without sacrificing the detail and tonal range of the original.
Nikon D800 has optimized low-pass filter which reduces false color and moiré when compared to the Nikon D800E, which incorporates an optical filter with all the anti-aliasing properties removed in order to facilitate the sharpest images possible.. This is the only one difference (as claimed by Nikon) between the 2 cameras and perhaps the reason for difference in price too.
The D800/D800E set a new benchmark for high-resolution D-SLR cameras, with crisp clean images across a wide ISO range. Flexibility like this opens up new imaging opportunities for both still photographers and cinematographers alike during the “magic hour”, the time just before dawn or at dusk when available light is often beautiful but scarce. Even at high ISO settings, the camera’s intelligent noise reduction systems manage noise without sacrificing fine details, giving the D800/D800E the edge. High image quality at higher ISOs also means that you can shoot still images handheld more confidently, knowing that fast shutter speeds will reduce blur.
