Tools used for this website and for photography

PHOTOS

Tools

TOOLS

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Apple MacBook (Oct. 2008) display :13" RAM : 4 Gb processor : 2 GHz		The MacBook replaces my 5 year-old iBook, still running but the MacBook is much faster. The operating system Mac OS X is excellent and so much more user friendly than Windows. And no worries about spyware or viruses on a Mac.

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS 8 Megapixels 10x optical zoom manual mode spot metering, macro, night..		Photos from 2008 and later Positive : great zoom, high resolution, and has the functions I need (manual mode, macro, spot metering), up to 15s exposure). Negative sides : lack of view finder and greedy in battery power. Lacks a sliding cover like the Olympus, which provided very good protection against shocks and dust. Bulky but still a fair compromise with regards to the zoom.

Samsung Digimax S800 8 Megapixels optical zoom 3x manual mode, spot metering, macro, night..		All photos from 2006 - 2007. Positive : easy to use, high resolution, and has the functions I need (manual mode, macro, spot metering), up to 4 s exposure). Negative sides : lack of view finder and greedy in battery power. Lacks a sliding cover like the Olympus, which provided very good protection against shocks and dust. Low light shots noisy at 400 ASA. Failed after 1 and 1/2 year due to "contamination".

Olympus Mju II compact film camera lens : 35 mm 1:2.8 exposure up to 4 seconds spot metering, night scene		All photos from 2000 to 2006 and a few in 2008 Small compact and absolutely wonderful camera. Very good optics and a minimum set of options (incl. spot metering and night scene). It never failed me in 6 years. A jewel...! I always use print film (not slide) and after 2001, I started having all photos processed on CD rather than paper.

Pentax or Minolta SLR		All photos from 1990-2000 were taken with a fillm SLR camera. More control but too heavy and too bulky for travelling.

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GIMP	photo editor

HuginOSX (and xBlend)	photo stitchers for some of my panoramic views

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