| Lexar 80X second edition CompactFlash emerges |
| If you've been anxiously anticipating the release of Lexar's revamped 80X Pro Series CompactFlash, the wait appears to be over. |
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| BJP: Fujifilm stops making medium-format cameras |
| The British Journal of Photography reports that Fujifilm has decided to stop manufacturing its line of medium format film cameras, including, apparently, the GX617 and GX680, both of which have small but devoted followings.This news comes on the heels of Tamron's October 1st announcement that it would discontinue Bronica medium-format... |
| October 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Fred Miranda releases Velvia Vision plug-in |
| Fred Miranda has released a Photoshop plug-in called Velvia Vision, which is designed mainly to tweak color and contrast in digital images.The plug-in is compatible with Photoshop 6.0+ on Windows or Mac, and it's available directly from the Fred Miranda web site for US$24.90. ... |
| October 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sandisk debuts 2GB SD card, high-capacity Memory Sticks |
| Sandisk has announced a 2GB SD card, currently the world's highest capacity card in that format. It will be available in November for US$199.99 in the U.S.The company has also announced a 4GB Memory Stick Pro card and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card.... |
| October 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Schneider Optics' B+W Software Filters |
| We missed it this past summer when Schneider Optics released a Photoshop plug-in, which the company calls the B+W Software Filters, comprising two sets of filter effects.Among the effects in the two sets are graduated neutral density, polarizing enhancer, soft focus, and warming filters.
The B+W Software Filters plug-in is... |
| October 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple introduces iPod Photo |
| Apple today announced iPod Photo, a new version of its popular portable digital music player that can also display photos on its own low-resolution 2-inch colour display or on TV or other composite/S-video compatible viewer.
Neither version has a card slot for the transfer of pictures into the device; for that, the Belkin Media... |
| October 26, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA publishes tips and techniques guide for 1-series digital SLR's |
| Canon USA has published Getting The Most From Your EOS-1 Class Digital SLR, a 35-page document on the setup and use of a Canon pro digital camera. |
| October 25, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| JOBO announces standalone DVD/CD burner |
| JOBO has announced the ImageMaestro Pro, a battery-powered, standalone (no computer required) DVD/CD burner with a built-in reader for CompactFlash cards and seven other flash media formats.With the battery installed, the ImageMaestro Pro measures 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches and weighs just under 24 ounces.
Suggested list price in... |
| October 25, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| LaCie announces 21-inch "CRT-grade" LCD display |
| LaCie has announced the 321 Monitor, a 21-inch LCD display that has a "CRT-grade color gamut", according to the company. Other benefits for photographers and graphic artists include the display's 1600x1200 resolution and 10-bit gamma correction. LaCie also says that color and contrast remain the same from any viewing angle up... |
| October 25, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPReview: Fujifilm sets U.S. MAP for S3 Pro at US$2,499 |
| Digital Photography Review reports that Fujifilm has set the U.S. Minimum Advertised Price for the upcoming S3 Pro at US$2,499.... |
| October 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPReview: Epson R-D1 ships in U.S. Nov. 1st with US$2,999 price |
| Digital Photography Review has posted a press release from Epson America which says the R-D1, the world's first digital rangefinder camera, will begin shipping in the U.S. on November 1st. It will carry an estimated street price of U.S. $2,999 in the U.S. ... |
| October 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Caribbean Click II sets sail in 3 months |
| Caribbean Click II, a week-long digital photography education cruise around the eastern Caribbean, sets sail 3 months from today.
The event combines a warm-weather vacation and opportunity to hone one's travel photography skills with intensive instruction on all aspects of the digital workflow.
Instructors for this cruise, which is co-produced by Geek... |
| October 22, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple updates iBook lineup |
| Apple has announced upgrades to its iBook line of laptops. The new 12-inch and 14-inch iBooks feature 1.2GHz and 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 processors, respectively, as well as built-in Airport Extreme WiFi cards.
The base 12-inch iBook is also now available for just under US$1000 in the U.S.... |
| October 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces digital SLR-to-fieldscope adapter |
| Nikon has announced a group of gadgets, collectively known as the Nikon Digiscoping system, designed to adapt the company's digital cameras to its fieldscopes.
One model, the FSA-L1, allows you to use a Nikon ED82 series fieldscope as a 1500mm super-telephoto lens (the 35mm equivalent) on any Nikon digital SLR.... |
| October 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN: Stanley Greene wins W. Eugene Smith Award |
| PDNOnline reports that Stanley Greene has won the 2004 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography.
Greene won the prestigious award, which comprises a US$30,000 grant, for a project called "Chalk Lines: A Photographic Investigation of the Caucasus".
The PDN article includes a fun story of how dating Eugene Smith's assistant, combined with a lucky... |
| October 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPNow: Free downloadable ISO 12233 resolution test chart |
| Digital Photography Now reports that a free PDF version of the ISO 12233 resolution test chart is available from a Cornell University web site.This chart is the popular standard for testing the resolution of digital imaging systems. ... |
| October 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Breeze Systems releases Downloader Pro 1.5 |
| Breeze Systems has released Downloader Pro v1.5, the latest update to the company's Windows-only photo transfer/rename/captioning utility.This new version adds workflow enhancements for the Canon EOS 20D and EOS 1D Mk II as well as RAW format support for the Panasonic DMC-LC1 and Leica Digilux 2. Downloader Pro v1.5 is... |
| October 19, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| BPPA publishes "Five Thousand Days", anthology of recent British photojournalism |
| The British Press Photographers' Association has produced a book titled Five Thousand Days, an anthology of 370 images shot by British photojournalists over the past 15 years or so.
The BPPA has created a website to promote the book where sample images from several chapters can be viewed.
The approximately 10x11-inch hardcover... |
| October 14, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus and PDN launch VisionAge webzine |
| Olympus and Photo District News have teamed up to launch a "webzine" called VisionAge. The zine will combine information and marketing materials on Olympus products with feature stories on the work of Olympus Visionaries, a group of professional photographers sponsored by the camera company.The initial edition of the zine includes... |
| October 14, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Wired: the future of digital image archiving |
| Wired magazine reports on issues associated with the long-term archiving and retrievability of digital images. Though not specifically aimed at professional photographers, the article includes interesting tidbits on research into face and pattern recognition, life activity logging software, and concepts of collaborative human image annotation. ... |
| October 14, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Wilhelm Research tests 4 x 6-inch print permanence |
| Wilhelm Research has published the results of its accelerated-aging longevity tests of 4 x 6-inch prints made with a variety of compact printers and digital minilabs.
The tested models include inkjet, dye-sublimation, and standard silver-halide printers from Epson, Canon, Kodak, Olympus, HP, Fujicolor, and Agfa.
Wilhelm's findings suggest how important print method... |
| October 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 20D added to CF Performance Database |
| The CompactFlash Performance Database on this site has been updated with results for the Canon EOS 20D. In addition to testing the complete kit of CompactFlash cards currently on hand, we've also included new arrivals from ATP, Delkin, Kingston, PNY and Sandisk. |
| October 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| The Digital Journalist, October: On Eddie Adams |
| The October issue of the Digital Journalist is now online. It features an extensive tribute to photojournalist Eddie Adams with a gallery of his photographs and remembrances from twelve photographers and reporters, including Dirck Halstead, Peter Arnett, PF Bentley, and Pete Hamill.
There is also a tribute to Richard Avedon... |
| October 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| ThumbsPlus 7 released |
| Cerious Software has released version 7 of ThumbsPlus, its Windows-compatible image browsing/management program.
ThumbsPlus 7 is compatible with Windows 95 or higher. A full license is available in standard or pro editions for US$49.95 and US$89.95 respectively. Users of previous versions can upgrade to the standard edition for US$20 and the... |
| October 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Eddie Adams memorial in NYC set for Oct. 21 |
| PDNOnline reports that a memorial service for renowned photojournalist Eddie Adams will be held on October 21, 2004.
For those in the area wishing to attend, the service will be held at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street in Manhattan.... |
| October 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon releases firmware v1.0.3 for EOS-1D Mark II |
| Canon has released firmware v1.0.3 for the Canon EOS-1D Mark II. The free update adds support for the colour information communication capability of the Speedlite 580EX, reduces noise in longer exposures and fixes a problem in which the shutter would not open when the sensor cleaning function was activated immediately after shooting Bulb exposures. |
| October 12, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| GretagMacBeth sponsors European color management seminars |
| GretagMacbeth, along with HP and EFI, is presenting a one-day color management seminar in 8 European cities this month and next. Digital Photography Now has posted a press release detailing the schedule.... |
| October 11, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak ProPass magazine vol. 9 posted |
| Kodak Professional has posted volume 9 of its ProPass online magazine. Articles include:
A discussion of the advantages of analog called "Why I Shoot Film" by celebrity photographer Matthew Jordan Smith.
A brief profile of Hanson Fong and Michael Taylor, portrait and wedding photographers who use the DCS Pro SLR/c and the... |
| October 11, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Bibble 4.0 slated for release this week |
| Bibble 4.0 for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, software for the processing of RAW format digital camera files from a wide variety of digital SLR cameras, is slated to ship this week.
Digital Outback Photo has published a preview of the new version of Bibble.... |
| October 11, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Joe McNally location lighting workshops this month |
| Well-known location lighting wizard Joe McNally will divulge his secrets in several workshops this month. McNally will conduct three one-day workshops at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC on October 29, 30, and 31. He will also present a two-hour seminar at PhotoPlus Expo in New York City on October 21. |
| October 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware version 1.0.5 for the Canon EOS 20D now available for download |
| Canon today has posted firmware v1.0.5 for the EOS 20D. The update, which comes on the heels of the ill-fated v1.0.4 earlier this week, incorporates a change in the firmware loader program that caused v1.0.4 to not install properly in some cases when a lens was attached, thereby rendering the camera inoperable. |
| October 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Beta 2 of Noise Ninja Photoshop plug-in posted |
| Beta 2 of the Noise Ninja Photoshop plug-in for Mac and Windows has been posted to the PictureCode web site.
A change log describes the various bugs fixed in this release.... |
| October 6, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon pulls EOS 20D firmware update from web |
| Canon has removed firmware version 1.0.4 for the EOS 20D from the Canon BeBit web site, where it had been posted earlier this week. In its place is a brief statement: "Firmware update service is not available temporarily." |
| October 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| GretagMacbeth Eye-One Match 3.0 software released |
| GretagMacbeth has released Eye-One Match 3.0 for Mac and Windows, an update to the application supplied with its Eye-One Display, Eye-One Photo and other Eye-One hardware packages. Improved monitor profiling headlines the list of changes. |
| October 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Public beta of Noise Ninja Photoshop plug-in now available |
| PictureCode Software has released a public beta version of its upcoming Noise Ninja Photoshop plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows. |
| October 5, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 20D firmware update addresses lock-up problem |
| Canon today has posted a firmware update for the EOS 20D that is designed to correct two conditions that would cause the camera to freeze up periodically. The Read Me for firmware version 1.0.4, released today, indicates that instances of the shutter button becoming inoperative during continuous shooting, or when changing lenses while the camera has gone into an Auto Power Off slumber, have been fixed. |
| October 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Elektrona announces Flash Feeder Compact AC inverter for studio flash |
| Slovenian electronics maker Elektrona has announced Flash Feeder Compact, a powerful AC inverter system for studio strobes that’s built into a hard plastic waterproof case (similar to a Pelican case). |
| October 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sensor Brush, Sensor Clean help keep your pictures dust-free |
| Finally! A digital SLR sensor cleaner that really works. The Sensor Brush and its companion Sensor Clean liquid/swab combo are the first products of their type we’ve used that can remove dust, dirt and other particles effectively with little chance of either streaking or scratching of the cover glass over the image sensor. We’ve been cleaning our arsenal of digital SLR cameras since mid-summer with Visible Dust’s new products and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. |
| October 3, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Richard Avedon dies at 81 |
| Fashion photographer and portraitist Richard Avedon, 81, has died after a brain hemorrhage suffered while on assignment for the New Yorker magazine.... |
| October 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Keep your camera and lens dry with KATA cover and lens sleeves |
| KATA's Elements Cover E-702 and Lens Sleeve Kit E-704 enable sports and other outdoor photographers to keep shooting, even in driving rain.
The Elements Cover E-702's two roomy sleeves give the photographer access to camera controls, while the transparent plastic material that most of the cover is made of allows a surprisingly clear view through... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Easier laptop viewing outside with Lastolite's Ezyview |
| Lastolite has announced the Ezyview, a collapsible cube designed to make it easier for photographers to view their photos on a laptop outside in bright sunshine or rain.
The Ezyview cube and black-out hood are both made of weather resistant rip-stop nylon. The company has plans for 2 models - a larger size for... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Photojournalist Robert J. Galbraith publishes Iraq: Eyewitness to War - A Photojournalist's Diary |
| Montreal-based photojournalist Robert J. Galbraith has published a personal account of the war in Iraq.
Galbraith's book, entitled Iraq: Eyewitness to War - A Photojournalist's Diary, is a daily diary of words and pictures about his experiences covering Operation Iraqi Freedom in April and May 2003.
The photographs in the book... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Wildlife photographer Steve Bloom releases Untamed |
| Wildlife photographer Steve Bloom's book Untamed, a collection of exceptional photographs taken in Africa, Antartica, Eurasia and the Americas, will hit bookstores worldwide this month.
About a third of the photographs were shot with Canon 1-series digital SLR cameras, including the EOS-1Ds.
A sneak peek at printed versions of some of the photos that will be... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Jim Richardson is NikonNet's October Legend Behind the Lens |
| NikonNet's Legend Behind the Lens feature for October includes a short profile of National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson and a small gallery of his pictures.... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| The Australian: photojournalism ethics around the world |
| The online version of Australia's national newspaper, The Australian, has published an article comparing photojournalism ethics in several regions of the world.
The story, by journalist and media ethicist Kerri Elgar, gives an overview of his research into issues related to the manipulation of digital images and touches on the differences... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| 20D support to be added to C1 PRO, SE, LE in November 2004 |
| Phase One announced this week that their C1 RAW workflow software applications will be updated to support RAW files from the Canon EOS 20D.
C1 PRO, C1 SE and C1 LE will gain the ability to process raw files from this camera in November 2004.... |
| October 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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