| YINYAN announces AC or battery-powered studio flash units |
| YINYAN has introduced a line of studio flashes that can be run off either AC or DC power.
The 200w/s CY-200JZL, 300w/s CY-300JZL and 500w/s CY-500JZL flashes can be powered by either AC or one of 2 different models of Powermate batteries.
AC or a cigarette lighter's DC 12V input voltage can be used to charge the... |
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| Walkstool allows you to sit on the job |
| The Scandinavian Touch Walkstool, a lightweight portable seat, enables photographers to sit while they shoot. |
| September 30, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PHOTOFLEX On Camera XTC II softbox softens portable flash light |
| The PHOTOFLEX On Camera XTC II inflatable soft box fits on portable shoe-mount strobes, softening light from the flash to create more natural-looking photos.
It's v-shape is designed to not block on-flash sensors.... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| JOBO announces GIGA Vu PRO image storage device |
| JOBO has announced the GIGA Vu PRO (website is in German), a portable image storage device featuring a 3.8-inch color (QVGA) display.
The unit will display both JPEG photos from any digital camera and RAW format photos from Nikon and Canon. The device is compatible with both Mac and Windows and includes a USB2.0 port.
The firmware... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| GretagMacbeth announces Eye-One Display 2, Eye-One Match 3.0 |
| GretagMacbeth has announced the Eye-One Display 2, a new version of its Eye-One Display monitor colorimeter, as well as a revamped version of the accompanying Eye-One Match software that enables the targeting of a user-definable white luminance setting, among other new features. |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NPPA Flying Short Course registration opens |
| Registration is open for the National Press Photographers Association's 47th Flying Short Course. The Short Course will visit the following cities:
October 23rd Secaucus, NJ
October 24th Detroit, MI
October 26th Minneapolis, MN
October 28th Oklahoma City, OK
October 30th Ventura, CA
An impressive list of speakers includes Maggie Steber, Ted Nelson, Cheryl... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| ACDSee 7 launched |
| ACD Systems has released ACDSee 7 for Windows, the newest version of the company's image browser/viewer.
Enhancements and new features for version 7 include speed and user interface improvements, support for RAW file formats from most leading camera brands, and support for the JPEG 2000 file format. A complete list of new features is... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Tamron announces 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 lens for DSLRs |
| Tamron has announced an 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) zoom lens designed for digital SLR cameras with so-called APS-C size sensors (meaning sensors with roughly 1.5X focal length conversion factors).
Tamron's announcement gives no pricing or availability information.... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Capture updated to v4.1.3 |
| Nikon USA has posted free updates for Capture that bring any 4.x version of the software to 4.1.3.
The changes are described on the download pages for Windows and Mac.... |
| September 29, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Epson to release 2 new 8-colour pigmented ink printers in Japan |
| Epson Japan has announced 2 new 8-colour pigmented ink desktop printers to be released in the fall in Japan (with their release likely to follow at a later date in other world regions).
Called the PX-G5000 and PX-G920 (web page is in Japanese), both printers feature 5,760 x 1,440 dpi resolution, 80-year print life and a dot size... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| LetsGoDigital posts look at Mamiya ZD 22MP digital SLR |
| LetsGoDigital has posted a brief look at the Mamiya ZD, a 22MP medium format digital SLR unveiled this week at Photokina 2004.... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| First day of Photokina 2004 wraps up |
| Photokina 2004, the photography trade show held every second year in Cologne, Germany, opened its doors today. Today's coverage includes a small gallery of pictures. |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| ColorVision shipping Spyder2Pro Studio |
| ColorVision is now shipping Spyder2Pro Studio.
The Spyder2Pro Studio package includes the new Spyder2Pro LCD/CRT monitor colorimeter, new-design monitor calibration software, nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 Standard Edition, PANTONE colorist and ColorVision DoctorPRO.... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Delkin announces CD-R with claimed 300-year life |
| Delkin today has introduced the eFilm Archival Gold CD-R with a Phthalocyanine dye and 24-k gold reflective layer.
A Delkin press release claims a 300-year life span (under conditions not specified in the announcement). The company has also published a white paper on archival media (which can be downloaded from the eFilm Archival Gold CD-R product... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak posts firmware updates for DCS cameras |
| Kodak has posted free updates to the firmware for the DCS Pro SLR/n, DCS Pro SLR/c, and the DSC Pro 14n and 14nx. All three firmware updates are labeled version 5.2.1, and appear to consist of bug fixes only. All three are available for both Windows and Mac.
The updates can... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kodak Professional 1400 8x12-inch, $499 dye-sub printer debuts |
| Kodak's line of thermal printers (better known as dye-sublimation printers to most of us) has a new addition: the Kodak Professional 1400. It can print image sizes up to 8x12 inches or true A4 in less than 90 seconds, and its paper media can accept either a glossy or matte... |
| September 28, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Digital Camera Watch posts numerous photos taken with the EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Japanese-language web site Digital Camera Watch has posted over 2 dozen photos by Yamada Kumi taken with a preproduction Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and Canon EOS-1Ds (for comparison to the Mark II).
The photos include a range of ISO settings, from 50-3200. The web page notes they were shot as Large Fine... |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sandisk to unveil Extreme III CompactFlash and SD, new card readers and revised Ultra II series |
| Sandisk will announce this week a new line of high performance CompactFlash, SD and Memory Stick Pro cards, two new USB 2.0 readers designed to realize the speed potential of these new cards and a revamp of the Ultra II line. |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Extensis Portfolio 7 Pro Photo Raw Image Filter updated |
| Extensis has released an update to the Pro Photo Raw Image Filter for Portfolio 7, the company's image cataloging program for Mac and Windows.
The update includes support for the RAW file formats of a number of additional cameras, including several Canon digital SLR models. A complete list of supported cameras is... |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Fujifilm, Kodak, Konica Minolta seek CD, DVD archiving standards |
| Kodak, Fujifilm, and Konica Minolta have announced an agreement to jointly develop open standards for the long-term preservation of digital images and movies on CDs, DVDs, and other storage media.
The effort, to be known as the Picture Archiving and Sharing Standard (PASS) group, intends "to enable digital file compatibility... |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus announces 8MP EVOLT E-300 digital SLR, lenses |
| Olympus has unveiled its second Four Thirds format digital SLR, an 8-megapixel model aimed at entry-level buyers and dubbed the EVOLT E-300.
It sports some unusual design elements to keep its profile relatively small and lightweight, as well as an aluminum chassis, Olympus's "Supersonic Wave Filter" to shake dust off the sensor, simultaneous... |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Digital Photography Review posts photos taken with EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Digital Photography Review has posted a gallery of 16 photos taken with a preproduction unit of the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II.... |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar announces ActiveMemory CompactFlash, card readers |
| Lexar today has announced the ActiveMemory System, a new technology to be built into Lexar CompactFlash cards that allows for the storing of photographer- and camera-specific settings on the card, as well as stackable, high-performance USB 2.0 and FireWire Professional CompactFlash Readers that support ActiveMemory commands. A Lexar press release also notes that an upcoming release of Camera Bits Photo Mechanic will be the first program able to set, change and read ActiveMemory settings. |
| September 27, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe releases Camera Raw 2.3 with unofficial EOS 20D support |
| Adobe has released Camera Raw 2.3 for Windows and Mac, an update to the RAW file format plug-in for Photoshop CS. It includes initial support for the processing of RAW CR2 files from the Canon EOS 20D, and also supports Adobe's newly-announced Digital Negative (DNG) format. |
| September 26, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN: tables turned on photo editors, art directors, reps |
| PDNOnline reports on two photo exhibitions where those accustomed to judging the images of others will brave the critical eye themselves.
The first, titled "Photo Editors Who Shoot", is currently showing at the Robert V. Fullerton Museum in San Bernardino, California and features the work of New York Times Magazine... |
| September 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Delkin announces 2GB, 4GB eFilm Pro CF cards |
| Delkin has announced 2GB and 4GB additions to its eFilm Pro line of professional-grade CompactFlash cards.
Both are available now directly from the Delkin web site. The 2GB version costs US$449.99 and the 4GB card sells for US$1149.99.... |
| September 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| BreezeBrowser v2.11 beta 1 offers EOS 20D RAW support |
| Breeze Systems has posted v2.11 beta 1 of BreezeBrowser. This beta program can convert RAW files from Canon's EOS 20D digital SLR provided that users have also installed Canon's EOS Viewer Utility v1.1, which ships with the 20D.
Chris Breeze says that he plans to release a non-beta version of BreezeBrowser... |
| September 24, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Thom Hogan reviews Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G DX |
| Thom Hogan has published a review of the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor ED 17-55mm f/2.8G IF DX lens.... |
| September 23, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Fujifilm introduces three new inkjet papers |
| Fujfilm has announced a new premium quality professional photo paper for inkjet printers, as well as two consumer-level papers.
The professional product, called Gallery Select, is a heavyweight acid-free glossy paper available in two sizes: 4 x 6 and 8.5 x 11 inches.
The two lighter weight papers, known as Premium Plus... |
| September 23, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Microsoft developing technology to ease wireless camera configuration |
| Microsoft has made three announcements this week of interest to owners of digital SLR cameras with Wi-Fi transmitters. The announcements include new software that will streamline the setting up of a Windows XP PC and camera for wireless FTP transmission. In addition, the company plans presentations of Microsoft technology at Photokina 2004 that will see a Canon digital SLR front and centre in a demonstration of Windows Connect Now (WCN) in Windows XP SP2, as well as a Nikon digital SLR speaking the new MTP/IP uberprotocol for wireless portable media devices. |
| September 23, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| BreezeBrowser v2.10 released |
| Breeze Systems has released v2.10 of BreezeBrowser, a Windows-only image browsing and RAW conversion program. The new version adds RAW file format support for Canon's EOS-1D MK II, PowerShot Pro1, and S60 cameras.
BreezeBrowser 2.10 is compatible with Windows 98+, and a feature-limited trial version is available for free download. A... |
| September 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| GretagMacbeth releases ProfileMaker 5 |
| GretagMacbeth has released version 5 of ProfileMaker, the company's high-end ICC profile creation and editing application for scanners, digital cameras, displays, and output devices. A list of improvements and new features is here.
ProfileMaker 5, which is compatible with Windows 98SE+ or Mac OS 9+ and OS 10.1+, is available from authorized... |
| September 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon BeBit posts EOS-1Ds Mark II sample photos |
| Canon's BeBit web site has posted four full-resolution JPEG images from the just-announced EOS-1Ds Mark II.... |
| September 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Wi-Fi comes to Canon: the WFT-E1/WFT-E1A announced |
| Canon today has announced the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E1A (dubbed the WFT-E1 outside the US and Canada). The wireless and wired Ethernet transmitting device will be compatible with the EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II and EOS 20D, and is slated to ship in November 2004. |
| September 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II announced |
| The latest significant digital SLR announcement of the Photokina 2004 season is the EOS-1Ds Mark II. |
| September 21, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Engadget: digicam maker targets dog demographic |
| Engadget reports that TOMY has built a digital point-and-shoot camera for dogs called the Wonderful Shot, which attaches to your mutt's collar and sports a 3.5-megapixel sensor, according to the Japanese web site Akihabara News. (We're guessing that a decimal point got misplaced, and it's actually a .35-megapixel unit.)
Incompatible with the Mac... |
| September 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Concord announces Wi-Fi transmitter for digital cameras |
| Concord Camera, a company best known for the compact film and digital cameras it sells under the Polaroid brand name, has announced WIT, a wireless WI-Fi transmission device that connects to the USB port of a compatible digital camera.
WIT, short for Wireless Image Transfer, is described in a press release as a... |
| September 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Kingston adds 2GB and 4GB to its Elite Pro CompactFlash line |
| Kingston today has announced that its Elite Pro performance line of CompactFlash cards has been expanded to include 2GB and 4GB capacities.
A press release has additional information.... |
| September 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Eddie Adams dies at 71 |
| Photojournalist Eddie Adams died Sunday, September 19, 2004 at age 71.
The NPR web site has some interesting links to both audio and video of Adams.... |
| September 20, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Mechanic 4.2.1 released |
| Camera Bits has released v4.2.1 of Photo Mechanic for Mac and Windows.
The release is primarily to tweak features and stomp out bugs introduced in v4.2.
Selecting and navigating among photos in a contact sheet using the arrow keys should now work properly, regardless of how the pictures are sorted, JPEG quality has... |
| September 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| D2X CMOS sensor made by Sony, says NE Online article |
| An article on the Japanese-language web site Nikkei Electronics Online states that the CMOS image sensor in the upcoming D2X digital SLR is being manufactured for Nikon by Sony, and that Nikon plans to produce 8000 cameras per month. |
| September 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| EventCam panoramas: photog interview, Kaidan undecided about selling it |
| Back in the beginning of August we noted some very cool simultaneous-exposure, multi-image 360-degree panoramas made by photographer Chris Ramirez for the New York Times. They were shot with a prototype product made by Kaidan called the EventCam, which uses 10 Canon PowerShot S60 digital point-and-shoot cameras arrayed in a circle.... |
| September 17, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DxO Optics Pro gains RAW support, updated to v2.0 |
| DxO Labs (formerly DO Labs) has announced DxO Raw Engine, a new module for DxO Optics Pro which brings that program's image enhancement features to RAW format images. The company has also announced version 2.0 of DxO Optics Pro. |
| September 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Unraveling the Lexar "9D66" mystery |
| For the past several weeks, the word around the Web has been that Lexar had already begun to ship the 80X second edition CompactFlash cards we first wrote about in late July 2004. Have they? And are they marked with an edge stamp that ends in 9D66? This article reveals all. |
| September 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar announces encrypted Pro Series CompactFlash |
| Upcoming CompactFlash cards in Lexar's Professional Series will incorporate encryption technology designed to secure the contents of the card from unauthorized access.
The first digital camera to support this technology will be the upcoming Nikon D2X.
A Lexar press release has more information. The encryption-enabled cards and accompanying software are expected to... |
| September 16, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon unveils 12.21MP D2X digital SLR |
| Nikon today has announced the 12.21MP, 5 fps Nikon D2X. The camera is slated to ship in January 2005. |
| September 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces 300mm f/2.8 with Vibration Reduction |
| The Nikkor AF-S VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED, unveiled today, adds Nikon's image-stabilizing Vibration Reduction technology, a meniscus-shaped front element and other internal changes to reduce ghosting and flare, a rubber ring around the lens mount for better environmental sealing and a new focus preset control. |
| September 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Minolta, Pentax announce entry-level digital SLRs |
| As Photokina nears, both Pentax and Konica Minolta have announced entry-level digital SLR cameras in the past two days.
The Pentax, called the *ist DS, is a 6.1-megapixel model that weighs only 18 ounces. A Pentax press release says that it will ship in November 2004. Digital Photography Review has a preview with... |
| September 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 3.0 |
| Adobe today has announced Photoshop Elements 3.0 for Mac and Windows.
Inclusion of a Camera Raw plug-in for processing of RAW files from a variety of digital cameras, 16-bit file support, a beefed-up File Browser, a tool that is similar to or the same as Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop CS and the addition of a Healing Brush... |
| September 15, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| DPR: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro preview |
| Digital Photography Review has posted a preview of the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro.... |
| September 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PTP/IP to be used in future Nikon wireless transmitter |
| Nikon has announced their intention to support the fledgling PTP/IP protocol in a future Wi-Fi wireless transmitter for Nikon pro digital cameras. |
| September 13, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| U.S. announcement, pricing on Canon's new Pixma printers |
| Canon U.S.A. has confirmed the announcement of four new Pixma photo-quality inkjet printers, which we first noted here, with brief descriptions of each new model, about ten days ago.
The Canon U.S.A. announcement includes U.S. estimated selling prices, which are US$179.99 for the iP6000D, US$199.99 for the iP5000, US$229.99 for the iP4000R, and US$349.99... |
| September 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sigma debuts 3 EX f/2.8 lenses, 1 Four-Thirds zoom |
| Sigma has announced four new lenses. Three of them are EX DG models with constant f/2.8 maximum apertures. (The "DG" indicates optical formulas optimized for digital cameras while retaining full compatibility with the 35mm film frame size.) These are:
A 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro
A 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG (Sigma claims this... |
| September 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Wacom announces Intuos3 pen tablets |
| Wacom has announced a new generation of Intuos professional pen tablets called the Intuos3. The new tablets will be available in three sizes with active areas of 4x5, 6x8, and 9x12 inches.
New features on the Intuos3 tablets include ExpressKeys, which can perform the functions of keyboard modifiers such as Ctrl,... |
| September 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| New Adobe online PS tutorials posted |
| Adobe has recently posted several new online Photoshop tutorials. Among them are:
Selective Color: a color cure-all
Simulate film grain in a digital image
Compensate for flash and backlighting (tips on using the Shadow/Highlight command in Photoshop CS)... |
| September 10, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates EOS 20D sample photos |
| Canon Japan has updated the sample photos on its web site taken with the EOS 20D.
There are now 6 photos in all, including 1 shot in black and white mode (with the Green filter effect active) and and 2 (Landscape 1 and Landscape 2) taken in and around our home... |
| September 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar 80X second edition cards: an update |
| Thanks to all the photographers who've written us recently, both to inquire about the shipping status of the Lexar 80X second edition CompactFlash cards, as well as to ask when we'll be updating the CompactFlash Performance Database to include performance numbers from production-level 80X second edition units. This article addresses both of these questions. |
| September 9, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Arutz Sheva: new technique "drastically" improves underwater photos |
| Arutz Sheva reports that a professor named Yoav Schechner of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel has developed a technique to dramatically improve the clarity of underwater photographs.
Shechner's method involves the use of a normal polarizing filter at the time of image... |
| September 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Morris launches suction cup |
| We're not actually sure when Morris introduced its new suction cup for the mini Slave Flash II, mini Slave Wide Plus & midi Slave flashes, but we hadn't seen it before and we like it enough that we're linking to it anyway.
It's a suction cup with a ball-jointed shaft that... |
| September 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sante Fe Workshops Winter/Spring schedule online |
| The Santa Fe Workshops has posted its Winter/Spring 2005 schedule. Among the many courses offered are a Digital Portfolio Printmaking workshop and a National Geographic Expedition workshop with David Alan Harvey.
The Fall 2004 schedule is also still posted for anyone interested in attending a workshop in the next month.
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| September 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Rangefinder magazine September issue online |
| The online version of the September issue of Rangefinder magazine has been posted.
It includes numerous articles on lighting techniques, brief descriptions of several new lighting and exposure products, and a profile of photographer Brian Crain who shoots weddings in a fashion photography style.
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| September 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT: Olympics slide show from Vincent Laforet |
| The New York Times has posted an interactive slide-show of Vincent Laforet's images from the Athens Olympics. It includes an audio narration from Laforet.
The slide-show is the top link on the page.
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| September 8, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Sept. Digital Journalist: Carl Mydans, Athens, Hurricane Charley |
| The September issue of The Digital Journalist has been posted. Articles include:
Several remembrances of former Life photographer Carl Mydans, who died last month.
An interesting look back at the photo coverage of the Athens Olympics with an accompanying "Best of Athens" photo gallery.
Dispatches from photographers covering Florida's Hurricane Charley, the Republican National Convention... |
| September 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Imatest camera and image testing software launched |
| Norman Koren has released Imatest, a suite of Windows programs for testing various aspects of digital image quality and performance, including sharpness, dynamic range, and color accuracy.
Suggested uses for the program include determining the performance of lenses at various apertures and focal lengths and comparing particular cameras and lenses to other... |
| September 7, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 20D on target to ship the week of September 13 in USA |
| Canon USA's Chuck Westfall indicates that in the US market, and probably most other world regions also, the EOS 20D is on target to ship mid-September. The week of September 13, 2004 is most likely when Canon's newest digital SLR will begin to roll out to dealers. |
| September 4, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| PDN: dispatches from Najaf |
| PDNOnline has published dispatches from Najaf, Iraq written by Corbis photographer Thorne Anderson and by Kael Alford, a photojournalist with the Panos agency.
Anderson, along with writer Phillip Robertson, was trapped for several days in the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf during the recent Mahdi Army uprising. Alford, who is Anderson's girlfriend, organized... |
| September 2, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| iView MediaPro 2.6 released |
| iView Multimedia has released v2.6 of iView MediaPro, the company's image cataloging, or digital asset management, program. The new version is available for Windows 98+ or Mac OS 9 and OS X. A list of the changes in v2.6 is here.
The program can be downloaded directly from iView for US$199.00.... |
| September 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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| NikonNet's September Legend Behind the Lens is Reed Hoffmann |
| NikonNet's Legend Behind the Lens for September is photojournalist and digital photography consultant and educator Reed Hoffmann.... |
| September 1, 2004 | FULL STORY |
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