| Lowepro announces four new camera straps |
| Lowepro has announced four new camera straps with varying designs and features that the company says are tailored to specific types of photographers, including photojournalists, studio photographers, and outdoor/nature shooters. |
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| Digital Outback Photo shootout: iView MediaPro vs. Extensis Portfolio |
| DIGITAL OUTBACK PHOTO has posted the final installment in a fairly extensive 3-part comparative review of iView MediaPro 3 and Extensis Portfolio 8, two leading photo cataloging applications. |
| June 29, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Microsoft acquires iView |
| What started out ten years ago as humble Mac freeware for keeping track of multimedia files has now been acquired by Microsoft. On June 22, 2006, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant inked a deal with iView Multimedia, maker of the popular image cataloger MediaPro, to buy the London-based company and the products it makes. |
| June 27, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon tests its software with Intel-based Macs |
| The technical support sites of Nikon Europe and Nikon USA have posted the results of compatibility tests that the company has conducted with Intel-based Macs and Nikon software. Of special note is the company's statement that Nikon Capture 4.2 and later cannot be installed on Intel-based Macs and that Nikon is "investigating the possibility" of including support for Intel Macs in Capture 4. |
| June 26, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe purchases Pixmantec's "technology assets" |
| Adobe has purchased the "technology assets" of Pixmantec, maker of the Windows-only RAW workflow application RawShooter, and plans to "integrate Pixmantec raw processing technologies into Lightroom(tm) and wherever customers will be working with raw files." |
| June 26, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| PocketWizard Plus II on its way to dealers in the USA |
| Lorenzo Gasperini of the MAC Group, the U.S. distributor of LPA Design's PocketWizard line of radio triggering devices, says the Plus II is now on its way to dealers in the U.S. Shipments have been made to all of the bigger pro photo retailers intending to carry the new model, says Gasperini, which should put it on dealer shelves widely as soon as next week. |
| June 23, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Bibble 4.8 released |
| Bibble Labs has released Bibble 4.8 in both Pro and Lite editions. This latest update to the company's RAW workflow software for Windows, Mac, and Linux offers a redesigned Lens Correction tool and a B&W/Spot Color plug-in. |
| June 23, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Mechanic 4.4.3.1 released |
| The beta process for Photo Mechanic 4.4.3.1 is now complete and the official release is available for download. |
| June 22, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000 printer reviewed |
| THE LUMINOUS LANDSCAPE has published an enthusiastic review of Canon's new wide-format inkjet printer, the imagePROGRAF iPF5000. |
| June 22, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple releases update to Aperture |
| Apple today has released Aperture 1.1.2 for Mac. The release notes provide little detail about what's changed since v1.1.1, saying only that the new version "addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance." |
| June 21, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| 2/2006 issue of fotoespresso posted |
| The 2/2006 issue of the downloadable PDF-format digital imaging magazine, fotoespresso, has been published. This issue concentrates on color management and print proofing with articles on the Pantone Huey monitor profiling device, Photoshop color management and soft proofing settings, and a method of soft proofing for black-and-white printing. |
| June 21, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Having an event? Send us the details |
| If you have an event of interest to serious and pro shooters using digital gear, please let us know. The Events section of the web site is back in action, and operators are standing by to post the details of your seminar or other digital happening. |
| June 20, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Creativepro: Photoshop workspace tips |
| CREATIVEPRO.COM has published a chapter from the upcoming book, Photoshop Workflow Setups: Eddie Tapp on Digital Photography. The sample chapter offers tips for setting up a customized, efficient Photoshop workspace. |
| June 19, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| MediaPro 3.1.1 released |
| iView today has released MediaPro 3.1.1, an update of its image cataloging application for Mac and Windows. |
| June 16, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Second beta of Photo Mechanic 4.4.3.1 posted |
| Camera Bits today has posted a second beta of Photo Mechanic 4.4.3.1 for Windows and Mac. |
| June 15, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| MonsterPod shipments to begin June 20 |
| MonsterPod, the legless, gravity-defying, tripod-like photo accessory first unveiled at the PMA 2006 trade show, is about to ship. In an recent message to the company's mailing list, MonsterPod co-inventor Randel Byrd indicates that production is underway at a plant in China and that shipping is scheduled to begin on June 20, 2006. |
| June 15, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| New Digital Photo Professional tutorials posted |
| Canon USA has recently updated their Digital Learning Center on photoworkshop.com with new video tutorials on Digital Photo Professional 2.1 and related software. |
| June 14, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon planning trio of fall firmware updates |
| Nikon is planning firmware updates for three of its digital SLRs that will bring some of the new features of the D2Xs to earlier models. The D2X, D2Hs and D200 will see their functionality grow, to varying degrees, when the new firmware is released in the fall of 2006, says Steve Heiner of Nikon USA. |
| June 13, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe releases Lightroom Beta 3 |
| Adobe has posted for download Lightroom Beta 3 for Mac, the latest public release of the company's upcoming pro photo management and RAW conversion application. |
| June 12, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Blue Pixel: overcoming a workflow nightmare |
| BLUE PIXEL'S blog has an interesting recent entry from the company's own Reed Hoffmann describing how he met several tough workflow challenges at a sports assignment. For the U.S. NCAA Division 2 Tennis Championships, Hoffmann had to shoot 18 matches in a single day, process and correctly caption his images (without the aid of a printed roster and with players who don't wear numbered jerseys), and deliver 15 finished pictures by FTP before the day was done. |
| June 9, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| MediaPro 3.1.1 beta adds back IPTC export |
| iView has released a public beta of MediaPro 3.1.1 for Mac and Windows. The main change in the next version of the photo cataloging application is the return of IPTC-format metadata in exported files. |
| June 9, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| June edition of The Digital Journalist posted |
| The June 2006 issue of The Digital Journalist includes photographs by Peter Turnley from his essay work for Harper's Magazine. Turnley shot most of the Harper's photos with Nikon D2X, D100 and D70 digital SLRs and a small stable of lenses, including the Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 and Nikkor 85mm f/1.4. |
| June 8, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| NPPA Photojournalism Summit takes place June 23-25, 2006 |
| The U.S. National Press Photographers Association's 60th Anniversary Photojournalism Summit takes place from June 23-25, 2006 in Tampa, FL, USA. |
| June 8, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Sony announces 10-megapixel Alpha DSLR-A100 |
| Sony has announced its first interchangeable-lens digital SLR, the Alpha DSLR-A100, which sports a 10-megapixel APS-C format CCD, compatibility with the Minolta Maxxum (Dynax) "A" lensmount, in-body image stabilization, and an anti-dust mechanism that works by shaking the sensor, all for a U.S. street price of US$899.95. |
| June 5, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Shuttle controller settings released for Apple Aperture |
| Contour Design has released a settings file for its Shuttle line of multimedia controllers that enable them to control Apple's Aperture. |
| June 5, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Sites we like: Strobist |
| A site we've recently discovered, and instantly enjoyed, is Strobist. As the name suggests, it's a site all about lighting, by Baltimore Sun photojournalist David Hobby. Strobist has a simple goal: to help photographers make better use of shoe-mount flash units. |
| June 5, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Mechanic 4.4.3.1 released as public beta |
| Over the weekend, Camera Bits made available the next version of their pro photo browser Photo Mechanic as a public beta. V4.4.3.1b0602 for Windows and Mac includes numerous feature tweaks and bug fixes, including much faster move operations on the Mac. |
| June 5, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware upgrade for Nikon D2X in the works? |
| Nikon is developing a firmware update for the D2X that will bring a number of the D2Xs' refinements to the earlier camera, says a story on Japanese-language web site RBB Today. |
| June 2, 2006 | FULL STORY |
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