| Canon Australia, Korea post statements on EOS-1D Mark III sub-mirror fix |
| Canon Australia and Canon Korea have posted web pages containing details about the upcoming EOS-1D Mark III sub-mirror fix. *UPDATED* |
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| The sports portrait begins with a good idea |
| In his blog, Seattle Times photographer Rod Mar describes his thought process and the technique used in his photo of Seattle Sonics rookie sensation Kevin Durant. |
| October 31, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Apparent letter from Canon to dealers in the UK describes EOS-1D Mark III AF plan |
| We've updated our June 19th article analysing EOS-1D Mark III autofocus performance to include the contents of a letter that's apparently being distributed by Canon to dealers in the UK, outlining the company's plan to halt shipments of the camera and take back existing stock from retailer shelves in that country. |
| October 29, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates WFT-E2/E2A firmware to v1.0.1 |
| Released last week, firmware v1.0.1 for Canon's Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2/E2A corrects an error that prevents the EOS-1D Mark III from taking pictures when certain wired or wireless networking errors occur. |
| October 28, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| It's official: an EOS-1D Mark III autofocus fix is on the way |
| Beginning October 17 in the U.S. and presumably other regions as well, Canon began informing EOS-1D Mark III owners that a fix for the camera's AI Servo autofocus problems has been developed. Chuck Westfall, Canon USA's Director of Media and Customer Relationship, says that Canon USA staff at their factory service centres, call centre as well as pro market field representatives have been briefed on the fix and are able to speak about it to EOS-1D Mark III shooters. We spoke with Westfall this morning about what customers are being told regarding the fix. Here's what we've learned. |
| October 18, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS-1D Mark III autofocus fix may be two weeks away |
| We're hearing from a large and growing number of photographers this evening that Canon USA's customer care centre is advising EOS-1D Mark III owners who call in that a fix for the camera's AI Servo autofocus problems is approximately two weeks away. |
| October 17, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA releases firmware v1.3.1 for imagePROGRAF iPF5000 |
| Canon USA has posted for download firmware v1.3.1 for the imagePROGRAF iPF5000 wide-format printer. |
| October 17, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| SanDisk introduces Extreme III 8GB SDHC card |
| SanDisk has introduced the Extreme III 8GB SDHC card, its highest capacity card in this format. |
| October 17, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Datacolor unveils Spyder3Elite and Spyder3Print |
| Datacolor has announced the Spyder3Elite, a monitor profiling package built around a new Spyder3 colorimeter, and Spyder3Print, a new printer profiling suite. |
| October 17, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Giga Vu Pro evolution upgraded to Giga Vu extreme |
| The Giga Vu PRO evolution has evolved. Now called the Giga Vu extreme, the new version of the full-featured photo storage device adds support for Jobo's photoGPS, is available in capacities of 80GB, 120GB and 160GB (up from 40GB, 80GB and 120GB) and now includes an SD/SDHC adapter in the box. |
| October 17, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Young photographer Joey Lawrence on the way to fame |
| The Strobist has an interesting interview with Canadian photographer Joey Lawrence, a 17-year-old who travels the world with his Canon EOS 5D and Speedlite flashes, creates educational tutorials on DVD and has agents in London and New York. |
| October 16, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar to ship fast CompactFlash, SD/SDHC reader in November |
| Announced earlier this year, Lexar is preparing to ship their Professional UDMA Dual-Slot USB Reader next month. Lexar's newest USB 2.0 memory card reader is the first we know of to combine support for the higher speed of UDMA-capable CompactFlash cards and the ability to accept SD/SDHC cards with performance that's in line with the fastest USB 2.0 readers currently available. In our benchmarking of a preproduction unit, it's as quick in card-to-computer transfers as any USB 2.0 CompactFlash reader we've seen, and the fastest SD/SDHC reader we've ever tested. |
| October 16, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Mac OS X Leopard slated for release on October 26 |
| Apple has set October 26, 2007 as the release date for the next major revision of its computer operating system, Mac OS X Leopard, otherwise known as OS X 10.5. |
| October 16, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon announces development of EF 200mm f/2L IS USM and EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM |
| Canon today has announced that an EF 200mm f/2L IS USM and EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM are in development. |
| October 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Photographer Mike Moats specializes in tiny landscapes |
| We discovered a particulary good batch of macro photographs by Mike Moats while browsing the Nature Photographers Online Magazine. Moats has used several models of Fujifilm digital SLRs, including the FinePix S2 Pro and S5 Pro, to shoot much of his recent work. |
| October 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| True Spirit of the horse captured in Stromberg's photography |
| Two features in particular caught our eye in the October 2007 Rangefinder and both make great use of light and colour. One is on Tony Stromberg and his superb horse photography, the other on Jay Maisel, a master at seeing pictures in his native New York and elsewhere. |
| October 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon releases better-quality profiles for iPF5000, iPF6100 |
| Canon has released new printer profiles, created with X-Rite's ProfileMaker 5, for its imagePROGRAF iPF5000 and iPF6100 wide-format printers. The free, downloadable ICC printer profiles are for 10 different Canon media types. |
| October 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III on track for mid-November delivery |
| Canon is on track to begin shipping the 21.03 million image pixel EOS-1Ds Mark III in mid-November 2007, says Chuck Westfall, Canon USA's Director of Media and Customer Relationship. The company is also gearing up to release updaters for ImageBrowser/ZoomBrowser EX, Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility and Picture Style Editor. |
| October 11, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| A look inside Nikon's Sendai digital SLR factory |
| In August 2007, Nikon invited technology journalists from around the globe - including us - to take part in the D3 and D300 launch announcements in Tokyo, as well as tour the company's Sendai, Japan manufacturing facility where the D3 is being built. While at Sendai Nikon, no pictures were allowed to be taken inside factory buildings, but Nikon has now supplied us with photos showing some of the manufacturing activities we saw when there, including the D3 being assembled. |
| October 5, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Ben Long releases new Photoshop Action Pack |
| Ben Long has announced the release of Photoshop Action Pack v3.6, which takes advantage of the Mac OS X 10.4 Automator, with a collection of 87 Automator Actions. |
| October 4, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Breeze Systems introduces DSLR Remote Pro v1.5 |
| Breeze Systems has released DSLR Pro v1.5 for Windows, a new version of the company's Canon digital SLR control application. Version 1.5 adds the ability to autofocus the EOS-1D Mark III and EOS 40D when Live View mode is engaged, through an innovative contrast detection-based autofocus function similar to that found in compact digital cameras and that doesn't require the mirror to be lowered to work. |
| October 3, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| DxO announces DxO Optics Pro v5 |
| DxO Labs has announced that DxO Optics Pro v5, the next major release of its RAW conversion and image enhancement software for Windows and Mac, will include a new RAW conversion engine, dust removal, a revamped user interface and more. |
| October 1, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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