| Canon releases new firmware for EOS-1D Mark III |
| Canon has released firmware v1.1.0 for the EOS-1D Mark III. The firmware update includes the changes of firmware v1.0.9, announced in a Canon USA statement earlier this month, plus one more: a correction for an anomaly whereby the camera won't power up after a battery is inserted, requiring the battery to be removed and reinserted. |
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| New Epson wide-format printers detailed at Luminous Landscape |
| Luminous Landscape has published an overview of Epson's refresh of its wide-format printer line. The article describes what's new in the Stylus Pro 4880, 7880 and 9880, and introduces the Epson Stylus Pro 11880. |
| July 27, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| An amusing look at America's heartland |
| Gary Gladstone, a former corporate photographer, offers a whimsical look at small-town America in Portraits from the Heartland. We spotted Gladstone's work online in the American-Journal, a site of stories and pictures showing the diversity of the United States. |
| July 26, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon turns 90 |
| On July 25, 1917, three Japanese optical makers merged to form Nippon Kogaku K.K., the company today known as Nikon. |
| July 26, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| NFL photo vests to carry Canon, Reebok logos next season |
| New National Football League rules will require photographers to sport red vests with Canon and Reebok logos during the upcoming season. |
| July 25, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| EOS-1D Mark III autofocus article updated with an analysis of firmware v1.0.9 |
| We've updated our June 19 article analysing EOS-1D Mark III autofocus with a look at the camera's autofocus performance with firmware v1.0.9 loaded. |
| July 20, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon to release firmware v1.0.9 for EOS-1D Mark III |
| Canon is planning to release a firmware update for the EOS-1D Mark III by the end of this month that's meant to improve the camera's AI Servo autofocus performance, provide a sharper zoomed view when playing back photos on the rear LCD, fix a bug that affects the operation of the Main Dial and Quick Control Dial and correct errors in the Italian and Simplified Chinese menus. |
| July 20, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon takes top spot in digital SLR sales in Japan |
| A story in The Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's national newspapers, says that Nikon has taken the lead in digital SLR sales over the past six months in the Japanese market, assuming the top spot from perennial sales leader Canon. The article quotes a report by a Tokyo research firm that puts Nikon at 47.5-percent market share, vs 36.5-percent for Canon, from January to June 2007. |
| July 20, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| New Epson wide-format printers announced in UK |
| Epson UK has announced three new wide format printers, the Stylus Pro 4880, 7880 and 9880. |
| July 18, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| SanDisk to announce new high-performance CF, SDHC today |
| Later this morning, SanDisk will introduce its fastest CompactFlash cards ever. They're part of the company's new Extreme Ducati Edition series that includes CompactFlash, SD Plus and a USB flash drive. We have a first look. |
| July 18, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| New firmware released for Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D |
| Canon has released a firmware update for the EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D that adds support for MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) and corrects errors in the simplified Chinese menus. |
| July 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| New Canon factory to make CMOS sensors for compact digital cameras |
| Canon has commenced construction of a CMOS sensor factory in Japan that will give it the capacity to begin producing sensors for some of its compact digital cameras, says a Reuters article. |
| July 15, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon documents describe EOS-1D Mark III Custom Functions |
| Canon USA has prepared a collection of PDFs describing in detail the Custom Functions in the EOS-1D Mark III, as well as a settings equivalency guide for EOS-1D Mark II N shooters making the move to the new camera. |
| July 12, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility |
| Canon has released Digital Photo Professional 3.0.2 and EOS Utility 2.0.2 for Mac and Windows. |
| July 12, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Status of Digital Camera Battery up in the air? |
| (UPDATED) Sometime in the last week, the website of Digital Camera Battery has gone offline, and of the various phone numbers we have for the Florida-based company, only the fax line seems to be fully operational. Combine that with a growing volume of email recently from photographers unable to reach the maker of portable power sources for flashes and digital cameras and the signs were pointing to difficult times at Digital Camera Battery. We heard from company president Tim Dodge via email late today, and he indicates that simultaneous phone system and bank snafus are responsible for the disappearance of their website and the inability to reach the company by landline. "All should be straightened out in a few days or less," says Dodge. |
| July 11, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Photojournalist David Honl releases shoe-mount strobe light modifiers |
| David Honl, a photojournalist who splits his time between Los Angeles and Istanbul, has developed a line of reasonably-priced light modifiers for Canon, Nikon and other makers' shoe-mount strobes. The line is comprised of the Speed Gobo (which doubles as a bounce card, or barndoors when paired with a second Speed Gobo), Speed Snoot (in two different lengths) and Speed Strap for attachment of the modifiers to the flash unit. |
| July 8, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Evaluating the MacBook Pro 15 inch LED-backlit display |
| LED backlighting is touted as a breakthrough flat panel display technology, owing to its promise of a wider colour gamut, more even screen illumination, longer display life and greater power efficiency. Plus, unlike the Cold Cathode Fluorescent (CCFL) illumination found in most flat panels today, LED is mercury-free. This all sounds good, but does it translate to Apple's newest MacBook Pro 15 inch - which is the first laptop of its size to incorporate an LED backlight - being better than previous Apple laptops for the viewing and editing of pictures? |
| July 7, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Smithsonian gallery features Nature's Best |
| The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has published an online gallery of stunning images selected from the Nature's Best Photography Exhibit. |
| July 2, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Full resolution files added to EOS-1D Mark III autofocus article |
| Our recent article analysing EOS-1D Mark III autofocus has been updated with several downloadable full resolution sequences, autofocus Custom Function recommendations and more. |
| July 2, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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