Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.1
Posted on September 30, 2008 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Adobe have just released Photoshop Lightroom 2.1. This release candidate version for Mac and PC adds support for 4 digital cameras, including the Nikon D700 and Nikon D90, and fixes quite a lot of bugs.
Website: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.1
Adobe Release Notes
The goal of this release is to address several bugs that were introduced with the release of Lightroom 2.0 and provide additional camera raw support.
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Pentax K-m / K2000 announced and previewed
Posted on September 30, 2008 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Pre-Photokina 2008: Pentax has announced the Km (or K2000, in the US), a new DSLR that will compete in the entry-level market. The camera, which is built around an image stabilized 10 megapixel sensor has been designed to be small, light and easy-to-use. The two lenses available in kits with the camera have also been re-engineered to be lighter. We’ve had a chance to use an early example and have prepared an in-depth, ten page preview of the new camera.
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SanDisk 32GB CompactFlash
Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash 32GB : The recent release of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera represents an emerging trend in digital imaging: the convergence of high-megapixel still photograph and High Definition (HD) video capture in a single digital single-reflex lens (DSLR) camera and the need for large-capacity memory cards to support these added capabilities. With flickr.com now allowing users to post 90 second videos, or “long photos” as they are called, the DSLR video movement has definitely arrived.
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Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar T* 4/85 ZM
Posted on September 26, 2008 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Carl Zeiss have unveiled an 85mm telephoto lens for rangefinder cameras. The compact Tele-Tessar T* 4/85 ZM is a new addition to the ZM line of lenses. The lens is almost distortion-free and features excellent field curvature correction. Its shortest possible distance setting of only 0.9 m ensures maximum diversity of use. Its all-metal mount and sturdy design make it a multi-purpose lens for a wide variety of applications.
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Fujifilm announces new Super CCD EXR sensor
Posted on September 24, 2008 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
Fujifilm’s statement on its new sensor, announced at Photokina can be viewed HERE
Master Lillian Bassman
Posted on September 22, 2008 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Left: Anne Saint Marie, for a Chanel ad campaign, New York, 1958. Right: Mary Jane Russell, for Harper’s Bazaar magazine, New York, 1950. Few events in the history of fashion photography rival the serendipitous reemergence of images by legendary photographer and art director Lillian Bassman in the early 1990s.
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Winner of Postcards from the Park competition announced
Posted on September 22, 2008 - Filed Under News, Digital | Leave a Comment
The winner of this year’s Postcards from the Park competition has been named as John Rhodes from Thrapston in Northamptonshire. John won the East Midlands category with his image ‘Lone Tree’ and was named national winner at an awards ceremony in London on Tuesday. He wins £1000 of Jessops vouchers.
The competition, launched by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund in partnership with parks charity GreenSpace, received over 1600 entries from across the UK.
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Three Prime lenses launched by Leica
Posted on September 19, 2008 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | Leave a Comment
Pre-Photokina 2008: Leica has, amongst its latest announcments, launched three new prime lenses - the SUMMILUX-M 21 mm f / 1.4 ASPH, SUMMILUX-M 24 mm f / 1.4 ASPH and Elmar-M 24 MM F / 3.8 ASPH Lens. Ideal with the M8/8.2, the all three lenses are specifically designed to keep vignetting and distortion to a minimum. Press Release: New Super Fast Leica F / 1.4 Prime lenses at 24 mm AND 21 mm! Super fast, compact, with sensational performance even at full aperture, these lenses will enable users to redefine wide angle low light photography.
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Epson Introduces Three Sub-$100 All-in-One Inkjet Printers
Posted on September 18, 2008 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
Following in the footsteps of the $99 Epson Stylus NX400, introduced in June, the NX300, NX200 and NX100 utilize Epson’s pigment DURABrite Ultra ink and are equipped with individual ink cartridges.
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Leaf AFi-II 10, 7 and 6 Medium Format Cameras
Posted on September 16, 2008 - Filed Under Tests, Reviews | 2 Comments
Pre-Photokina 2008: Leaf has announced the AFi-II 10, 7 and 6 digital medium format cameras and corresponding Aptus-II 10, 7 and 6 digital backs. AFi-II 7 and 10 have the first 90° tilting LCD screens on medium format cameras. In addition, the AFi-II 10 and Aptus‐II 10 use a 56 megapixel, 56 x 36mm wide imaging sensor. All of the new cameras backs feature 3.5" touch screen LCD displays, 12-stop dynamic range, 50-800 ISO range and 16-bit output.
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