Apple’s Aperture imaging workflow software has been updated to version 1.5.1, fixing more than a hundred issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application. What? Apple released software that buggy? Who do they think they are, Microsoft? Anyways, the download is 125MB (yes, that big), and the affected areas are …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Nikon Products and Personalities at PhotoPlus Expo
Nikon is exhibiting its entire line of digital imaging and software products and accessories, as well as hosting celebrity photographers at the PhotoPlus Expo 2006. Nikon’s Booth 618 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City will feature its digital SLR’s, the entire line of Coolpix compact digital cameras, and its Coolscan desktop …
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ACDSee Pro Photo Manager at Photo Plus Expo
ACD Systems International is highlighting its ACDSee Pro Photo Manager at the Photo Plus Expo 2006 being held in New York. Developed specifically for the professional photographer, ACDSee Pro now also offers total control over their workflow with the release of a public beta adding support for the newest RAW formats. The enhancement delivers RAW …
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Phoenix Offers Low-Priced Nikon Flash
Phoenix is offering a $200 iTTL dedicated flash for Nikon digital SLR cameras. It goes by a longish and awkward name of DZBIS-112iTTL and claims to be completely fully dedicated to Nikon DSLRs such as the D200 and D80. The DZBIS-112iTTL (whatever!) flash unit has a guide number of 112 (50mm at ISO 100) and …
Spiderlite TD3: Light You Can Take Anywhere
You can take the Spiderlite TD3 to a photo shoot in the desert, at a sporting event, a fashion show, a wedding, or any job location. The whole lighting system is so light (less than ten pounds) you hardly would mind taking it with you anywhere there’s a picture to be taken. The Spiderlite TD3 …
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Lasolite Debuts HLite Backdrop
At the Photo Plus Expo in New York, Lasolite has introduced its HLite backdrop, a self-contained 5×7 foot background that can hold a single backlight. The HLite backlit backdrop enables portrait photographers to shoot in an immaculately clean white background for high-key portraits. It provides an evenly-lit surface while allowing the subject to stand as …
Philips 7FFIM4 Photo Frame
Gizmodo guys love it when they open their boxes of brand new gizmos, it’s actually what they live for. So when they opened their box of a Philips 7FFIM4 Photo Frame, they were gushing with glee at the prospect of trying out yet another gadget. They’ve done it a thousand times, but every time they …
A $9 Macro Lens?
What is this monstrosity? This, my friends, is called a macro lens DIY style. Some guy with a strange handle, Rautiocination (he might as well be Dr. Frankenstein), brags that he spent only $9 to rig this one. Well, it turns out he already had two lenses, an EF 90-300mm and an EF-S 18-55mm that …
Fujifilm FinePix F30 & F20 Now at Lower Prices
Prices are dropping for Fujifilm’s FinePix F30 and F20. Fujifilm USA says the F30 may now be sold at $329 and the F20 at $229, MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price). That usually means street prices could even be lower. Both cameras earned favorable reviews when they came out because of their feature sets and good …
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QNexus Flash System Launches Today at PhotoPlus Expo
Quantum Instruments is launching three new major photographic products: the QNexus wireless receiver/decoder, Qflash 5d-R flash unit and the Turbo SC NiMH battery, all geared to work together as the QNexus Flash System. These will be unveiled at the PhotoPlus Expo which opens today in New York. The QNexus wireless receiver/decoder works in tandem with …
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