The PhotoPlus Expo 2006 Photography & Design Conference opens its doors at 10am today at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. The trade show brings together over 200 manufacturers showcasing the hottest digital imaging products and technologies of the future, with hands-on opportunities in every booth. They will offer seasoned photographers, advanced amateurs …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
E027 Dylan Borgman
In this episode, Bill and Ed talk with commercial photographer’s assistant Dylan Borgman. Dylan talks about being a professional assistant in a digital industry.
Kodak Loses in Q3 Net Sales, But Gains in Digital Earnings
There is a silver lining to Kodak’s 10% decrease in net sales this quarter: it gained a significant growth in digital earnings. And they may be turning a corner from previous eight quarters of consecutive losses. Kodak’s Q3 2006 figures showed $3.2 billion net worldwide sales, down 10% compared to its $3.5 billion sales in …
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Fujifilm Profits Dip Slightly
Fujifilm’s operating profits for the first half of 2006 dipped 15.4% and they are happy about it. Fiscal pundits were apparently expecting much worse, and the smaller profit decline is considered a sign that Fuji’s aggressive overhaul of its photographic unit is working. Fujifilm was a photographic film industry leader but the conversion into digital …
Adobe Updates Camera Raw, DNG Converter
With new digital cameras cropping up like mushrooms in the wild, Adobe has also updated its Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop CS2 and DNG Converter. The update extends Raw file support to 13 additional camera models, namely, Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi/EOS Kiss Digital X), Fuji FinePix S6000fd, Fuji FinePix S9100/9600, Leica D-LUX 3, Leica …
Bibble 4.9d Update Ready for Download
Bibble 4.9d has been released and ready for download at http://download.bibblelabs.com/. The company says it’s a minor maintenance release, but we counted 28 bug fixes and five support add-ons, major matters however you slice and dice it. Bibble said it is a recommended update for all users, but also, please keep a backup of your …
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Redux: Double-Blah
We already looked at this before, but the kindly folks over at Imaging Resource have another review for the Lumix LX2. In essence, they praised the LX2’s triple wide feature set of 16:9 lens, 16:9 image sensor and 16:9 LCD, its good looks and speedy performance. However, on image quality they wished Panasonic could tone …
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