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Fujifilm is raising its prices for color negative films, but not by much, just 5% according to the company, to reflect the increase in costs of silver, oil and other raw materials. The good thing is Fuji is still at it, providing quality films for those who still love to do photos the old fashioned …
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If you plan to buy the Nikon D3 or D300 when they come out in November, there’s a nice accessory that you might also want to consider, the Wireless Transmitter WT-4. It allows you to remotely control your DSLR using a PC. Ideal for in-studio shooting, the WT-4 works in tandem with the remote-control software …
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EXPEED is Nikon’s new 16-bit image processor now being used in the company’s recently announced flagship D3 and D300 digital SLR cameras. The new image processor will also be made part of all future Nikon DSLR and Coolpix compact cameras. Nikon says that with the new D3 DSLR, the EXPEED’s 14-bit A/D conversion and 16-bit …
Stock photo distributor Getty Images has tweaked its Web site, boosted its search engine, made navigation easier and faster and re-launched the whole thing. Getty says the redesign and refinements were based on feedback from stock image buyers. The main addition to the Getty portal is a new search tool called Catalyst, where users can …
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“Through the Eyes of the Condor†will be on exhibit at the National Geographic Museum Explorers Hall from Monday, Sept. 10, through Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. The exhibit includes 40 dazzling aerial photos by renowned photographer Robert B. Haas, culled from his book Through the Eyes of the Condor: An Aerial Vision of Latin America, …
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Some ordinary guys like you and I just made themselves extraordinary by pulling off a cool trick of taking pictures from 22 miles up there, at the very edge of space. These chaps (who simply affix their call signs to their names because they’re ham radio guys) include Brian VE6JBJ, Barry VE6SBS, Tony VA6TNY, and …
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C-Stands or Century Stands are a staple of just about any photo studio. These heavy duty light stands are more stable and able to support more weight than the usual tripod type light stand. Of course, this also means that they cost much more than light weight tripod type light stands. The following project explains …
To complement the Nikon D3 and D300 announced today by Nikon USA, the company also unveiled five new lenses: 1. AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 2. AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED 3. AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR (pictured above) 4. AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/4G ED VR 5. AF-S NIKKOR 600mm f/4G ED VR The …
Olympus, too, has a whole slew of new cameras announced today, headlined by the SP-560 UZ with 18x ultra zoom that’s equivalent to 27-486mm. It adds face (and smile!) detection to its arsenal of features along with a new 8MP sensor. The other digital cameras unleashed by Olympus were the 12MP mju 1200, 8MP mju …
‘Tis the season for announcing new cameras and Pentax also has a couple to unveil, the 7x zoom Optio Z10, above, with 8 megapixels and the Optio S10, photo below, with a 10-megapixel image sensor. The Optio Z10 boasts fast detection time with its Face Recognition feature for improved portraits and digital Shake Reduction that …
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