Monthly Archives: February 2008

Graphics.com has posted an excerpt from Christian Bloch’s book, The HDRI Handbook: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers and CG Artists. In the post, Christian explains in terms of digital bits how an image is captured by the camera compared to how our eyes perceive the image. Then he goes on to explain what happens …

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Hasselblad is offering its buyers a nice case (with even nicer goodies inside) when they purchase the H3DII-39 or H3DII-31 kit. The offer is good between now and March 31, 2008. The bundle includes a free case, choice of a Hasselblad HCD 28mm or HC 120mm lens, a 100 Gig ImageBank, and a one year’s …

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The Fujifilm FinePix F50fd is now available for $250, street, from its previous price of $300 when it debuted in September 2007. Also slashing its price by $50 is the Z10fd which can now be bought for $150, was $200 in Sept. The price reductions took effect last Sunday, February 3. The 12-megapixel F50fd features …

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Hey, have you heard the buzz? Photoshop User TV is now on real national TV – catch them on the Fox Business News channel every Tuesday night. That’s right, the Photoshop Guys – Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kosklowski – will now be seen weekly on national television doing what they have been doing …

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Kodak’s new KAC-05020 1.4-micron 5-megapixel image sensor may hold a solution to the problem of crappy mobile phone photos. The current crop of camera phones may pack substantial megapixels but they don’t capture the brightness levels and vibrancy of a dedicated camera. Kodak’s solution is to re-engineer the CMOS pixel, by reversing the way a …

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Upgraded Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder cameras will be available starting August 2008. The new M8 will feature a new shutter which promises a quieter click and lower vibration during the exposure. It will also offer a protective sapphire glass LCD cover which means it will be virtually scratchproof. Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on …

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With the growing number of companies getting into the digital photo frames business, you’d think the market is saturated. Far from it; demand for digital photo frames is increasing even further. The prognosis from Taiwan’s Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) is that the demand for digital photo frames is expected to increase to 20 …

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No, it’s just the prices of DSLRs cameras that are falling. Just a few years ago, “affordable” meant about $2000; today, most major camera manufacturers offer digital SLRs at $500 or less. Within the $800-$1000 range you can get very respectable cameras like the Pentax K10D, Nikon D80 and the newer Canon XSi and Sony …

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Samsung is re-arranging its troops on the ground with the planned integration of the digital still camera business of Samsung Opto-Electronics America (SOA), Inc. and Samsung Electronics America‘s (SEA) consumer electronics business in March of 2008. The move is designed to leverage existing synergies between the two business units, create new competitive advantages and ultimately …

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