Monthly Archives: May 2008

Fantasea today announced the FS-600, a new underwater housing specifically designed for the Nikon Coolpix S600 digital camera. The new housing is depth rated to 60 meters/200 feet, and is fully functional – giving photographers access to all camera functions while shooting underwater. Fantasea said the FS-600’s compact housing design and improved construction ensures easy …

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The pancake-shaped Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 standard lens is a fast prime lens that debuted recently with the new E-420 digital SLR camera. In her review, Margaret Brown of PhotoReview.com.au notes that the lens is “an excellent example of the original promise of the Four Thirds System to deliver cameras and lenses that are …

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This is the de facto tele-zoom lens for Canon XTi, XSi and 40D users who bought their cameras already equipped with the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens. At $280, the 55-250mm f/4-5.6 EF-S IS lens is a low-priced Canon Image Stabilized telephoto lens, considering that its 70-300mm IS sibling is priced at $550. PopPhoto.com reviewed …

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Filter Forge is being offered at 20 per cent discount this summer. The discount is applicable to all editions of Filter Forge: the Basic edition, aimed at entry-level users; the Standard edition, designed for mainstream graphic artists; and the Professional edition, targeted at graphics professionals. Filter Forge is a Photoshop plug-in that allows its users …

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Samsung has unveiled a bigger and faster solid state drive, the 256GB FlashSSD, twice the size of its previous model and more than twice faster. The new solid state drive writes at a speed of 160MBps, compared to the 70MBps write speed of the 128GB model. While faster and more capacious, the new drive promises …

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The new Canon EOS 450D (XSi in the US, Kiss X2 in Japan) has been out for some time now and has found its way into the hands of many end users by now. So, how does it perform? DPReview.com, the grand daddy of all reviews regarding cameras, has finally posted its report on the …

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Sharp reports that it has developed the world’s thinnest CMOS autofocus camera module for mobile phones. The tiny module, with part number RJ63SC100 and measuring only 9.5×9.5×6.6mm, can deliver 5-megapixel images. Its signal to noise (S/N) ratio has been improved by 1.6 times, according to Sharp, to enable mobile phones to take high resolution and …

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Nikon USA has launched the “Nikon D60 Moving Moments Photo Contest” in conjunction with the D60 DSLR advertising campaign featuring actor Ashton Kutcher. It’s open to residents of all the 50 states of the U.S. and they’re giving away 60 Nikon D60 cameras to the best images. The sixty D60 winners will be determined by …

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Epson today launched its Stylus Photo R2880, a high specification A3+ photo printer aimed at professional photographers and keen amateurs. The printer uses Epson’s UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta pigment inks to deliver the highest quality available in professional inkjet printing, according to the company. It adds that the refined look-up table algorithms included with …

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The Sigma Close-up AML-1 is a dedicated for lens the Sigma DP1 camera. It enables close-up photography with a focusing distance between 20cm (7.9 inch) and 33cm (13.0 inch) when attached to the optional Hood Adapter HA-11. The lens is constructed of 2 elements in 1 group, which provides correction for color aberration and distortion, …

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