Monthly Archives: September 2008

Pretec announced today at the start of Photokina 2008 in Cologne, Germany that they will demonstrate even higher capacities including a 64GB CF card, in the Leaf booth (West Hall 4.2, B009) and CFA (Hall 5.1, G-019) at the imaging trade show. The company previously released a 48GB 333x CF card, which they claimed had …

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HP today announced the Photosmart B8550 Photo Printer, a home printer that can produce from 4x6in photos to large-format prints up to 13×19 inches. And it prints directly from digital cameras without using a computer. HP says that with affordable individual ink cartridges, this versatile 5-ink printing system provides laser-quality pigment ink black text and …

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Pentax introduced the K2000 digital SLR earlier today during a press briefing at Photokina 2008. The company said the PENTAX K2000 DSLR system is designed specifically for consumers who are ready to make the transition from a point-and-shoot digital camera to digital SLR photography. The PENTAX K2000 is an entry-level system consisting of the new …

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There are new Lensbabies in the pipeline and they are just about ready to break out at Photokina 2008. The company Lensbaby, LLC is launching an entire new system of selective focus lenses at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany (Hall 5.2 C021). Three new Lensbaby lenses – The Composer, The Muse and The Control …

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Leica Camera AG in Solms is introducing the Leica S2 at Photokina 2008 kicking off tomorrow in Cologne, Germany. The Leica S2 is a new SLR camera system for professional photographers, the company said. Its concept has been dubbed “Made in Solms,” reflecting a tradition of excellence once enjoyed by German-made products. In a statement, …

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Samsung introduces a new 10.2-megapixel superzoom digital camera with ultra-wide 24mm – 240mm (equivalent) zoom lens. The new camera, above, with the tentative HZ1 designation, also sports a 720p (30fps) HD Movie mode with sound, the ability to zoom while in video mode, 2.7″ Wide LCD display, dual image stabilization (optical and digital), face detection, …

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AgfaPhoto today introduced its DC-1338sT digital camera with touch screen during a press day at Photokina 2008 in Cologne, Germany. The new AgfaPhoto camera will be on display from the 23rd through the 28th of September 2008 in Hall 05.2, booth C031 at Photokina. Its headline feature is a 3″ touch screen TFT display which …

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In today’s Press Day at Photokina 2008 in Cologne, JOBO AG of Germany said it is proudly celebrating its 85 years in the business as it showcases its full line of imaging products for the 30th time in the imaging trade show. “For 85 years, JOBO has been providing high-end imaging products from the days …

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Lexar Media has introduced its Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi memory card, offering a convenient wireless solution for uploading digital photos to computers as well as sharing them via social networking and photo-sharing websites. It’s a re-branding of the Wi-Fi memory card licensed from Eye-Fi who pioneered this technology. As an Eye-Fi Connected product, the Lexar Shoot-n-Sync Wi-Fi …

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Adobe Systems, Inc. today announced a release candidate for Version 2.1 of Photoshop Lightroom, addressing several bugs that were introduced with the release of Lightroom 2.0 and adding support for newer cameras. Among those fixed in the latest version are stability and high severity bugs, performance bugs, some issues with keywords and metadata and interoperability …

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