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Hamrick Software is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving all their previous purchasers a free upgrade to VueScan 8.5. The new version of the scanning application has just been released with more than 600 improvements since the release of VueScan 8.4 two years ago, according to the company. VueScan started life in 1998, with Version …
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Imagenomic LLC announced today the release of Portraiture 2, a skin retouching plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. The company said the new version features an array of advanced controls to further enhance the accuracy and refinement of the skin retouching process, and adds new capabilities for accelerating workflow performance, as well as new techniques for creating …
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Datacolor is extending its manufacturer’s mail-in rebates on its line of Spyder color calibration systems including Spyder3Pro, Spyder3Elite and Spyder3 Studio. The rebates, initially offered as a special, limited-time offer during the Photo Plus Expo show in New York, will now be extended through December 31, 2008. Datacolor said the rebate program will continue to …
DxO Labs has posted the Raw capabilities for the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera, and how it ranks among the current crop of DSLRs. The benchmarking includes detailed measurements of image quality delivered by its sensor, color depth, dynamic range and low-light ISO capability. The measurements indicate that the EOS 5D ranks …
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They used to call it the Stylus SW (shockproof, waterproof) but henceforth, it will be called the Stylus TOUGH. That’s the rebranding being done to the camera which started life as the Olympus Stylus 720 SW in 2006. The last version was announced last August, this year, as the Stylus 1050 SW but starting in …
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Dell has launched its UltraSharp 1909W LCD monitor featuring a 16:10 display with a 1440 x 900 pixels resolution. The new 19-incher boasts a 5ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio and 300cd/m2 of brightness. Typical of Dell monitors, the 1909W can tilt, pivot and swivel, and allows for height adjustment. It can even be removed …
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Its me, David Griffin A.K.A. “The Prince of Cheap,” and I am BACK AGAIN! Its time. It’s time! Its time for me to give a another short review of another cheap tool. After months of searching and searching for a beauty dish, I finally found one. It was a 16 inch dish that saved my life …
Its me David Griffin A.K.A. “The Prince of Cheap” here! I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack – here with another short review of another piece of cheap gear that you can use to get better results with your photography! This time its the ubiquitous softbox. The cool thing is that I’m now a fan of smaller tools for harder …
Its me, David Griffin A.K.A. “The PRINCE OF CHEAP” back again! I cannot tell a lie… I’ve had tons of new equipment and haven’t told anyone. :) Until now! I’ve finally ended my quest! I’ve found the cheap beauty dish! Its here! Its here!! I went to ebay searching for a beauty dish. I was …
The Prince of Cheap here! Today I’m droppin a short review of a lil gem I’ve been using for quite a while now. As you’ve all come to know I supply my studio with ebay everything! Its the worlds largest garage sale… how can any of you resist! The tool that I’ve fallen in love …