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This huge Sigma APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG ultra telephoto zoom lens has been available for Canon DSLRs for some time, and now, it’s also available for the Nikon mount. The lens covers the 200 to 500mm zoom range and maintains its fast F2.8 aperture all throughout. With a dedicated APO Tele-Converter 2x EX DG …
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The UK’s Royal Photographic Society (RPS) announces its workshop program for the first half of 2009. From January to April, a number of exciting additions have been introduced to the already packed schedule, the RPS said. New for this year is the ‘Fashion Photography’ workshop where participants will have the opportunity to work in a …
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ContrastMaster is described as a Photoshop plug-in for effective contrast enhancement as well as creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects. It was first made available for Windows. Now, software maker The Plugin Site is making it available for Macintosh/Apple users. The company said ContrastMaster works with dozens of applications under MacOS X. …
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The New York Times reports that Sony will dismiss 8,000 workers and reduce its planned investments in a bid to counter the effects of worldwide economic recession. The 8,000 full-time jobs represent 5% of Sony’s workforce in its electronics business. Sony also plans to slash another 8,000 temporary and contractual employees for a total of …
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Photographer Rob Galbraith, certified sensor sleuth, reports on his website that Nikon has indeed admitted that the new D3x is using an image sensor made by Sony. So is it the same sensor used in the Sony Alpha 900 DSLR? Well, yes… and no. Nikon says the sensor was specifically developed for the D3x. The …
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Nikon has updated their Capture NX photo software to Version 2.1.1, adding Raw support for the new D3x flagship DSLR plus other improvements. With the update, the GPS data captured with another manufacturer’s digital camera can now be displayed. It also resolves the issue of Capture NX freezing when Raw images captured with another manufacturer’s …
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Vertus Inc has slashed the price of its Fluid Mask 3 image extraction software to only $149, a drop of about 40 percent from its original cost. In dropping its price, Vertus hopes to reach a growing number of consumer camera users looking to perform expert-level editing tasks like masking to extract an image. Fluid …
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Underwater housing maker Fantasea announces the new FS-710 Housing for the Nikon Coolpix S710 compact camera, rated to a depth of 60 meters or 200 feet and featuring double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, and a built-in diffuser. The FS-710 also features a 46mm port ring thread for easy attachment …
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The 2009 International CES returns to Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2009 with 300 new first-time exhibitors among the 2700-plus exhibiting companies across a wide range of electronics. The consumer electronics show will feature new devices in gaming, in-vehicle electronics, information technology, displays and monitors and content and broadband service providers. New exhibitors in 2009 include …
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Genuine Fractals, Version 6, is now available from onOne Software. Powered by patented resizing technology, Genuine Fractals can resize digital images over 1000% with no loss in sharpness or detail. onOne said Genuine Fractals 6 adds new features designed to help photographers get the best enlargements possible, including a new gallery wrap function, batch processing, …