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Western Digital now delivers 2-terabyte single-drive versions of its My Book family of storage products. The new 2TB systems are included in WD’s My Book Studio Edition, My Book Mac Edition, My Book Home Edition and My Book Essential Edition models. Market research shows that consumer creation and acquisition of digital media is growing rapidly, …
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The Nikon D90 DSLR is a great camera that comes with a good user manual, detailing each and every button in reasonably clear language. But knowing all those buttons does not guarantee great pictures. That’s where this new book from O’Reilly comes in. The Nikon D90 Companion by Ben Long teaches you how to use …
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Along with the new Canon Rebel T1i (will you get used to the name?) DSLR, Canon also announced a new flash, the 270EX, to replace their Speedlite 220EX which is now gathering dust. The new Canon Speedlite 270EX is a compact and lightweight external flash unit intended for use with Canon EOS SLRs and select …
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Nikon ViewNX is an image browser to view JPEG, TIFF and NEF files. It is also useful in editing or converting NEF/RAW files. It integrates with Capture NX to adjust white balance and exposure in the browser. Nikon has released the latest edition of ViewNX, Version 1.3.0, in which all image enhancement functions in the …
Copenhagen, Denmark-based Phase One A/S imaging company says they are making a “significant†financial investment in Japan’s Mamiya Digital Imaging to “accelerate the development of advanced, world-class medium format camera systems.†While they are not disclosing the terms of their deal with Mamiya, Phase One said their investment makes them a major shareholder in Mamiya. …
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Book publisher Focal Press has added 7 more titles in support of Adobe’s updated Photoshop CS4 image editing program. The additional titles include new editions of Creative Photoshop CS4 by Derek Lea, The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book by Richard Lynch, Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom by Leslie Alsheimer and Bryan O’Neil …
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Canon today announced the new Rebel T1i HD Video DSLR Camera. The good news is that it follows the Rebel line as a solid DSLR with even more megapixels – it packs a 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor. The bad news? Canon crippled its HD video capability to just 20 frames per second (30fps would have been …
Commercial child head shot photographer Bradley Ross speaks with Bill and Ed about his career and his work.
US publisher Hachette Filipacchi (Popular Photography, American Photo, Boating, Cycle World, Flying and Sound & Vision) is reported to be looking for buyers of its enthusiast magazines. There’s been a series of cost-cutting moves under new CEO Alain Lemarchand since he took office last fall – even dropping out of the magazine industry association – …
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The New York Photo Awards 2009 is now open for submission, part of the New York Photo Festival celebrations from May 13 to 17. The photo contest is open to all talented photographers all over the world. NYPH09 follows the successful first year of the New York Photo Awards. In its inaugural year, NYPH08 received …
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