Pocket Wizard Updates Firmware for FlexTT5, MiniTT1 Flash Triggers

Pocket Wizard has updated the firmware for the FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 flash triggers for Canon DSLRs. Firmware v4.250 adds a number of enhancements: • Boosts the High Speed Sync feature of Canon Speedlights • Provides energy savings for faster recycling, more shots per battery while enabling greater working distances. • 5D Mark II now compatible …

DEEP Indonesia Underwater Photo Competition Winners

The winners of the 2009 DEEP Indonesia international underwater photography & video competition have been announced. The Best of Show went to Gabriele Donati of Italy, who also garnered First Place in the Animal Behavior category. Photographers competed in seven themed categories (Divers, Animal Portraits, Animal Behavior, Reefscapes, Environment & Conservation, Compact Camera, and Indonesian …

Phase One Announces P 40+ Digital Back Camera

Phase One today unveiled their Phase One P 40+ digital back/camera system. This is the company’s second Sensor+ enabled digital camera back/camera system. Like the P 65+ introduced last year, this new system offers two separate image-capture modes. In normal mode, the P 40+ delivers full 40-megapixel captures for high-quality image details. And when shooting …

Phase One Releases Capture One 4.8 Update

Phase One’s Capture One Raw workflow software is now in Version 4.8 and it’s available now in 3 flavors: 4.8, 4.8 PRO and 4.8 DB. The latest update supports the new Phase One P 40+, also announced today (including tethered support), and the Olympus E-620. Image quality improvements include: enhancements for the Phase One P …

Imense Annotator Makes Keywording So Easy You Could End Up with Thousands of Words for a Single Picture

Imense Annotator is an online keywording service that offers an easy way to add keywords to your photos. So easy in fact you could end up with a clutter of words for a single image. Imense claims it’s simple to use, cost effective and dramatically reduces the time it takes for photographers to keyword their …

Taiwan’s GlacialTech Launches Green LED Spotlights

GlacialTech Inc. of Taiwan is launching a new range of environmentally friendly Green LED spotlights. The GL-SP15 Series comes in various models, ranging from an Infra red sensor driven light, to a CCD camera option. Both products will consume no more than 21W of power and will replace traditional Halogen lamps which usually consume in …

OWC USB 2.0 Display Adapter Adds More Displays to PCs

The new OWC USB 2.0 Display Adapter lets you add another display to Macs and PCs via any standard USB 2.0 port. It functions like a bus powered external video card to add an additional monitor to desktop and laptop computers that offer only one built-in display/video-out port. The OWC USB 2.0 Display Adapter connects …

Akvis Enhances Stamp App, Calls it MultiBrush Now

The AKVIS MultiBrush v.4.0 for Windows and Macintosh promises to make it easy to retouch damaged photos and enhance portraits. It is for artists, photographers and home users who perform portrait enhancement, retouch image flows and remove unwanted objects from digital pictures. For example, the Chameleon Brush of MultiBrush heals skin problems and removes dust, …

Canon Issues Service Notice for PowerShot G10 Camera

Canon USA says that in rare instances, lines may appear in images captured by some units of the PowerShot G10 digital camera. The affected G10 units appear to be those whose 4th and 5th digits from the left are 50, 51, 51, 53, 80, 81, 82 and 83. For example: “xxx83xxxxx.” If you have an …