Photos of the purported D40 have circulated in the webosphere, apparently signaling the inevitable debut of this budget digital SLR camera from Nikon. The photos appeared briefly on a German website but were quickly pulled out, after a few early birds have downloaded the mug shots of the new DSLR. Nothing official yet, but the …
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Mecablitz 58 AF-1 USB Flash
It used to be that when your flash unit needs a firmware update, you pack it up and send it back to the manufacturer. Well, not anymore. Flash maker Metz is offering its Mecablitz 58 AF-1, the world’s first USB upgradeable wireless flash. You just connect it to your PC via USB and install its …
ATP SD Trio Professional Plus Storage Device
Perplexed by microSD, miniSD and SD cards? If you have all three, the SD Trio Professional Plus by ATP offers full compatibility with all 3 SD formats and USB in a single package. This storage device consists of an ATP high speed microSD card along with two different SD adapters and a USB reader adapter, …
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Keyword and Scanning Services for Professional Photographers
Stock photos for sale have absolutely no value online unless they can be searched, shared and sold. And to be searched, shared and sold your photos ought to have keywords. But leave the keywording and scanning stuff to somebody else; as a creative photographer, you should concentrate on what you do best – creating new …
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Keywords Magazine for Stock Photo Shooters
The Stock Artists Alliance has launched its own magazine, Keywords, to provide resources to stock photo shooters. The 52-page debut issue, which is distributed as a free PDF file via the SAA web site, offers advice and explanations on a wide range of stock topics from copyright protection to metadata use, releases, licensing models, distribution …
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onOne Software Launches Jack Davis Frames
No, these are not physical frames that you can hold or break. You know what PhotoFrame does? PhotoFrame 3 is an imaging application from onOne Software that you use with Adobe’s Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Elements to create artistic borders to frame your digital photos. Yeah, like the one above. The latest collection of PhotoFrame’s …
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Deke McClelland’s “Photoshop CS2: Mastering Camera Raw”
If you’re a new DSLR owner or you just want to understand and benefit from shooting with the RAW format, there’s a new book you can turn to. lynda.com has just released its “Photoshop CS2: Mastering Camera Raw,†authored by best-selling technology writer Deke McClelland. This will teach you key principles and techniques for mastering …
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$127 Sanyo Xacti S50 Hits Germany
Looking for your first digital point-and-shoot camera? The $127 Sanyo Xacti S50 could be worth a little wait. It is debuting in Germany this month, sporting a 5-MP image sensor, 2.5-inch LCD screen, 2x optical zoom and an f/2.8 aperture in wide and f/4.0 in zoom. And for an inexpensive camera, the Xacti camera software …
Camera Armor: Tough Skin for Your DSLR
If you’re working in rough environment or just plain worried that some gremlins could scratch your expensive D80, Camera Armor could give you some peace of mind. Made by OmegaSatter, this tough skin is made of elastomeric silicon rubber to protect DSLRs from abrasion, dust, and fingerprints but still provides access to the camera’s features …
Review: Casio Exilim EX-S600 Just Right
I have always liked Imaging Resource for their spot-on reviews of cameras. They have just reviewed the little Casio Exilim EX-S600 ultra slim compact and came out with a realistic assessment of its performance and quality. Reviewer Dan Havlik says the S600 is a fun camera to use. It’s fast and responsive enough for a …