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Eco Divers will host Asian Diver Magazine’s 2007 Ocean Odyssey Digital Photo Shootout from November 26 to December 5, 2007 in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. There will be two venues for the shoot fest, one at Kungkungan Bay Resort and the other at the Tasik Ria Resort. The photo competition offers prizes such as a …
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Here’s a variation to the ringlight project of Joseph Holst which used plywood and a set of 8 incandescent bulbs to make the ring. Robert Starr from Australia shares with us his own version of the project using one circular fluorescent bulb instead of the 8 incandescents to provide a continuous ring of light reflected …
Leica has a new range of compact Summarit-M series lenses with a maximum aperture of f/2.5 designed for the M8 rangefinder digital camera. The new range consists of four lenses and covers the most popular focal lengths in the Leica M system: Leica Summarit-M 35 mm f/2.5 Leica Summarit-M 50 mm f/2.5 Leica Summarit-M 75 …
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Whatever photo editing software you use and however you organize your photos, Photo Backup 2.6.0 creates archives of all your photos so everything is there when you need it. This is particularly useful to photographers who have thousands of pictures but do not backup regularly. Photo Backup does true incremental archiving of all your photos …
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Hasselblad has expanded its rules for the Masters Awards to now include master photographers who use other brands of cameras. As part of the changes, the 2008 Hasselblad Masters program welcomes all established professional photographers using large and medium format cameras, regardless of brand. Hasselblad Masters will award 9 designations, accepting submissions in Fine Art, …
SeaLife has announced two new underwater cameras which the company claims are the first truly shockproof and waterproof digital sports cameras. The easy to-use ReefMaster Mini, top photo above, is a 6-megapixel camera with a 2-inch LCD screen which can dive up to a depth of 130 feet or 40 meters. It is shockproof tested …
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Verbatim Corp. today announced the first mini Blu-ray recordable/ rewritable (BD-R/RE) media, a 3-inch (8cm) disc that can store 7.5GB of data. The Verbatim Mini Blu-ray disc will be available this month in Japan, where the new Hitachi BD-compatible camcorder will also be launched. Shipments of the mini BD-R discs to other parts of the …
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We have to admire the Scots for the happy attitude they have towards politics, they even have a Festival of Politics to mark this year’s opening of the third session of the Scottish Parliament. And one of the activities lined up for the happy occasion is the World Press Photo exhibition, showcasing 178 images, the …
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The PNY 4-In-1 Mobile Media Kit consists simply of one MicroSD card and three adapters, which convert the MicroSD into a MiniSD card, a standard SD card, or a USB drive. The company said with the 4-in-1 memory kit users can choose a single memory device to work with virtually all digital cameras, mobile phones, …
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Sony Corp. is recalling Cyber-shot DSC-T5 cameras from users in the U.S., Europe, China and Japan because the bottom part of the case may warp and create a sharp edge that could cut users’ hands. The defect affects about 71,200 units of the camera with serial numbers from 3010001 to 3081200. Customers are advised to …
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