Monthly Archives: August 2007

Sharing stellar billing today with the flagship Nikon D3 is the new D300 digital SLR updating the company’s very successful D200 model. The new Nikon D300 is a DX-format DSLR with 12.3 megapixels and a brand-new 3-inch LCD screen that packs 920,000 pixels. It also features a broad light sensitivity range of ISO 200 to …

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It’s official at last: Nikon today announced the D3 digital SLR to update its 15-month-old D2Xs model. Nothing wrong with the D2Xs of course, NASA actually loves it; it’s just that we have to move on in the name of progress. And progress in the D3 is the new FX format camera that features higher …

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Why is Zenfolio better than flickr? Number One: You can display really big pictures and you can customize your own site to your heart’s desire. Number Two: Your Aunt Nellie doesn’t have to be a member of Zenfolio to view your photos, which has become an annoying feature of most photo-sharing sites who want even …

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Nikon has launched its own Digital Learning Center on Flickr, just in case Flickr members need a few tips on how to shoot better photos. Nikon says it’s a great site, an online resource to provide Flickr members with tutorials, practical photography tips and advice from Nikon photo professionals to assist them in taking the …

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Nikon was a bit thrilled to announce today that NASA recently ordered from them a number of photographic equipment, including 76 units of D2XS digital SLRs, 39 Nikkor lenses, 64 Speedlight strobes, batteries and other accessories. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the U.S. will use these stuff to photograph astronauts’ activities both in …

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Sony has introduced the Cyber-shot DSC-H3, a mid-sized digital camera meant as an entry-level model just a notch below their existing DSC-H7 and DSC-H9 models. The H3, priced at $300 and available next month, is equipped with an 8-megapixel 1/25” CCD combined with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 10x optical zoom lens that goes from 38mm …

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Roland Advanced Solutions Division (ASD) today introduced the MPX-80 Photo Impact Printer. The new desktop device is an engraver which offers personalization capabilities for jewelry stores, gift shops and photography studios. This is Roland’s fourth-generation Photo Impact Printer. The MPX-80 can personalize both flat and curved giftware like pens, cuff links and money clips. A …

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Samsung is gearing up for what it expects to be an exploding mobile devices market up to the foreseeable year 2010. The company has been positioning tiny hard disk drives that pack high capacity storage in advance of the demand. Samsung’s latest offering is a 1.8-inch 160GB drive in its Spinpoint N2 Series, an upgrade …

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Casio is introducing a new photo printer, the PCP-1000, which does not skimp on display. It has a 7-inch LCD screen for editing and reviewing photos before churning out borderless postcard-size prints. The PCP-1000 can print directly from your digital camera, mobile camera phone or from any flash-based memory card. It has built-in slots to …

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Canon has announced its ultra-wide EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM lens boasting a 114-degree angle of view; exceeded only by Canon’s EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye. The new lens has the shortest focal length in Canon’s renowned professional L-series range. “The newly designed lens incorporates aspherical and UD elements to achieve the very highest standards of image …

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