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A group called Women in Creative Photography (WiCP) is offering free family portrait sessions to those who lost their homes in the recent wildfires in San Diego, California. This is WiCP’s way of helping those affected to rebuild their family memories, especially those who lost their photographs in the devastating fires last October. Each family …
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Taiwan-based Apacer Technology is introducing its fourth generation CompactFlash memory card, the Photo Steno Pro IV 300X CF card, available in 4GB and 8GB capacities for professional cameras. The Apacer Photo Steno Pro IV 300X CF card, according to the company, uses the latest dual-channel technology; i.e. the controller transfers data in two channels, which …
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Buffalo Technology has released a 320GB portable external hard drive billed as the MiniStation TurboUSB (HD-PS320U2), probably the largest capacity portable HD today. The PS320U2 has a single 5400RPM hard drive inside, housed in a shock-resistant armored outer case with a wrap-around USB cable. That USB connector links with your PC not only for data …
Barbara Brundage’s book, Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual, is a big thick book. When it came in the mail, I thought there were two books in that parcel. No, this is not your pocket-sized guide by any stretch of the imagination; it’s thick and heavy and it’s as big as a house (ok, 7″x9¼” …
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Germany’s Voigtlaender has introduced to the market its two new fixed focus lenses for Nikon and Pentax mounts. The Ultron 2.0 / 40 SL II and the Nokton 1.4 / 58mm SL II both feature a novel diaphragm technology that offers an almost circular opening rather than the traditional polygon openings. The result obtained is …
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The Caplio RR770 compact from Ricoh updates the previous RR750 model with a 7.1-megapixel image sensor and an expanded 3-inch LCD screen. The new model also features a 3x optical zoom and 32MB of internal memory. An SD card slot allows for more storage with an SD card. The trim and compact RR770 weighs only …
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The HDMC Pocketable HDD can survive very tough conditions; you can drop it, freeze it, throw it and wash it. The completely waterproof USB Flash storage device made its debut as a 12GB drive more than a year ago and it’s reappearing today with a bit more space – 16GB. The new HDMC is heftier …
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DxO Optics Pro v5 for Windows is now available, offering a new RAW Engine, dust/blemish removal, improved user interface, support for Canon EOS 40D as well as expanded Adobe Photoshop Lightroom compatibility and an interesting new ‘Snapshot’ feature. Headlining the new features in DxO Optics Pro v5 is a brand new RAW conversion engine which …
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The marketing elves at Sigma Imaging UK are going bonkers on the stiff competition for DSLR space. They have dropped the price of the 14-megapixel Sigma SD14 digital SLR camera by £200 ($400)! This offer is valid for the Christmas season, Sigma says, a very long Christmas season from November 1, 2007 to February 29, …
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Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 now provides fully integrated support for the Microsoft HD Photo file format. Corel is an early adopter of HD Photo which is on its way to becoming the new industry standard JPEG XR image format. Says Denise MacDonell, Director, Product Management, Digital Media at Corel, “This allows us to …
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