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There are two new carbon-fiber tripods from Hama UK: the Omega Carbon II and III which take advantage of the material’s strength, stability and light weight. The height of Omega Carbon III adjusts from 71cm to an imposing 2 meters and 2cm, making the tripod ideal for taking high-angle photos. Including the versatile 3D precision …
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Canon UK announced today two new compact photo printers in their SELPHY line of products, the CP770 and CP760. The SELPHY CP770 uses a fun design: it has a clever integrated storage solution for enhanced portability and convenience. The printer, accessories, paper and ink are stored in a special compact photo tub with carry handle. …
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In a positive sign (sigh…) that we are moving that much closer to the everyday reality of fuel cells, MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., based in Albany NY, said it has signed a deal with a Japanese camera company to develop micro fuel cells for digital cameras and other hand-held electronic devices. MTI is still shy …
Nik Software is now shipping the Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1, the photo editing and management software from Apple. The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images inside the Aperture application. Viveza is powered by Nik Software’s U-Point technology. To make adjustments to an image, users simply place …
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The Nikonians Academy is offering a workshop to help you simplify and understand your digital workflow in detail, no matter what software or printer you use. The 4-day workshop, to be held in Dallas TX from June 12, 2008, will be conducted by Nikonians Academy director Mike Hagen. The seminar covers image editing methods using …
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Photographer David Saffir points us to a new and better tool for color adjustment in Adobe’s Camera Raw. He says “this is one of the better tools developed by Adobe. Tucked away in the Camera RAW dialogue box is what Adobe calls the HSL/Grayscale tool. It provides hue, saturation, and color luminance sliders.†The color …
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UK-based Intemos.com has announced a much improved version of its DSLRClean sensor cleaning product, reducing its manufacturing costs and therefore its price; the company now offers its DSLRClean kit for about $20 (£10 in the UK). The kit contains 10 DSLRClean swabs as well as a 10ml bottle of the travel safe IOptic liquid. DSLRClean …
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In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with Jerry Day, producer of the Light Like a Pro DVD.
Avago Technologies has introduced to the market a new miniature autofocus light emitting diode (LED) for use in ultra-slim digital still camera and cell phone designs. With a footprint that can fit on the head of a pencil eraser, Avago claims its ASMT-FJ30 is the thinnest autofocus LED in the industry and can play a …
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The Stock Artists Alliance (SAA) has just published extensive commentary about the Orphan Works bill as a resource for artists and other members of the visual arts community who will be affected by this legislation. Draft versions of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 were introduced on April 24 by both Houses of the US …
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