O’Reilly Webcast is inviting you to listen to world-renowned photographer Rick Sammon as he shares his “10 Key Ingredients for Cookin’ Digital Photographs.” The 45-minute webcast is on June 26, Thursday, 10am PDT or 1700 GMT. Rick Sammon will share his top digital photography tips and also discuss his favorite photo philosophies, including: The Camera …
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Hahnemühle Offers 60†FineArt Baryta and FineArt Pearl Papers
Hahnemühle’s FineArt Baryta and FineArt Pearl papers are now available in 60-inch widths for large format printing. The company says other products in the FineArt Collection will follow. In autumn 2008, Hahnemuhle will debut 64″ wide roll formats. It said this is in response to the growing popularity of large format printing. The Hahnemühle paper …
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Bogen Conducts Another Online Seminar About Tripods
Bogen Imaging is conducting another online seminar next Friday, June 27, this time it’s titled “Selecting the Right Tripod and Head.†It held an earlier web seminar last June 6 on “How to Overcome 5 Common Problems When Shooting Outdoors.†The June 27 seminar will explore some common techniques on selecting the right tripod and …
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Sony Introduces HVL-F58AM Quick Shift Bounce Flash
Sony today introduced the new HVL-F58AM flash unit – it can swivel 90 degrees left and right on a horizontal axis in addition to the conventional up and down vertical adjustment. Sony calls it the Quick Shift Bounce system and it offers versatile and flexible external lighting control. With a pivoting system, the camera and …
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RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2008 Now Open for Entries
UK’s RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is calling for entries to its Young Photographer Awards 2008 (YPA08) photo competition. This year’s photo submissions have been made easier with the newly launched YPA website. Photographs and details can be uploaded within seconds of logging on to http://www.rspca.org.uk/ypa. The photo competition is …
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Fujifilm Introduces 310X-Speed CompactFlash Cards
Fujifilm UK has launched a new 310x version of its CompactFlash card, offering the fastest (46.5MB/sec) sustained write speed of any memory card available today. The new CF card provides support for the latest generation of UDMA compatible digital SLRs and professional video cameras. The 310x CF card will be available in the UK in …
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New Astronomy Cameras from Imaging Source
Imaging Source has rolled out a new series of affordable low noise astronomy cameras for amateur astro-photographers. The company says these cameras are designed to capture high quality images of the night sky. The imaging unit attaches to the eyepiece of a powerful telescope to do that; it comes with its own software. Monochrome and …
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Presslite Offers VerteX Flash Modifier at Pre-Launch Price of $35
PRESSlite is offering its VerteX solution to a variety of flash-related problems by combining a wide range of light modification features into one single, easy-to-use lightweight device. The PRESSlite VerteX is a small add-on contraption mounted on the flash unit to provide multi-dimensional lighting using a multi-mirror arrangement. PRESSlite claims that with the VerteX, photographers …
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Western Digital Unveils 2TB My Book Mirror Edition
Western Digital today introduced the new My Book Mirror Edition dual-drive storage systems, which can automatically store valuable personal content not once, but twice, to maximize data safety. It uses the mirroring feature of RAID 1 to provide redundant data protection. Western Digital says this mirroring technology makes the new dual-drive systems an ideal storage …
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Samsung Launches Omnia SGH-i900 SmartPhone
Samsung has launched its new Omnia SGH-i900 SmartPhone at the on-going CommunicAsia in Singapore. The new mobile device touts a built-in 5-megapixel CMOS camera that offers extra features including auto-focus, face and smile detection and auto-panorama shot. Its looks and specs are poised to compete directly with Apple’s iPhone. Samsung aims the Omnia i900 at …
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