Monthly Archives: September 2008

German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss today announced new lenses for the Canon EOS mount, the Planar T* 1.4/50 ZE and the Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE. The company says both lenses, just like all EF lenses, transfer all information exclusively via electronic contacts. This means that all exposure modes such as programmed auto exposure, shutter priority, …

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Bibble Labs today announced Version 5 of their photographic workflow and RAW conversion software. Official launching, however, of Bibble 5 will be done at Photokina 2008 in Cologne, Germany on September 23rd. The company said Bibble 5 improves upon all aspects of photographic workflow, offering finer control over image quality and adjustments, huge speed gains, …

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LEICA Camera AG in Solms, Germany describes its new C-LUX 3 as an elegant and high-performance digital camera from the Leica C-LUX line, updating the Leica C-LUX 2. The company says the new 10-megapixel C-LUX 3 offers various technical improvements. The LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 4.4-22 mm f/2.8-5.9 ASPH zoom lens provides a wide focal length …

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Philippines-based Innovatronix Inc. has announced the Tronix Explorer XT, a portable power source for photographers more powerful than their popular Explorer 1200 model. Rated at 350watts continuous power, 1200watts peak power and recommended up to 2400watts, the Tronix Explorer XT is designed to be a better and more reliable portable power to most flash and …

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The venerable WinZip file compression application, which is now in Version 12.0, now features lossless JPEG compression and a complete photo management and sharing solution, according to an announcement from Corel-owned WinZip Computing. WinZip 12.0 also boasts improved performance and compatibility and enhanced security options. It has enable encryption security features to customize password requirements. …

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Panasonic has announced the first interchangeable lenses designed for the new Micro Four Thirds System: the LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S. standard zoom lens and the LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S. telephoto lens. The LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S will be the standard kit lens with the LUMIX DMC-G1, the first Micro Four …

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Panasonic today introduced the Lumix DMC-G1, the first Micro Four Thirds camera to come out of the format that promises a smaller body and even smaller lenses. The Lumix G1 completely breaks away from the traditional SLR design by doing away with the pentaprism or pentamirror and coming up with an innovative mirror-less structure that …

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SanDisk today announced their 32GB SanDisk Extreme III CF card, designed to meet the demands of professional digital videographers and photographers. While expanding capacity, SanDisk says the new card does not sacrifice speed: it offers data transfer rates of up to 30 Megabytes per second (MBps), or 200x. “High-definition camcorders require high-capacity memory cards, and …

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Professional photographer Beth Dow of Minneapolis, MN, has won the $25,000 grand prize in the first-ever Photography.Book.Now competition for her photography book, “In the Garden,” a portfolio of large platinum-palladium prints that examine tensions of mass, light, and perspective in highly cultivated landscapes. Ms. Dow’s work was chosen from about 2,000 entries as the most …

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