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The new Shape Shifter backpack from Think Tank Photo can expand and contract to fit your DSLR gear and a laptop. It’s a solution to the common problem of having to carry around a large foam box once equipment is removed from the backpack. From its maximum thickness of 7 inches when the bag is …
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Photographers Vincent Laforet, Moose Peterson, and Rick Sammon will be sharing their expertise at the Lexar booth at PhotoPlus Expo 2008, taking place at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on October 23-25, 2008. Laforet, Peterson and Sammon are Lexar’s Elite Photographers, pioneers of digital photography who are renowned in their fields of …
Among the many new features of Photoshop CS4 is Adobe Camera Raw 5, available now as part of the package. It’s there automatically when you install Photoshop CS4. Among the new features of ACR 5 are: • Local adjustment brush • Graduated Filter • “Post Crop” Vignetting • Opacity for the cloning/healing tool • Improved …
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Phase One’s Capture One 4 PRO Raw workflow software is now available. It is free for registered users of Capture One PRO 3.x; retail price for new users is US$399 and €299. The company said “Capture One 4 PRO has been designed to enhance the image quality of professional digital captures. It is built on …
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It’s $800 for the Lumix DMC-G1 Micro Four Thirds camera. That’s the price for the G1, announced by Panasonic today, and that includes the Lumix G Vario 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 image stabilized kit lens. Another lens, the Lumix G Vario 45-200mm/F4-5.6 OIS telephoto, will sell for $350. All these gear will be available in November. The Lumix …
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If you’re a serious photographer with very little tolerance for mediocrity, you’re going to pass for the new Canon EF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS all-around zoom lens. It’s convenient for walking about, like when you don’t want to tote around too many huge lenses. Travelling, for instance, and taking casual pictures at the same time. But …
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The new Mamiya DL28 Digital Camera System offers professional features and benefits found in much more expensive medium format digital cameras. At $15,000 the Mamiya DL28 packs 28 megapixels in a large sensor that allows a pixel size of 7.2 microns, which should translate to low-noise images with striking highlight and shadow detail. It also …
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The Lucie Awards will honor the top winners of this year’s International Photography Awards in ceremonies at the Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York on Monday, October 20, 2008. The event coincides with the 6th anniversary of the Lucie Awards, presented annually by beer maker Pilsner Urquell, to honor the achievements of the …
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The new Iomega StorCenter ix2 promises highly innovative network storage for home and small business users. The company said that with just four mouse clicks, users can configure up to two terabytes of storage and advanced information management, protection and sharing software that can be connected to multiple devices, including wirelessly with Bluetooth, to manage …
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Memory card maker PNY Technologies is donating $100,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as part of the 2008 Thanks and Giving campaign to help find cures for pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases. PNY is also holding a family photo contest to raise more money for the hospital. St. Jude in Memphis, Tenn., is …
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