Sakar who? Sakar International is a 30-year-old company based in Edison, NJ. They recently bought the 70-year-old Vivitar brand after the latter filed for bankruptcy. Sakar makes digital cameras and stuff for kids that retail from $20 to $100. Sakar announced today that they have acquired the Vivitar brand name and associated intellectual property from …
Monthly Archives: October 2008
XDepth Raw Promises Completeness of Raw, Lightness of JPEG
We need Raw files because it contains a lot more data for us to tweak our photos to perfection; unfortunately, Raw files are just too big for most of us. Plus, you need a Raw converter for a computer to read Raw files. For this reason, we use JPEG files because they are smaller and …
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Bogen Imaging UK Announces New Manfrotto 055CX Tripods
The latest additions to Manfrotto’s ‘X’ range of tripods are the 055CX carbon tripods. The new models include the CXPRO3, CXPRO4 and CX3. Manfrotto says the new 055CX tripod range features outstanding qualities in terms of height, rigidity, payload and setup speed whilst offering extreme lightness thanks to its carbon fibre structure. The standard version …
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Digital Foci Image Moments 6 Picture Frame to Ship Oct 13
Digital Foci, Inc. will begin shipping the Image Moments 6 (IMT-063) picture frame on October 13. Nicknamed “The Executive,†the new digital photo frame features a 5.7-inch VGA (640 x 480) digital LCD screen which the company touts as having the highest pixel density digital photo frame on the market today, enabling the display of …
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Adobe Releases Photoshop Elements 7, Premiere Elements 7 Bundle
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 and Adobe Premiere Elements 7 for Windows are now shipping, available as stand-alone products or as a single retail bundle package. Purchase of these apps also means you get to become a member of Photoshop.com, which entitles you to receive helpful templates and creative tutorials delivered on a regular basis as …
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Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise 35 Bag to Benefit Reporters Without Borders
The new Urban Disguise 35 shoulder bag from Think Tank Photo is intentionally designed not to look like a camera bag. Its low profile is meant to lessen the risk of carrying expensive DSLR gear, according to the company. In fact, it can accommodate a 13.3†laptop with a standard-size DSLR or a 10†laptop …
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Panasonic LUMIX G1 Camera Gets Photokina Star for Its Micro Four Thirds Design
Coming home fresh from Photokina 2008, Panasonic announces that their new digital interchangeable lens camera LUMIX DMC-G1 is the winner of the famous “Photokina Star,†a nod to the Micro Four Thirds design that the camera has adopted. The “Photokina Star†is appointed by photo specialist magazines PHOTO PRESSE and digit!, published by Klie Verlagsgesellschaft …
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Olympus E-420 Komachi Kit Now Available
The Olympus E-420 Komachi Kit might remind you of your grandfather’s old camera, but it’s all modern inside; only the hand-made leather case is retro. The kit bundles together the 10-megapixel E-420 DSLR, a ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm 1:2.8 pancake lens, with a 1GB CF card, LCD lens protector and a lens cloth thrown in, plus …
BreezeBrowser Pro 1.9 Adds Geo-Tagging, Raw Support for New Cameras
The newest BreezeBrowser Pro, Version 1.9, adds support to Nikon D700, Nikon D60 and Canon EOS 1000D/Rebel XS Raw image file conversion and extends the GPS data support already available to BreezeBrowser Pro and Downloader Pro users. New in BreezeBrowser Pro v1.9 is the ability to link Raw and JPEG photos to Google Earth. With …
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The Limited Edition Olympus E-520 Evolution Kit
Olympus is offering their E-520 Evolution Kit that includes the E-520 DSLR, four lenses that cover the whole zoom range from 9-300mm (18-600mm in 35mm equiv), a wireless flash unit and some other goodies. The whole kit is being offered as a limited edition set, priced at £1500 (about $2660, US) starting this month. The …
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