Studio Lighting Tips, Techniques, Tutorials and Equipment Information
JOBO, too, has two new digital photo frames introduced to the market today: JOBO Photo Display PDJ801 and PDJ800, both touting 8.4-inch TFT LCD with 800×600 resolution and contrast ratio of 500:1. The new JOBO digital picture frames feature an Acrylic frame with a modern metal trim to fit in with any décor in the …
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What economic meltdown? Analysts say the digital photo frame market will continue to expand, reaching a total volume of 78.3 million frames sold by the year 2011. That’s why PC monitor maker Viewsonic, one of the late entrants to this growing market, is introducing two affordable 8-inch digital photo frames: the DPG801BK and DPG807BK, both …
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Circuit City Stores Inc has filed for bankruptcy protection even as it said they will stay open for the Christmas season. The move seeks to stave off pressure from vendors who threatened to withhold products during the holiday shopping period. Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code allows a company to hold off creditors and continue …
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SLRGear.com has a review of the gigantic Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS USM telephoto lens. Reviewer Andrew Alexander says this lens will test everything you know about photography: it demands the sturdiest of tripods, a strict shooting technique, and a camera that can benefit from its excellent optics. “It’s a sharp lens,†Andrew says of the …
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Amherst Media has released Lighting for Photography: Techniques for Studio and Location Shoots by Dr. Glenn Rand, a professional photographer and professor of photography at the Brooks Institute. He is also the author of numerous books, including Film and Digital Techniques for Zone System Photography. Dr. Rand’s new book presents the tools that are needed …
Picture this: a digital photo frame with its own phone number so you can MMS your pictures to it. Cool, you say? That’s the latest offering from T-Mobile: a Cameo photo frame made by Parrot, equipped with GSM hardware. You pay $100 for the frame, plus $10 a month for subscription. The service starts this …
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Sigma has posted Version 2.00 of its firmware for the DP1 rangefinder style camera. In Version 2.00, it is now possible to allocate different functions to each of the Digital Zoom buttons. The Grid Display has also been added to the LCD monitor and it is now possible to change the color LCD monitor indication. …
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South Korea’s Samsung Techwin Co Ltd plans to separate its camera business into an independent entity in a bid to help the loss-making operation make a profit. The new company, tentatively named Samsung Digital Imaging, will be listed in the stock markets separately beginning Feb. 1, 2009. Market observers say the spin-off could boost the …
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O’Reilly announces that the new guide, The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Companion by Ben Long, is now available for $25. The 288-page handy guide serves as a full-on photography class built specifically around the XS. “By the time you’re done with this book, you’ll not only know how all the XS’s controls function, but …
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In advance of the worldwide release of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon USA has posted the instruction manual and user guide for the camera, downloadable freely from their site. There’s not much to be expected from an instruction manual really ( it’s in black & white) except for the detailed instructions on the …
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