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Canon USA has introduced at PMA 2009 two new new printers for professional and advanced photographers, the ten-color PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II and the eight-color PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II photo printers. The PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II printer ($850) takes advantage of Canon’s professional Lucia brand pigment-based inks for long-lasting, professional-quality prints. The PIXMA Pro9000 Mark …
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Here’s the waterproof GE G3WP compact digital camera: beyond its 12-2 megapixels, 4x zoom and 2.7-inch LCD, this little camera can dive down to 10 feet of water, according to General Imaging. We’re not sure if we can take it out to sea and dive in with the sharks, but the company says the G3WP …
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General Imaging, which carries the GE brand, has unveiled 9 new cameras at the on-going PMA 2009 in Las Vegas, including the 12.2-megapixel X3 bridge camera with 12x optical zoom equivalent to 33-396mm zoom range. The new GE line-up also include the waterproof G3WP compact with 12.2 megapixels and 2.7-inch LCD, the E1255W, E1250TW (touchscreen) …
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Apple has rolled out the new Mac Pro workstation using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and what Cupertino describes as the next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system. The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion …
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The Eye-Fi wireless SD memory card now has 4GB versions dedicated to video upload and they come in two flavors: Eye-Fi Share Video and Eye-Fi Explore Video. The new Eye-Fi cards can upload photos and videos directly to one of more than 25 online photo sharing and social networking sites like YouTube and Flickr. “The …
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Sigma today announced 3 new lenses which will all be available in Sigma, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony mounts: 1. Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM Super Wide Angle 2. Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM Standard Zoom 3. Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM Telephoto The Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM is a …
Adobe has issued Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3, providing raw file support for the newly-released Nikon D3x and Olympus E-30 cameras. The updates were originally posted as release candidates for community testing last January 23. The Lightroom 2.3 update also provides support for eight additional languages including Dutch, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Swedish, …
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Also today at PMA 2009, Panasonic unveiled another wide angle lenses for the Micro Four Thirds format: the LUMIX G VARIO 7-14mm/F4.0 ASPH. The compact and lightweight lens provides a focal range of 14-28mm and a 114-degree angle of view. It combines 16 lens elements in 12 groups, including two aspherical lenses and four ED …
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Panasonic today launched the new Lumix DMC-GH1 Micro Four Thirds camera at the PMA 2009 photography trade show in Las Vegas, touting a 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor that can record high definition movies. Panasonic explains that the new DMC-GH1 is called a CREATIVE HD HYBRID because it records not only high-quality photos but also high …
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Lensbaby announced today the new 0.42x Super Wide Lens for use with their new line of selective focus lenses – The Composer, The Muse, The Control Freak and their companion Lensbaby Optic Swap System consisting of Double Glass, Single Glass, Plastic, and Pinhole/Zone plate interchangeable optics. Like the current line of Lensbaby accessory lenses (which …