The latest firmware for PocketWizard’s ControlTL MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 radio triggers adds the following functionalities: Automatic Camera Detection, which negates the need to select your camera model through the PocketWizard Utility and provides optimized High Speed Sync straight out of the box; Optimized HSS Crossover Auto Detect, allowing the 5D and 5D Mark II to …
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Data Robotics Unveils Drobo S with 5 eSATA Bays, Better FireWire
Data Robotics Inc has introduced Drobo S, a professional-class storage solution designed for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. It features five eSATA bays, upgrading from the previous 4 four bays. The company said they have also enhanced the Drobo S’s FireWire 800 throughput by upgrading it by 150 percent. Built on the company’s award-winning BeyondRAID …
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Imation Pro WX Trumpets 1.5TB of Wireless Storage
For $450, you can have the Imation Pro WX wireless USB hard drive, billed as the world’s first wireless USB external storage system. You can position the drive itself up to 30 feet away, and the small transmitter sticks into your PC’s USB port. The hard drive offers 1.5TB of storage capacity, with a fast …
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Hoodman Trek-Tech Macro Photography Toolkit Promises Easy Low Angle Product Shots
The Hoodman Trek-Tech Macro Photography Toolkit promises speed, sharp focus and flexibility for close up macro photography. The kit consists of the Hoodman Right Angle Viewer and the Trek-Tech T-Pod table top tripod. The makers of this device said the toolkit makes positioning and stabilizing cameras for close up macro photography quick and easy. The …
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Adobe Issues Release Candidates for LR 2.6, ACR 5.6, DNG Converter
Release candidates of Adobe Camera Raw 5.6, Lightroom 2.6 and DNG Converter 5.6 are available now from Adobe Labs. The updates fix a few minor bugs in the applications and provide additional Raw support for 19 more DSLRs, including the Canon EOS 7D and Nikon D3s, with additional DNG support for the Leica M9. Release …
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Hasselblad Introduces H3DII-50MS Multi-Shot System
The Hasselblad H3DII-50MS is a medium format digital SLR in the company’s new Multi-Shot System which completely eliminates the need for Bayer interpolation and promising crisp and clear photographs that capture even the slightest nuance of every detail. The company says Multi-Shot technology captures a sequence of 4 shots, each offset by a one pixel …
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Panasonic Lumix GF-1 Wins Best of What’s New in Popular Science Magazine
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, announced last September, has earned the nod of Popular Science Magazine and will be included in its 2009 “The Best of What’s New†winners in the Gadgets category. Panasonic touts the LUMIX GF1 as the world’s smallest and lightest system digital camera with built-in flash and packs powerful DSLR-like features and …
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Fujifilm Creates New Company to Serve North America
Fujifilm North America Corporation has been created to merge Fujifilm USA Inc and Fujifilm Graphic Systems USA Inc. effective January 1, 2010. Fujifilm Canada Inc. will become a subsidiary of the new company starting April 1, 2010. “The creation of this unified organization will enable us to build a stronger presence in the North American …
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Casio Rolls Out Shock Resistant, Waterproof EX-G1 Tough Camera
The new Casio EX-G1 is a shock-resistant, waterproof and dustproof digital camera that can shoot 10 feet underwater for one hour, endure temperatures as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit (or minus 10 degrees Celsius) and withstand falls from up to 7 feet. It’s the first in the company’s new EXILIM G brand of digital cameras, …
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EXIF Pilot Software Lets You View and Change Metadata
EXIF Pilot is software from Two Pilots that lets you view and edit the metadata of your digital photos. For example, you can edit the date and time of your images, a necessary feature when crossing time zones during travel. The new version allows reading and editing the following file formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, DNG, …
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