Adobe’s Photoshop & You in San Francisco

If you happen to be in the San Francisco CA area, check out Adobe Systems’ Photoshop & You experience at 550 Sutter Street, San Francisco (between Powell and Mason, 1.5 blocks from Union Square). It’s open until Saturday, August 6, 2011 with all presentations, classes and other activities free to the public. “The Photoshop & You …

Western Digital Reports $2.4B Q4 Revenue

Hard drive maker Western Digital has posted revenues totalling $2.4 billion for its fourth quarter, with net income of $158 million, translating to $0.67 per share. Total hard drives sold for the period was 54 million units. The quarterly results included total expenses of $35 million associated with the planned acquisition of Hitachi Global Storage …

Leica Teams Up With Momenta Workshops

Leica Camera Inc is collaborating with Momenta Workshops on their 2011-2012 Project Series. Beginning November 2011, participants of Momenta Project workshops are invited to do their narrative documentary photography and multimedia storytelling using Leica equipment. Host destinations include New Orleans, Washington, D.C., India and South Africa. The collaboration between Leica Camera and Momenta will kick …

New Class 10 SDHC, microSDHC Cards from Samsung

The new Essential and Plus high performance SDHC and micro SDHC memory cards from Samsung offer read speeds of up to 24 megabytes per second, with write speeds of up to 21MBps. The new Samsung memory cards are designed to meet the growing need for faster data transfer from a mobile device, such as smart …

Leica Lens Mount Adapters for S2 Medium Formats

Leica has unveiled three new Leica lens mount adapters that allow photographers to attach medium-format lenses from other manufacturers to Leica S bodies. The Leica S-Adapter V can be used for Hasselblad V System lenses, the Leica S-Adapter P67 for the Pentax 67 system lenses and the Leica S-Adapter M645 for the lenses of the …

Advisory: Nikon Coolpix L23 Overheats

Some units of the Nikon Coolpix L23 digital camera can overheat when the batteries are inserted, or the AC Adapter EH-65A is connected. Even with the camera turned off, excessive heat is generated in the top portion of the camera, which sometimes causes the top cover to become deformed. There is no danger of fire …

Pentax Announces Limited Edition 645D Medium Format DSLR

Pentax is offering a limited edition 645D camera kit to celebrate the PENTAX 645D being named Camera Grand Prix Japan 2011 “Camera of the Year.” The company said this limited edition camera features an elegant, lacquer-finished body. The whole kit will include: PENTAX 645D Japan camera body Leather Strap 645D japan O-ST123 Body Mount Cap …

Nikon Launches AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Lens

Nikon has introduced the new AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens aimed at DX-format shooters who want a macro lens at an affordable price. At $280 MSRP, the new lens offers a compact and lightweight body, about 9 ounces, and offers the natural focal length of 60mm on a DX body like the Nikon …

New from Rocky Nook: The VueScan Bible by Sascha Steinhoff

The VueScan Bible (Rocky Nook, $34.95 USD) is a definitive guide for users of VueScan, one of the world’s most widely used software for digitizing film and prints on flatbed and film scanners. Sascha Steinhoff, author of the best-selling book Scanning Negatives and Slides, 2nd Edition, guides you through each of the program’s features and …