New Olympus E-330 DSLR offers live LCD preview

One thing users of a fixed lens digital camera have to get used to when switching to a DSLR is losing the ability to see their image on the LCD while they compose the photo. That is, until this week, when Olympus announced the E-330 DSLR with tilting live view LCD screen. The ground breaking …

Kodak will stop making black and white paper

First Nikon announced they will all but cut production of film cameras and now Kodak is going to halt production of black and white photographic paper according to this article in PDN. The company indicated that it is part of their digital strategy and is an effort to focus on more profitable markets. This comes …

O’Reilly “Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow” book

For those of you looking to hone your CS2 skills, O’Reilly has announced a new book called “Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow”. Written by Jennifer Alspach, Shari Nakano and Steve Samson this book is packed with productivity tips and hints for taking advantage of advanced features such as Adobe Bridge. Read about “Adobe Creative Suite …

Pantone Huey monitor claibration tool announced

Pantone has announced a monitor calibration tool which is aimed at photo enthusiasts (that’s us) and looks like a dry erase marker. We welcome yet another affordable color solution priced at $89 msrp. From the press release: Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today …

ColorVision Spyder2 Express budget minded color management

Datacolor is offering a new product called ColorVision Spyder2 Express, the color management targeted for budget minded photo enthusiasts and designers. The product claims to help prosumers and high end users achieve color accuracy while spending only $169. From the press release: “ColorVision Spyder2 Express corrects CRT, LCD and notebook monitors for accurate, reliable and …

Hasselblad releases H2D-39 camera, CF-39, CF-39MS and CFH-39 camera backs

Hasselblad has announced several professional camera backs and a new camera based on their amazing 39 Megapixel sensor technology. I get the willies just looking at the product shots of these hunnies. With a sensor more than twice the size of 35mm equivalent sensors and world class lens technology, they have reason to brag. Check …

Adobe announces Lightroom to compete with Apple Aperture

Adobe dropped a bomb at macworld by announcing a brand new beta software application aimed directly at Apples Aperture product. Lightroom is a full featured RAW work flow application for professional photographers. Mac owners can get a free download of the beta application and give it a spin. Adobe indicates that it plans to release …