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Imaging Resource have just reviewed the Pentax Optio43WR. This digital camera features 4.0 effective megapixels, a 2.8X zoom lens, and a JIS Class 7 waterproof rating that keeps the Optio43WR watertight even when the camera is rinsed, splashed or submersed in water.
“Despite my modest expectations for the Optio 43WR, by the end of the trip, I was very glad that I’d decided to bring it along. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a 43WR on my own dime, to carry as my “take anywhere” digicam. (As I write this, the unit I had on vacation with me is sadly on its way back to Pentax.) While I wouldn’t choose it as my only camera, I just as surely wouldn’t want to be without it on any outings involving quantities of water, dust, or mud. If you’re into almost any form of “adventure sports,” the Optio 43WR is a camera you need to own.”
Imaging Resource have just reviewed the Pentax Optio43WR. This digital camera features 4.0 effective megapixels, a 2.8X zoom lens, and a JIS Class 7 waterproof rating that keeps the Optio43WR watertight even when the camera is rinsed, splashed or submersed in water. “Despite my modest expectations for the Optio 43WR…
Shuttertalk have published their review of the 5 megapixel Ricoh Caplio GX digital camera.
“The macro mode is quite remarkable on this camera - objects can be minimum of 1cm away. Focusing was fast, and I was able to achieve a focus lock most of the time. The camera was also smart enough to throttle the flash power back when in macro mode, so that objects weren?t washed out. Overall, this camera produced some good macro shots.”
Website: Shuttertalk - Ricoh Caplio GX Review
Shuttertalk have published their review of the 5 megapixel Ricoh Caplio GX digital camera. “The macro mode is quite remarkable on this camera - objects can be minimum of 1cm away. Focusing was fast, and I was able to achieve a focus lock most of the time. The camera was…
Continued High Growth Rates in the Consumer Digital Camera Market Astound Industry
WEYMOUTH, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 27, 2004—Continued high growth rates in the consumer digital camera market are astounding industry vendors, who are waiting for the peak. InfoTrends/CAP Ventures predicts two more years of strong growth before sales peak. Consumer digital camera unit sales in the United States are forecasted to reach 22.8 million in 2004. This represents a unit growth of 42% over 2003, which showed 58% unit growth over 2002.
Factors that contribute to ongoing high growth rates include the growing market of first-time buyers (digital camera penetration is expected to reach over 40% of U.S. households by year-end), and the rate of digital camera users replacing or purchasing an additional digital camera.
“Digital camera users have a lot of incentive to upgrade to the latest crop of digital cameras, since many models introduced this year address several user complaints such as slow imaging processing and poor battery life,” says Michelle Slaughter, Director of Digital Photography Trends at InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. “Additionally, manufacturers are gaining more traction in the U.S. market with premium features, including larger color LCDs (2 inches and larger), ultra-compact and stylish designs, extended zoom models (over 3X optical), and digital SLRs.”
Continued High Growth Rates in the Consumer Digital Camera Market Astound Industry WEYMOUTH, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 27, 2004—Continued high growth rates in the consumer digital camera market are astounding industry vendors, who are waiting for the peak. InfoTrends/CAP Ventures predicts two more years of strong growth before sales peak. Consumer digital…
Lyra Research Press Release 27/07/04
Worldwide Revenue from Photo Prints Captured with Digital Cameras to Surpass $15 Billion by 2008; Lyra Projects a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 12 Percent
NEWTONVILLE, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 27, 2004—The growing popularity of digital cameras is increasing the number of digital photos taken and saved. This, in turn, translates into more digital photos printed at various locations including at home, in retail locations, and via online photo-printing services. In a new report entitled Consumer Photo-Printing Market: Where Digital Photos Will Be Printed, Lyra Research forecasts that revenue from photo prints captured with digital cameras will increase from $6.6 billion in 2002 to $15.1 billion in 2008, a compound annual growth rate of 12 percent.
“With home, retail, and online photo-printing options, where consumers choose to print their digital photos now and in the future is the key issue in this market,” comments Bob Palmer, director of Lyra’s Digital Photography Advisory Service. “This report looks at consumer behavior and deals with the key issues and trends driving the photo-printing market, which has become a dynamic segment now that digital cameras have reached mass-market appeal.”
Lyra will publish Consumer Photo-Printing Market: Where Digital Photos Will Be Printed in September 2004. The report contains digital camera shipment and revenue forecasts through 2008 and estimates the size of the photo-printing market for digital cameras with details by world region. The report also offers suggestions for vendors on capturing a share of this burgeoning market.
Lyra Research Press Release 27/07/04 Worldwide Revenue from Photo Prints Captured with Digital Cameras to Surpass $15 Billion by 2008; Lyra Projects a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 12 Percent NEWTONVILLE, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 27, 2004—The growing popularity of digital cameras is increasing the number of digital photos taken and saved…
The 35th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like.
The 35th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like.
The voting for the 33rd Photo of the Week contest has now finished.
The winner of the contest is “Callas Teardrops” by tootsie. Congratulations!
You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.
The voting for the 33rd Photo of the Week contest has now finished. The winner of the contest is “Callas Teardrops” by tootsie. Congratulations! You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.
Photo.net have published 33 interesting facts in a new article about colour film processing:
“Fact: Freezing or refrigeration slows down all chemical changes in unexposed or exposed film. This means that curve shape and speeds among other properties remain close to when you bought the film. Fog continues to rise due to cosmic or ambient radiation. Heat induced fog is slowed down or virtually stopped depending on temperature. This varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and from film to film. Negative films seem to survive better, because the fog can be ‘printed through’. In practice, though, no film keeps forever.”
Photo.net have published 33 interesting facts in a new article about colour film processing: “Fact: Freezing or refrigeration slows down all chemical changes in unexposed or exposed film. This means that curve shape and speeds among other properties remain close to when you bought the film. Fog continues to rise…
Steves Digicams have posted the first review that I have seen of the recently announced Canon PIXMA iP4000 inkjet printer.
“For your everyday text and color document printing tasks the Pixma iP4000 is an excellent printer and it’s very fast. It’s also very quiet and one of the most versatile printers that I’ve used in some time. The built-in duplexer (two-sided printing) is great for web page or document printouts and will save lots of wasted paper. It’s also great for printing your own professional-looking photo albums, sales flyers, catalogs or whatever.”
Steves Digicams have posted the first review that I have seen of the recently announced Canon PIXMA iP4000 inkjet printer. “For your everyday text and color document printing tasks the Pixma iP4000 is an excellent printer and it’s very fast. It’s also very quiet and one of the most versatile…
LetsGoDigital have published their review of the new 8-megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8700 digital camera.
“Coming back to the Coolpix 8700 I see a digital camera with an excellent color reproduction at which the white balance functions far above average: extremely well! The exposure likewise. The automatic exposure hardly gets it wrong, hardly any failures and shadow or bright parts are well reproduced. The detail sharpness can be called very good, the structure of certain objects is captured excellently for example the structure of a towel. The clearness of Macro images is high class after setting the right aperture.”
LetsGoDigital have published their review of the new 8-megapixel Nikon Coolpix 8700 digital camera. “Coming back to the Coolpix 8700 I see a digital camera with an excellent color reproduction at which the white balance functions far above average: extremely well! The exposure likewise. The automatic exposure hardly gets it…
Bytesector have just reviewed the new flagship model of the Canon Digital IXUS fleet, the 5.0 megapixel Powershot S500 (known as the Digital IXUS 500 outside North America), which was announced at the start of February.
“The ELPH series of cameras are all fairly small units that fit easily in any pocket when turned off. The power button is well recessed, so it is very unlikely that it will accidentally turn itself on. The matte silver finish looks good, but can be scratched if the camera is not taken care of. A case is highly recommended. The camera is easy to hold, and like all cameras, is made for right handed people. There are well placed grips for your hands, and controls are easy to reach, and manipulate.”
Bytesector have just reviewed the new flagship model of the Canon Digital IXUS fleet, the 5.0 megapixel Powershot S500 (known as the Digital IXUS 500 outside North America), which was announced at the start of February. “The ELPH series of cameras are all fairly small units that fit easily in…
If like me you tend to take several photos of the same subject, from slightly different angles and focal lengths, then you will know how difficult it can be to select the best from the rest. Alain Briot’s latest article in his “Aesthetics and Photography” series is essential reading.
“Keepers. A photographer’s term for photographs we like enough to keep them in our permanent files and print them.
But how do you decide which photographs are good enough to be kept around or good enough to be shown to others, printed or exhibited? I receive numerous emails asking me this very question. It seems that many who ask this question believe there is some sort of infallible test which allows photographers in the know to somehow ‘“weed out” the bad photographs and select the good ones, without faltering, without hesitating, knowing exactly how successful any given image will be with the public.
Well, let me start this article by saying that ?it ain?t so.? I wish it was but it is not that simple. Why? That is what this article not only aims to explain but also aims to help you with. Read on!”
Website: Luminous Landscape - How to Decide Which Photographs Are Keepers and Which Ones Are Not
If like me you tend to take several photos of the same subject, from slightly different angles and focal lengths, then you will know how difficult it can be to select the best from the rest. Alain Briot’s latest article in his “Aesthetics and Photography” series is essential reading. “Keepers…
Fazal Majid has posted a useful look at loupes on his weblog, inclduing models from Peak, Contax and Schneider.
“Loupes (French for “magnifying glass) are high-quality magnifiers, originally used to help focus images on a ground glass, and later to view slides or negatives on a light table. You can find them in all shapes and sizes, at prices from $15 for a cheap plastic model, all the way to over $300 for a Zeiss loupe for viewing 6x6 medium format slides. Slides viewed on a light table with a high-quality loupe are a treat for the eyes, because of the high contrast (1000:1) that you cannot get with prints (more like 100:1).”
Website: Going all loopy about loupes
Fazal Majid has posted a useful look at loupes on his weblog, inclduing models from Peak, Contax and Schneider. “Loupes (French for “magnifying glass) are high-quality magnifiers, originally used to help focus images on a ground glass, and later to view slides or negatives on a light table. You can…
Steves Digicams has reviewed the Kodak Easyshare CX7530, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens, selling for US$299.
“The Kodak Retinar 3X optical zoom lens has a 35mm-equivalent range of 34-102mm, giving you coverage from wide angle through telephoto focal lengths. At the 34mm end of the zoom range you’ll have enough field of view for most interior and landscape shots, and at 102mm you’ll be able to capture the details of distant subjects. The lens produced sharp images throughout its zoom range, with only slight barrel distortion at wide angle, and almost no pin cushioning at telephoto. The zoom is smooth, and makes no noticeable noise when extending the lens or during autofocus.”
Steves Digicams has reviewed the Kodak Easyshare CX7530, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens, selling for US$299. “The Kodak Retinar 3X optical zoom lens has a 35mm-equivalent range of 34-102mm, giving you coverage from wide angle through telephoto focal lengths. At the 34mm end of the…
Steves Digicams have reviewed the new 5 megapixel Sony DSC-F88 digital camera.
“The overall image quality in 2592x1944/Fine mode is good, for the most part the default settings will produce well saturated and properly exposed pictures. You can adjust the saturation, contrast and sharpness to “dial in” just the right look for your images. I found that the automatic white balance did its job well and only under some very mixed lighting did it show any problems. I was pleased with our outdoor test shots. The images were sharp, well saturated, and I noticed very little noise in high/low contrast areas. “
Steves Digicams have reviewed the new 5 megapixel Sony DSC-F88 digital camera. “The overall image quality in 2592x1944/Fine mode is good, for the most part the default settings will produce well saturated and properly exposed pictures. You can adjust the saturation, contrast and sharpness to “dial in” just the right…
Steves Digicams have reviewed the 3.2 megapixel Canon PowerShot A310, which is targeted at consumers looking for an easy-to-use camera.
“The ergonomics of the A310 are great. Controls are well placed and functional, and the menu system is easy to navigate. The LCD works very well, even on the brightest of days, and when used in low-light it “gains up” to brighten the subject. A feature of the A310 that is a Canon (not industry) standard is the Focus-Assist Illuminator for shooting in low-ambient lighting conditions. There’s nothing more aggravating than attempting to shoot a picture in low light and discovering that the camera can’t focus. The A310’s focus-assist illuminator is a big help and I wish more digicam manufacturers would take a hint from Canon who uses these illuminators on nearly every digicam they make.”
Steves Digicams have reviewed the 3.2 megapixel Canon PowerShot A310, which is targeted at consumers looking for an easy-to-use camera. “The ergonomics of the A310 are great. Controls are well placed and functional, and the menu system is easy to navigate. The LCD works very well, even on the brightest…
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the brand new Sony DSC-P93, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom.
Website: Index Digicam - Sony DSC-P93 Review
The Hungarian website Index Digicam have reviewed the brand new Sony DSC-P93, a 5-megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom. Website: Index Digicam - Sony DSC-P93 Review
June 25, 2004: DIWA Awards have recently been awarded to Canon Inc. for three of their high performance digital cameras. The PowerShot Pro 1 was awarded with a gold medal, in recognition of its overall qualities, performance and value. Two other Canon models, PowerShot S1 IS and EOS 300D, were both honoured with silver medals for outstanding performance. The awards are the results of comprehensive, independent reviews of different samples, made by a number of DIWA camera testing experts from Europe and USA.
The PowerShot Pro 1 qualified for the prestigious DIWA gold medal in the Advanced Digital Camera category, thanks to 8 Megapixel resolution, a powerful and high performance L-Series 7x zoom lens, hybrid auto focus, super macro and a multitude of user friendly, yet sophisticated features. The image quality proved to be among the best available, which makes the camera suitable for demanding amateurs and professionals alike.
June 25, 2004: DIWA Awards have recently been awarded to Canon Inc. for three of their high performance digital cameras. The PowerShot Pro 1 was awarded with a gold medal, in recognition of its overall qualities, performance and value. Two other Canon models, PowerShot S1 IS and EOS 300D, were…
Thom Hogan has just reviewed the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED film scanner.
“Unlike Digital ICE on my old Coolscan LS-30, it works better on the Coolscan 5000. The slide we’ll look at in a moment has a faint scratch on it that the latest iteration doesn’t quite completely remove, but I also don’t find any destruction of details as I found in previous iterations. Moreover, Digital ICE doesn’t do anything about film grain (that’s GEM, which I find to be too slow for what little effect it manages). I now run Neat Image noise reduction on every scanned image in addition to Digital ICE—the grainless, dustless, mostly scratchless results are impressive to say the least. “
Thom Hogan has just reviewed the Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED film scanner. “Unlike Digital ICE on my old Coolscan LS-30, it works better on the Coolscan 5000. The slide we’ll look at in a moment has a faint scratch on it that the latest iteration doesn’t quite completely remove…
Thom Hogan’s latest article on the world of Nikon is a list of all the lenses that Nikon should have produced, even including a suggested delivery schedule :-)
“One common email query I get has to do with which Nikkor lens should be purchased. That’s not an easy question by itself, as to really answer it you need to learn about the photographer asking the question; what’s right for photographer A isn’t necessarily the best bet for photographer B. But many times in answering these questions I end up in the Rabbit Hole of Missing Lenses.”
Website: Thom Hogan - The Missing Lenses
Thom Hogan’s latest article on the world of Nikon is a list of all the lenses that Nikon should have produced, even including a suggested delivery schedule :-) “One common email query I get has to do with which Nikkor lens should be purchased. That’s not an easy question by…
6 more shots from inside the Lloyds Building, London.
You can click on each image to view a larger / better quality version over on my personal website, markgoldstein.co.uk
6 more shots from inside the Lloyds Building, London. You can click on each image to view a larger / better quality version over on my personal website, markgoldstein.co.uk