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CNET have just reviewed the Kodak Easyshare C643 digicam, which offers 6.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a large 2.4 inch LCD.
“The Kodak EasyShare C643’s inexpensive price tag may look tempting, but its weaknesses definitely outnumber its strengths. Considering this model’s flimsy build and poor image quality, you should opt for better choices, such as the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-S600 or the Canon PowerShot A620.”
Website: CNET - Kodak EasyShare C643 Review
CNET have just reviewed the Kodak Easyshare C643 digicam, which offers 6.1 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a large 2.4 inch LCD. “The Kodak EasyShare C643’s inexpensive price tag may look tempting, but its weaknesses definitely outnumber its strengths. Considering this model’s flimsy build and poor image quality, you…
CNET have reviewed the Kodak Easyshare C533 entry-level camera, which offers 5 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 1.8 inch LCD.
“The Kodak EasyShare C533 is a basic budget camera that doesn’t pretend to be otherwise. This 5-megapixel point-and-shoot produces decent photos and responds quickly, but its flimsy-feeling build quality, tiny 1.8-inch LCD screen, and minimalist feature set keep the C533 firmly in the bargain bin.”
Website: CNET - Kodak EasyShare C533 Review
CNET have reviewed the Kodak Easyshare C533 entry-level camera, which offers 5 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 1.8 inch LCD. “The Kodak EasyShare C533 is a basic budget camera that doesn’t pretend to be otherwise. This 5-megapixel point-and-shoot produces decent photos and responds quickly, but its flimsy-feeling build…
DIWA member and Czech website FotoAparat have just reviewed the new 6 megapixel, 28mm wide-angle lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01.
Website: FotoAparat - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 Review
DIWA member and Czech website FotoAparat have just reviewed the new 6 megapixel, 28mm wide-angle lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01. Website: FotoAparat - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 Review Website: Read my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 Review Latest Prices / User Reviews
This week’s Gary’s Parries topics are:
1. Vacationing At Lake Tahoe
Introducing this week’s Gary’s Parries column. Everything you always wanted to know about digital cameras, but were afraid to ask. No question too difficult, or too easy. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, and a former Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems, as well as a recording studio owner/operator, inventor, and now, a digital camera enthusiast, GARY has more digital camera knowledge in his entire brain than most people have in their little finger. In the unlikely event that GARY would not know the answer to your question, he will answer it anyway, true to the spirit of the word “Parries”, a fencing term which, in this context, implies “cleverly evasive answers”. So let your imagination run wild. Email all your nagging digital camera questions to: [email protected] , and then, En Garde!
You may also attach to your email an ORIGINAL PHOTO of your choosing. A preview of the photo will be displayed with your question, and a full-sized version will be just a click away. No personal information will be published with your question unless you specifically include it in the text or attached photo of your email, which may be further edited for grammar, content, or other reasons.
This week’s Gary’s Parries topics are: 1. Vacationing At Lake Tahoe Introducing this week’s Gary’s Parries column. Everything you always wanted to know about digital cameras, but were afraid to ask. No question too difficult, or too easy. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, and a former Assistant Professor of…
Andy Rouse is one of the best wildlife photographers in the world. His work appears in a multitude of different media and in every possible visual form. He is the author of 12 books, including the best selling DSLR Handbook, and he has presented his own TV series. Andy is known for his ability to get up close and personal to both dangerous and shy animals, and is respected for being a traditional wildlife photographer who has maintained his ethics in a very commercial world. In the first installment of a two-part interview, we ask Andy about his career so far…
Website: Andy Rouse Interview
Andy Rouse is one of the best wildlife photographers in the world. His work appears in a multitude of different media and in every possible visual form. He is the author of 12 books, including the best selling DSLR Handbook, and he has presented his own TV series. Andy is…
ASMP Press Release
Image06, a photography competition organized annually by the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), has announced the winners for this year’s contest. The contest had two main categories, one for professional photographers and one for students.
In the Professional category, top honors went to Charlotte Oestervang. Interestingly, Oestervang was last year’s winner in the student category. A native of Denmark, in 2000 she earned a bachelor’s degree in fine-art photography from the Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television in Prague, Czech Republic. She has been a freelance photographer since 2001. Last year, she studied documentary photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City. This fall, she plans to move to Kabul, Afghanistan, to make in-depth stories. You can see more of her work at http://www.oestervang.dk
ASMP Press Release Image06, a photography competition organized annually by the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), has announced the winners for this year’s contest. The contest had two main categories, one for professional photographers and one for students. In the Professional category, top honors…
Epson Press Release
- TOKYO, Japan, June 12, 2006 - Seiko Epson Corp. (“Epson”) has successfully developed A6-size (7.1 inches on the diagonal) electronic paper using a plastic substrate. Drawing on Epson’s original SUFTLA*1 technology, the new electronic paper achieves Quad-XGA resolution (1536 x 2048 pixels) – the world’s highest*2 – and shows the potential for increasing screen size. The development was announced on June 9 at the Society for Information Display (SID) international symposium held in San Francisco.
Epson Press Release - TOKYO, Japan, June 12, 2006 - Seiko Epson Corp. (“Epson”) has successfully developed A6-size (7.1 inches on the diagonal) electronic paper using a plastic substrate. Drawing on Epson’s original SUFTLA*1 technology, the new electronic paper achieves Quad-XGA resolution (1536 x 2048 pixels) – the world’s highest*…
Center for Fine Art Photography Press Release
The Center for Fine Art Photography invites U.S. and international photographers working in all mediums of traditional and digital photography to submit their work to its call for entries for the theme People, Places and Things.
Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) June 16, 2006—The Center for Fine Art Photography invites U.S. and international photographers working in all mediums of traditional and digital photography to submit their work to its call for entries. The Center also welcomes submissions by those working in the avant garde, in pursuit of experimental works and all schools of thought that include traditional and new processes, mixed techniques, challenging personal, emotional or political statements. All entries are submitted and juried online. Deadline is July 10, 2006.
Center for Fine Art Photography Press Release The Center for Fine Art Photography invites U.S. and international photographers working in all mediums of traditional and digital photography to submit their work to its call for entries for the theme People, Places and Things. Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) June 16, 2006—The…
StudioLighting.net Press Release
StudioLighting.net introduces a new portrait photography contest and a chance to improve your studio lighting with Shootsmarter instructional DVDs.
HARRISBURG, PA. - (June 16, 2006) — StudioLighting.net, a web site that introduces photographers to portrait and studio lighting techniques and equipment, and the LightSource studio photography podcast, in association with Shootsmarter.com, today announced the StudioLighting.net Official Portrait Photo Contest that challenges photographers to submit their best portrait — as long as the main light source is artificial — for the opportunity to win a Grand Prize package including a complete library of Shootsmarter.com instructional photography DVD videos. The contest begins immediately and ends on July 15, 2006. To view entries and official contest rules, visit www.studiolighting.net
StudioLighting.net Press Release StudioLighting.net introduces a new portrait photography contest and a chance to improve your studio lighting with Shootsmarter instructional DVDs. HARRISBURG, PA. - (June 16, 2006) — StudioLighting.net, a web site that introduces photographers to portrait and studio lighting techniques and equipment, and the LightSource studio photography podcast…
ePhotoZine have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR.
“The Canon EOS 5D is a very capable camera, which produces silky smooth images right up to ISO400 and beyond that, noise levels are still very well controlled thanks in part to the full frame sensor. Sensor size is also to blame for another trait, vignetting with wide angle lenses is a real problem if you like to shoot wide open.”
Website: ePhotoZine - Canon EOS 5D Review
ePhotoZine have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR. “The Canon EOS 5D is a very capable camera, which produces silky smooth images right up to ISO400 and beyond that, noise levels are still very well controlled thanks in part to the full frame sensor…
Digital Trends have just reviewed the Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 camera, which offers 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD.
“Another feature Casio touts is the Exilim’s anti-shake DSP technology. Casio does a great job here helping people with shaky hands take great photos. Aside from users with shaky hands, other circumstances may warrant the use of this feature. Say you’re at a concert and need to zoom in to get a picture, the anti-shake feature will really come in handy and you will come out with a decent photo, as opposed to a blurry mess.”
Digital Trends have just reviewed the Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z60 camera, which offers 6 megapixels, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD. “Another feature Casio touts is the Exilim’s anti-shake DSP technology. Casio does a great job here helping people with shaky hands take great photos. Aside from…
ByteSector have just reviewed the new 6 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix F470 Zoom digital camera.
“For outdoors and brightly lit environments, the F470 performs very well and ranks amongst some of the better point and shoot cameras Bytesector has looked at. The colors are fairly bright and accurate despite the fact that the camera tends to favour blues and greens to warmer colors and flesh-tones.”
ByteSector have just reviewed the new 6 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix F470 Zoom digital camera. “For outdoors and brightly lit environments, the F470 performs very well and ranks amongst some of the better point and shoot cameras Bytesector has looked at. The colors are fairly bright and accurate despite the fact…
Digital-Lifestyles.info have a short review of the Casio EX-Z1000 compact digicam, which offers 10 megapixels, 2.8 inch LCD screen, IS0 3200 and an interesting new Zoom Continuous Shutter mode that allows you to compare a wide angle and a telephoto shot in the same display and to take both shots simultaneously.
“Ten megapixels lets you produce sharp prints at up to A2 poster in size or, more likely, crop in to tiny details and still end up with a printable image. But with great power often come great problems: huge file sizes, noisy images and irritating processing delays. Impressively, the Z1000 suffers from only the first of these (if you don’t think 4Mb per shot is huge, wait until you run out of memory cards halfway through a holiday).”
Website: Digital-Lifestyles.info - Casio EX-Z1000 Review
Digital-Lifestyles.info have a short review of the Casio EX-Z1000 compact digicam, which offers 10 megapixels, 2.8 inch LCD screen, IS0 3200 and an interesting new Zoom Continuous Shutter mode that allows you to compare a wide angle and a telephoto shot in the same display and to take both shots…
Kingston Technology Press Release
Sports Illustrated Photographer Peter Read Miller Gives Advice on Capturing the Personality of an Athlete at Kingston’s Icons of Photography Web site - Award-Winning Sports Photographer Explains How to Take the Perfect Sports Portrait
Fountain Valley, CA – June 15, 2006 – Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced that award-winning sports photographer Peter Read Miller will be the featured photographer on Kingston’s Icons of Photography Web site beginning today. Each month, Kingston® spotlights a world-class photographer who provides helpful tips and interesting anecdotes for taking better pictures. Whether they’re providing a unique process or special trick that gives them a competitive edge, or an explanation of how to make digital imaging a natural part of their workflow, these accomplished icons deliver useful suggestions that photo enthusiasts at all levels can apply to their photography.
Kingston Technology Press Release Sports Illustrated Photographer Peter Read Miller Gives Advice on Capturing the Personality of an Athlete at Kingston’s Icons of Photography Web site - Award-Winning Sports Photographer Explains How to Take the Perfect Sports Portrait Fountain Valley, CA – June 15, 2006 – Kingston Technology Company, Inc.…
Seagate Press Release
Innovative, new home network solution makes its exclusive debut at J&R Music and Computer World retail store
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—14 June 2006— Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) today introduced a breakthrough way for consumers, creative pros and small business owners to quickly find, share, organize, view and enjoy their digital content and files. The new Maxtor Fusion(tm) personal media solution from Seagate provides one safe, central location on your network to hold large amounts of digital photos, videos, music and documents. It includes a simple, yet powerful interface and a rich web application, licensed from software maker Fabrik Inc., that makes it easy and fast to organize, retrieve, access, blend and assemble all types of multimedia content for sharing personal experiences, events and memories with others over the web, either privately or publicly in a secure manner.
Seagate Press Release Innovative, new home network solution makes its exclusive debut at J&R Music and Computer World retail store SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—14 June 2006— Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) today introduced a breakthrough way for consumers, creative pros and small business owners to quickly find, share, organize, view and enjoy their…
Shutterbug Magazine Press Release
Shutterbug Magazine today unveiled the Shutterbug Gold Member Program, a nationwide program that offers serious amateur and professional photographers exclusive discounts on photography products and services. In conjunction with this announcement, Shutterbug also announced that Internet-based digital print processor, myPhotopipe.com, was the program’s founding partner.
Los Angeles, CA; Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 14, 2006—Shutterbug Magazine today unveiled the Shutterbug Gold Member Program, a nationwide program that offers serious amateur and professional photographers exclusive discounts on photography products and services. “As the leading magazine for serious amateur and professional photographers we thought it time to leverage our unique relationships by bringing special discounts to our community of readers,” said Shutterbug Magazine Publisher Ron Leach.
Shutterbug Magazine Press Release Shutterbug Magazine today unveiled the Shutterbug Gold Member Program, a nationwide program that offers serious amateur and professional photographers exclusive discounts on photography products and services. In conjunction with this announcement, Shutterbug also announced that Internet-based digital print processor, myPhotopipe.com, was the program’s founding partner. Los…
Imaging Resource have reviewed the new Kodak Easyshare Z650, which has a 6.1-megapixel sensor and 10x zoom lens.
“And that’s probably what I most liked about the Z650—I never got the feeling the camera was boxing me in to its way of shooting the scene. Take that touchy situation of shooting public works inside a museum. The rules are generally no flash and no tripod, enough to discourage anyone but particularly someone with just an Auto mode on a point-and-shoot. With the Z650, you could simply select the Museum Scene mode. Or, you could slip into Shutter Priority, set the shutter speed to 1/60 (or bravely try 1/30), kick the ISO up to 800, turn off the flash and get the shot.”
Imaging Resource have reviewed the new Kodak Easyshare Z650, which has a 6.1-megapixel sensor and 10x zoom lens. “And that’s probably what I most liked about the Z650—I never got the feeling the camera was boxing me in to its way of shooting the scene. Take that touchy situation of…
ByteSector have reviewed the Nikon Coolpix L3, a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens and 2 inch LCD.
“The L3 is a standard looking camera, but I found that it was well proportioned. With the shrinking size of cameras, it is difficult to find one that is comfortable for me, but I thought the curve of the grip and the front layout of the camera provided many stable ways to hold the camera. Usually, I have some difficulty in getting a steady grip and not covering something on the front of the camera with my large hands, but with the L3, this was not a concern. And by no means is it too bulky either, as I was told by someone with petite hands that the L3 was very comfortable.”
Website: ByteSector - Nikon Coolpix L3 Review
ByteSector have reviewed the Nikon Coolpix L3, a 5 megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom lens and 2 inch LCD. “The L3 is a standard looking camera, but I found that it was well proportioned. With the shrinking size of cameras, it is difficult to find one that is comfortable…
The Spanish website Quesabesde have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR.
Website: Quesabesde - Canon EOS 5D Review
The Spanish website Quesabesde have published their review of the 12.8 megapixel Canon EOS 5D digital SLR. Website: Quesabesde - Canon EOS 5D Review Latest Prices / User Reviews
TrustedReviews have reviewed the Kodak PROFESSIONAL 1400 printer that was first announced in late 2004.
“Despite the paper having to pass through the Professional 1400 four times during printing, results are quick and consistent. Each page we printed took just under the 90 seconds Kodak claims for a full-page print. It’s much faster than typical inkjets can manage, but doesn’t look quite as impressive if you’re printing less than a full page. No matter what area you’re printing, the print times stays at a steady 1 minute, 28 seconds.”
TrustedReviews have reviewed the Kodak PROFESSIONAL 1400 printer that was first announced in late 2004. “Despite the paper having to pass through the Professional 1400 four times during printing, results are quick and consistent. Each page we printed took just under the 90 seconds Kodak claims for a full-page print…