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Redrock Microsystems have announced the Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0 line of cinema accessories for video-enabled DSLRs and the Panasonic Lumix GH1. Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0 delivers cinema support & accessories for hybrid still and cinema shooting with DSLRs, which, on their own, are not stable enough nor provide the features for cinema-style production. Redrock’s previous Cinema Bundles were already aimed at resolving these problems, but the DSLR 2.0 accessories provide a more portable, lightweight solution and are more affordable too, as the individual components can be purchased separately, starting at $195. The Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0 products are available now.
Website: Redrock Micro
Redrock Microsystems have announced the Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0 line of cinema accessories for video-enabled DSLRs and the Panasonic Lumix GH1. Redrock Micro DSLR 2.0 delivers cinema support & accessories for hybrid still and cinema shooting with DSLRs, which, on their own, are not stable enough nor provide the features…
The Intuos4 is a new version of Wacom's popular graphics tablet. Intuos4 comes in four different sizes - small, medium, large, x-large - to suit the application, with medium offering a good compromise for the photographer. The Intuos 4 is capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the tablet surface, as well as offering 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity, and there's also a user-defined Touch Ring capable of controlling up to four different functions in any application. Jon Canfield takes the new Wacom Intuos4 for a test drive...
A recent InfoTrends survey revealed that mothers in Western Europe are more likely than total photo merchandise buyers to purchase their photo merchandise items from online sources. While only 49% of total photo merchandise buyers reported purchasing photo cards online via a retailer’s Web site in the past 12 months, over 62% of mothers stated they had done so. Mothers are also more likely to use self-serve kiosks at retail locations.
A recent InfoTrends survey revealed that mothers in Western Europe are more likely than total photo merchandise buyers to purchase their photo merchandise items from online sources. While only 49% of total photo merchandise buyers reported purchasing photo cards online via a retailer’s Web site in the past 12 months…
An Italian company called TVBLOB has announced the BLOBbox, a product that lets people share their digital photos and videos via standard or high-definition television. Additionally, the BLOBbox brings multimedia content and social networking to people who are averse to using computers and mobile devices for accessing the Internet. In short, the BLOBbox blends the traditional characteristics of broadcast TV with new Web TV possibilities.
Website: BLOBbox
An Italian company called TVBLOB has announced the BLOBbox, a product that lets people share their digital photos and videos via standard or high-definition television. Additionally, the BLOBbox brings multimedia content and social networking to people who are averse to using computers and mobile devices for accessing the Internet. In…
PixMatter is an application for iPhone & iPod Touch that provides a convenient way to upload your pictures to the online photo service Shutterfly.com. With PixMatter, you can take a photo shot with your iPhone’s built-in camera, name your photo before upload so you can find them quickly in your Shutterfly account, create a new photo album before uploading your photo or choose a destination album. Also, you can choose photos from your Photo Library, queue multiple photos and upload them in a single batch. PixMatter is sold for $0.99.
Website: PixMatter
PixMatter is an application for iPhone & iPod Touch that provides a convenient way to upload your pictures to the online photo service Shutterfly.com. With PixMatter, you can take a photo shot with your iPhone’s built-in camera, name your photo before upload so you can find them quickly in your…
Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 digital camera. Like the FS12, the FS42 features a Lumix branded 4x zoom lens, but unusually, the lens on the FS42 comes without image stabilisation. Another point of difference is the pixel count: while the FS12 is a 12-megapixel model, the FS42 has “only” 10 million photosites on its sensor. The LCD is somewhat more modest too, measuring just 2.5” diagonally, although its resolution is the same at 230,000 dots. Finally, the choice of camera colours is limited to silver, black and pink.
Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 digital camera. Like the FS12, the FS42 features a Lumix branded 4x zoom lens, but unusually, the lens on the FS42 comes without image stabilisation. Another point of difference is the pixel count: while the FS12 is a 12-megapixel model, the FS42 has…
Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 digital camera. The DMC-FS12 is a compact, 12-megapixel model featuring a Lumix branded 4x zoom lens with optical image stabilisation, plus features like Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector and Face Detection. The new Panasonic camera will be available in a choice of silver, black, blue, pink, and green colours, depending on market.
Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 digital camera. The DMC-FS12 is a compact, 12-megapixel model featuring a Lumix branded 4x zoom lens with optical image stabilisation, plus features like Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector and Face Detection. The new Panasonic camera will be available in a choice of…
Canon have released firmware updates for three of its DSLRs, the EOS 50D, 450D (XSi, pictured) and 1000D (XS). In all three cases the new firmware update supports the AF assist beam feature of the new Speedlite 270EX flash, which was introduced alongside the Canon EOS 500D digital SLR a month ago. In addition, the 50D firmware update also changes the error indications that are displayed on the camera and addresses the vertical banding noise phenomenon.
Website: Canon EOS 50D Firmware Update Version 1.0.6
Website: Canon EOS 450D Firmware Update Version 1.1.0
Website: Canon EOS 1000D Firmware Update Version 1.0.5
Canon have released firmware updates for three of its DSLRs, the EOS 50D, 450D (XSi, pictured) and 1000D (XS). In all three cases the new firmware update supports the AF assist beam feature of the new Speedlite 270EX flash, which was introduced alongside the Canon EOS 500D digital SLR a…
The website memolio.com is now offering a range of compact, crumple, tear and water resistant photo albums. Memolio team member Doris Tamminga explains, “Memolio allows you effortlessly create a personalised, sweet little photo album in a matter of minutes. What makes these albums special is that they are compact and crumple & tear resistant. They are designed to be handled and are easy to carry and share. The idea is to get your favourite photos off your computer and back into your hands. An additional bonus is that you get an online replica of your album that you can access and share anytime. Memolio marries the print & digital world.” A memolio album measures 103mm x 62mm x 5mm, is made of durable, bright white polyester and costs €14.99 including taxes and shipping..
Website: Memolio
The website memolio.com is now offering a range of compact, crumple, tear and water resistant photo albums. Memolio team member Doris Tamminga explains, “Memolio allows you effortlessly create a personalised, sweet little photo album in a matter of minutes. What makes these albums special is that they are compact and…
The digital photo frame (DPF) market is on track to reach a trade value of nearly 750m Euros across Western Europe this year, up from less than 700m Euros in 2008. This has been revealed in an industry report by Futuresource Consulting, a specialist research and knowledge-based consulting company. Right now, digital photo frames are mainly bought as gifts, and “consumers are still not purchasing for their own use,” says James Wells, a consultant. The UK is projected to account for 26% of total Western European shipments this year, trailed by France (20%) and Germany (14%). And although 7” screens will continue to dominate the market, the price of 8” screens is forecast to drop to €100 in 2009.
Graphics: Futuresource, copyright 2009
The digital photo frame (DPF) market is on track to reach a trade value of nearly 750m Euros across Western Europe this year, up from less than 700m Euros in 2008. This has been revealed in an industry report by Futuresource Consulting, a specialist research and knowledge-based consulting company. Right…
To coincide with his new book, Footprint Travel Photography, Steve Davey has launched a new range of travel photography tours. These include Impressions of Morocco and Impressions of India, with land arrangements provided by Intrepid Travel in both cases. Impressions of Morocco starts 21 September 2009, and runs for 13 days. Participants will visit cities like Fes, Casablanca and Marrakech, go trekking in the High Atlas Mountains, explore ruins, gorges, kasbahs and holy sites as well as spend a night in the Sahara Desert. The tour price is from GBP1195 plus a local payment of 300 Euros. Impressions of India takes you to the Taj Mahal, the cities of Kolkata and Varanasi, the pilgrimage site of Bodh Gaya and includes spending three days at the Sonepur Mela festival in Bihar. The tour runs for 16 days from 26 October 2009 and costs from GBP1395 plus 18,000 rupee local payment.
Website: Better Travel Photography Photo Tours
Photo © Steve Davey/stevedavey.com
To coincide with his new book, Footprint Travel Photography, Steve Davey has launched a new range of travel photography tours. These include Impressions of Morocco and Impressions of India, with land arrangements provided by Intrepid Travel in both cases. Impressions of Morocco starts 21 September 2009, and runs for 1…
Canon may lift its profit forecast for 2009 by nearly 13 percent. According to Reuters, the Japanese corporation is going to post an operating profit for the first quarter, and may revise its annual profit forecast upward by 12.5 percent. The news agency bases this assumption on a report by the Nikkei business daily, which says strong SLR sales and a weaker-than-expected yen have boosted profits in the January-March period to about 30 billion yen. Analysts have been estimating a loss of 18.7 billion yen for the first quarter, Reuters says. A profit of 30 billion would thus be a great surprise, even if it still represents an 82% drop against the same period of last year, blamed on Canon’s ailing core business of manufacturing printers, copiers and lithography equipment.
Website: Reuters
Canon may lift its profit forecast for 2009 by nearly 13 percent. According to Reuters, the Japanese corporation is going to post an operating profit for the first quarter, and may revise its annual profit forecast upward by 12.5 percent. The news agency bases this assumption on a report by…
A new mobile and web service called vufone has been launched in the United Kingdom. Bridging the gap between mobile and web applications, vufone allows users to automatically synchronise personal mobile content with photos, videos and other multimedia across the spectrum of popular social media websites. As well as being able to post content to their desired online social networks and services, vufone users can share their mobile pictures, videos and calendar appointments with friends and contacts through the mobile or web interface. The service is now available at www.vufone.com at a special subscription offer of £9.99 per year.
A new mobile and web service called vufone has been launched in the United Kingdom. Bridging the gap between mobile and web applications, vufone allows users to automatically synchronise personal mobile content with photos, videos and other multimedia across the spectrum of popular social media websites. As well as being…
Forget the new car, holiday or house extension - a mere £5499.99 / €7728.00 / $7999.95 will buy you the shiny new Nikon D3x. This 24.6 megapixel camera is the highest-resolution DSLR on the market, bettering the Sony A900 and Canon EOS 5D Mark II. As well as it's headline-grabbing megapixel count, the D3x also boasts a 51-point auto-focus system, 920,000-dot 3-inch LCD screen, 50-6400 ISO range and 16-bit image processing. Gavin Stoker discovers if the Nikon D3x really is the best ever DSLR...
Photo Iconic is offering a number of image workshops at Intrepid Travel and Jacobs Digital Photo & Video, London. Two of these, Shooting People & Places (23 April) and Shooting Landscapes & Wildlife (30 April) will take place at Intrepid Travel, 76 Upper St, Islington; whereas two others - Shooting Travel: The Perfect Kit and Shooting Travel Images That Sell - will be held at Jacobs Digital Photo & Video in May. Each course costs £40 - and all participants will receive a £25 discount voucher for future selected Photo Iconic photography courses plus either £50 worth of discount vouchers from Intrepid Travel or special discount vouchers from Jacobs Digital Photo & Video, depending on the course venue.
Website: Shooting People & Places Booking Form
Website: Shooting Landscapes & Wildlife Booking Form
Photo Iconic is offering a number of image workshops at Intrepid Travel and Jacobs Digital Photo & Video, London. Two of these, Shooting People & Places (23 April) and Shooting Landscapes & Wildlife (30 April) will take place at Intrepid Travel, 76 Upper St, Islington; whereas two others - Shooting…
Panasonic has updated the firmware of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 compact digital camera. Version 1.2 promises “improved image quality”.
Panasonic has updated the firmware of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 compact digital camera. Version 1.2 promises “improved image quality”. Website: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 Firmware Update Service
Ricoh has released a function-enhancing firmware update for the Ricoh GR Digital II professional digital compact camera. Version 2.30 gives the GR Digital II a number of fairly significant functional enhancements, including the following:
(1) It is now possible to manually set the flash amount
(2) It is now possible to set the flash timing
(3) It is now possible to register white balance compensation in My Settings
(4) The TODAY’S SHOTS display function has been added
Click through / read on to read about these functions in detail.
Website: Firmware Download Page
Review: Read our in-depth review of the Ricoh GR Digital II
Ricoh has released a function-enhancing firmware update for the Ricoh GR Digital II professional digital compact camera. Version 2.30 gives the GR Digital II a number of fairly significant functional enhancements, including the following: (1) It is now possible to manually set the flash amount (2) It is now possible…
Olympus has issued a firmware update for the Olympus FE-45 digital compact camera. Version 1.2 of the FE-45 firmware improves compatibility with nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. As usual with Olympus cameras, you can update your camera’s firmware through Olympus Master or Olympus Studio.
Website: Firmware Update Instructions
Olympus has issued a firmware update for the Olympus FE-45 digital compact camera. Version 1.2 of the FE-45 firmware improves compatibility with nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. As usual with Olympus cameras, you can update your camera’s firmware through Olympus Master or Olympus Studio. Website: Firmware Update Instructions
The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition today announced prize packages for all levels of achievement in its photography book competition. Prizes will be awarded to the most creative and innovative photography books in three categories –Fine Art, Editorial, and Commercial. The grand prize winner gets $25,000. Click through / read on to learn what the category winners and runners-up are going to receive.
The Photography.Book.Now International Juried Competition today announced prize packages for all levels of achievement in its photography book competition. Prizes will be awarded to the most creative and innovative photography books in three categories –Fine Art, Editorial, and Commercial. The grand prize winner gets $25,000. Click through / read on…
Rankin Live! is a radical twist on the traditional exhibition format featuring two shows in one. These include Shoot Me Rankin, the ongoing photo shoot of 1000 Britons, whose portraits will be immediately included in the exhibition, and Rankin Retrospective, a collection of 600 images selected from a vast portfolio of work. Both Shoot Me Rankin and Rankin Retrospective will be hosted by Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, between 31 July – 18 September.
Rankin Live! is a radical twist on the traditional exhibition format featuring two shows in one. These include Shoot Me Rankin, the ongoing photo shoot of 1000 Britons, whose portraits will be immediately included in the exhibition, and Rankin Retrospective, a collection of 600 images selected from a vast portfolio…