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Sony Opening Devices To SD Memory Cards

Sony Opening Devices To SD Memory Cards

I found this interesting snippet from CES on the NY Times website. Eric Taub is reporting that Sony has finally seen the writing on the wall and is embracing the SDHC memory card format in addition to its own proprietary Memory Stick format in new consumer electronics devices. Both Memory Stick and SD have gone ... read more

January 7, 2010 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Camera Bits Releases Photo Mechnic 4.6.2 – New Version Adds Support For New RAW Files And Other Enhancements

Camera Bits Releases Photo Mechnic 4.6.2 – New Version Adds Support For New RAW Files And Other Enhancements

Camera Bits today released the latest update to their popular Photo Mechanic image browser. Version 4.6.2 adds support for new camera raw file formats as well as several exciting new features. Long favored as the image browser of choice by photo journalists for its speed and incredible metadata support, Photo Mechanic 4.6.2 adds support for ... read more

November 10, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

JVC to buy Pentax?

JVC to buy Pentax?

The Japanese Times reports today that troubled camera manufacturer Pentax could be sold by optical glass (and filter) maker Hoya to JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc. According to their sources, JVC are considering selling its music software company Victor Entertainment and buying the Pentax camera division to strengthen the JVC brand video camcorder range, which ... read more

November 5, 2009 in News by Kevin Carter 0 comments

onOne Software Announces Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop

onOne Software Announces Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop

onOne Software today announced Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop. This latest update is designed to address some of the most common problems many photographers face in the areas of color correction, enlarging, masking and professional photographic effects, the Plug-in Suite 5 combines full versions of six software tools in one affordable package: FocalPoint 2, ... read more

October 27, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

onOne Software Announces PhotoTune 3 Software

onOne Software Announces PhotoTune 3 Software

onOne Software, today announced PhotoTune 3, an Adobe Photoshop plug-in for optimizing digital photos. The improved PhotoTune Wizard walks new users through the optimizing process in as little as two steps with no need to understand color theory or complex controls like levels or curves. PhotoTune 3 also offers access to advanced adjustments for pro ... read more

October 27, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Adobe Reaches 1M Downloads of Photoshop.com Mobile For iPhone In Less Than One Week

Adobe Reaches 1M Downloads of Photoshop.com Mobile For iPhone In Less Than One Week

Adobe announced today that it had achieved the significant milestone of over 1 Million downloads of its free Photoshop.com Mobile app for the iPhone in less than one week after it first became available. Even more significant is, that distribution of the app for the time being is only limited to the US and Canada. Some ... read more

October 19, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Nikon Announces New Macro Lens – AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5 MICRO NIKKOR

Nikon Announces New Macro Lens – AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5 MICRO NIKKOR

NIKON’S NEW AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5 MICRO NIKKOR The new medium telephoto AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR lens designed specifically for extreme close-up photography, but is also well suited for portrait, nature, and general imaging as well. Able to focus as close as 0.9 ft., this new 85mm Micro lens allows photographers to ... read more

October 13, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments

Nikon D3S 12MP, 9FPS, 100,000+ISO

Nikon D3S 12MP, 9FPS, 100,000+ISO

Nikon broke new ground just over two years ago with the introduction of the D3. Demonstrating that more, is not always better, Nikon sidestepped the ever-growing megapixel race when it launched a new flagship camera with a mere 12 MP, opting for fewer but more sensitive pixels, in a larger sensor. This proved to be the ... read more

October 13, 2009 in News by David Schloss 1 comment

Epson Announces The Stylus Pro 3880

Epson Announces The Stylus Pro 3880

Compact 17″ professional printer replaces 3800 and receives ink and screening technology upgrade.Epson has been in the process of upgrading its professional printer line-up to support the Vivid Magenta Ultra Chrome K3 ink set for some time now. The 3800 model is the most recent (and last model) to receive the x80 change. Similar in ... read more

September 1, 2009 in News by John Omvik 2 comments

IBM Scientists First To Image A Single Molecule

IBM Scientists First To Image A Single Molecule

Talk about “High Resolution” cameras. The atomic force microscope was able to resolve a single pentacene molecule consisting of 22 carbon and 14 hydrogen atoms clearly showing the atomic structure of the carbon atoms just 0.14 nanometers apart. This image:confirms the Tinker Toy model of molecules we are all familiar with from high school chemistry ... read more

August 31, 2009 in News by John Omvik 0 comments