Last month the editors of Popular Photography narrowed down the field of almost 800 entries to the 5th Annual Digital Wizard Contest down to 33 semi finalists. From those imaginative creations, 10 finalists have been selected.
Sigma has introduced a new close-up lens for its DP1 camera. The AML-1 lens enables focusing between 7.9 and 13 inches, with 1:8.2 to 1:14.9 magnification. It mounts onto the DP1 with Sigma’s HA-11 hood adapter, and takes 46mm filters. The two-element AML-1 has a multi-layer coating to reduce flare and ghosting.
Nikon photo sharing website updated : Nikon is pleased to announce a new release of its website for storing and sharing digital photographs and videos: my Picturetown. With hard disk storage up to 2 GB for standard users and 20 GB storage for those with Gold Membership, my Picturetown photo sharing website is open to any digital camera owner with an internet connection or a Nikon Wi-Fi-enabled digital camera. Gold membership is available free of charge as a special promotion until Autumn this year. Available in 13 European countries in English, French and German, the upgraded site offers a host of new photo-management options as well as a more intuitive user interface.
Lake landing : A bird lands in a rock in the Llanquihue lake, some 50 km east of Puerto Varas, 966 km south of Santiago.
Ricoh releases the first firmware update - version 1.20 - for the R8 digital camera. The model R8 was introduced in February of this year as successor to the Caplio R7, the last of the “Caplio” models. This new firmware update should improve the accuracy of exposure at continuous shooting with full-press…
The shoddy construction of many schools in the quake zone contributed to countless deaths, created scores of grieving parents and a political quandary for the Chinese leadership
The Canon EOS 450D (also known as the Rebel Xsi) is the latest addition to Canon’s entry-level range of digital SLR cameras, which first debuted over 4 years ago with the original EOS 300D model. Times have rapidly changed since that landmark product, with a large number of competitive DSLR cameras from the likes of Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Samsung now available. Canon have hit back with the EOS 450D by taking its predecessor, the 400D, and adding a handful of standout new features, including Live View mode, an increase from 10 to 12 megapixels (which is more than the mid-range EOS 40D model), a larger 3 inch LCD screen, spot metering and SD cards instead of CompactFlash. A few features have also filtered down from the EOS 40D, most notably 14-bit processing for more accurate colour, and Canon are at last supplying an image stabilised kit lens with the 450D. So does the Canon EOS 450D still cut it in an increasingly cut-throat market, and is it the right DSLR camera for you? Mark Goldstein found out…
Host Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about getting creative with your photography and the most recent COOLPIX announcements.
Host Mark Ellwood and guest Steve Heiner talk about getting creative with your photography and the most recent COOLPIX announcements.
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