Digital Photography and Cameras

Archive for June, 2008

Lens manufacturer Zeiss has launched its latest premium offering for K- and F-mount SLRs, the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 3.5/18. Continue…

Adobe has made a candidate version of its latest Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop available via the Adobe Labs website. Continue…

According to an announcement this week, retail versions of Nikon’s Capture NX 2 image editing software are now available from authorized Nikon dealers and the manufacturer’s online store. Continue…

Coming on the heels of Fujifilm’s announcement of the world’s fastest CF card, A-DATA has deposed the previous record holder in short succession with 350x CFs. Continue…

NewerTech has launched an external storage solution sporting mirrored 300 GB, 10,000 RPM Western Digital VelociRaptor drives – the Guardian MAXimus 300 GB. Continue…

Panasonic’s wireless wonder, the Lumix DMC-TZ50, combines TZ5 performance with the unique ability to transfer images straight from the camera using built-in Wi-Fi. Continue…

DigitalCameraReview.com brings you the hottest camera deals of the week from the coolest brick-and-mortar retailers. Continue…

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Ah, so sorry fakers. Don’t you hate it when all your Photoshopping efforts come undone after the original D300 picture turns up? Oh well, D700 dreamers still have the alleged specs and hopes of a possible Monday announcement.

[Via Nikond700, thanks John R.]

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, Misc. Gadgets

There’s DIY mischief and then there’s next level DIY mischief, and we’d have to say that Julius von Bismarck’s Image Fulgurator is one of the best scare-the-squares toys we’ve ever come across. A sensor detects camera flashes of nearby victims, triggering a projection of the image or text of your choice onto their subjects — and into their photos. Anyone using a digital camera will notice the trick immediately, of course, but marks with film equipment won’t ever know what hit ‘em — although they might remember the weirdo with the pistol-grip camera thing standing next to them. Check the video after the break.

[Via Core 77]

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We’ve been hearing about how Varioptic’s liquid camera lenses would revolutionize cellphones for a while now, so it’s a little bit surprising to see the oil-and-water optics pop up in Akkord Electronics’ el cheapo SnakeCam webcams first. The 1.3 megapixel S1300 and 2.0 megapixel S2000 cams feature a Varioptic Arctic 416 lens, as well as bendy mount, built-in microphone, and CMOS sensor, and will sell for just $20 per unit — but we’d imagine that whoever ends up rebranding these will mark that up a bit.

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DigitalCameraReview.com brings you the hottest camera deals of the week from the coolest brick-and-mortar retailers. Read More…

There’s a lot to like about the Kodak EasyShare Z1012 IS, but do too many quirks get in the way of what the Z1012 does well? Read More…

Panasonic has provided a firmware update for its Lumix TZ4 and Lumix TZ5 cameras. Read More…

The folks at our sister site, NotebookReview.com, have published a guide with some great accessories for traveling with portable electronics – including some great suggestions for camera-related travel. Read More…

According to an announcement this week, retail versions of Nikon’s Capture NX 2 image editing software are now available from authorized Nikon dealers and the manufacturer’s online store. Read More…

The latest version of Mozilla’s popular browser adds color management tools for accurately viewing web images with embedded ICC profiles. Read More…

Pentax’s new parent company, HOYA Corp., has decided to divest the brand of its mobile printing division. Read More…

Two unique photo-related sites earned spots on Time.com’s list of Top 50 Best Websites 2008. Read More…

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, Peripherals

Logitech, a name long synonymous with PC webcams, just announced its newest, flagship camera which — are you ready? — is Mac-only. A move which, quite honestly, makes us feel, well… dirty. The USB 2.0 QuickCam Vision Pro works with iChat and Skype and features a 2 megapixel sensor, a quick autofocusing Carl Zeiss lens, and the ability to record VGA video at 30fps while mounted to your display or, redundantly, to your MacBook which of course have featured an integrated webcam for the last few years. Hitting shelves across Europe and the US in July for $130. See this chunk of a webcam attached to an Apple Cinema Display after the break.

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, Digital Cameras

In the most thorough examination you can expect this side of mobile-review, SMAPE just put text to phosphor and slapped out a nearly 9,000 word review of Motorola’s new 5 megapixel MOTOZINE ZN5 with Xenon flash. They’ve also pitted it head-to-head with Nokia’s own 5 megapixel N82 for a good ol’ fashioned photo shootout. While the ZN5 is a smidge thinner, features a dedicated image processing unit for quickness, and optionally stores images in lossless TIFF format for a lower price than the N82, there’s one small catch: the N82 (and K850 for that matter) has already been on sale for more than half a year. Nevertheless, as the first model of the new MOTOZINE series, the ZN5 hints at the possibility of a promising future. Assuming of course Moto’s phone division lives to see the day.

Update: Speaking of mobile-review, they just posted their detailed thoughts. The following quote pretty much sums it up, “It’s no RAZR of our time. It’s just a decent, well-rounded phone.”

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, Wearables

Let’s face it, the streets are rough these days. And just because someone admits to having your back, that doesn’t mean they won’t turn and run in the heat of battle. Granted, the very spark that sets off said conflict could be this questionably designed coat, but we digress. Paul Coudamy’s Hard-Wear jacket includes a totally inconspicuous camera on the rear which reportedly beams happenings onto a wrist-worn LCD. Not exactly James Bond type material here, but we suppose it’ll do for the double-o in training. Take all those orange blocks away and your chances of being looked at would decline remarkably, wouldn’t you think?

[Via Talk2MyShirt]

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The latest version of Mozilla’s popular browser adds color management tools for accurately viewing web images with embedded ICC profiles. Continue…

Not to be outdone by other recent high-capacity storage system announcements, Western Digital has released 1TB and 2TB versions of its My Book Mirror Edition. Continue…

In a press release from its U.K. division, Fujifilm has announced the launch of a full line of ultra-fast CompactFlash cards. Continue…

Consumer DSLRs have threatened to make ultrazooms obsolete for years, but before you write them off maybe it’s time to give long-zoom cameras another chance. Continue…

Pentax’s new parent company, HOYA Corp., has decided to divest the brand of its mobile printing division. Continue…

In anticipation of its forthcoming full-frame professional DSLR, Sony has announced specs on a new high-end flash unit, the Sony HVL-F58AM. Continue…

We get a first look at one of the most highly anticipated pro lenses of the year, the impressive and imposing Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM. Continue…

The folks at our sister site, NotebookReview.com, have published a guide with some great accessories for traveling with portable electronics – including some great suggestions for camera-related travel. Continue…

Canon’s classic box and circle takes another trip around the block in the snap-happy Canon PowerShot SD770 IS. Continue…

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, Digital Cameras, DisplaysWe’ve seen a couple handheld 3D devices, but Infosys just announced that developed a chipset capable of capturing and projecting 3D holograms from ordinary cellphones, and that it hopes to take the tech mainstream by 2010. The system captures a series of 2D images from normal cameras and uses them to develop 3D holograms, projecting received images using a laser projector and micro optical elements. Infosys also had a patent granted on the system required to transmit 3D data over normal telecom networks without clogging them up — the data is transmitted unprocessed, and the chipsets at either end do the heavy lifting. There’s no word on what devices this stuff might appear in, but we’re wondering what that laser system is supposed to project onto — or if we’ll have to take up smoking to get our 3D on.

[Thanks, Bucky]

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