The News Room
The following are RSS feeds from various digital photography resources. While we've only listed the last seven entries on these sites, you should be sure to check out the sites for more complete information.
Thanks to the operators of these digital photography resources for granting us permission to reproduce the RSS feeds here.
[Gallery Note: All feed content is the property of its respective owners, who are solely responsible for it.]
Rob Galbraith DPI
- Extensis upgrades Portfolio to version 8.5 -- Extensis has released Portfolio 8.5, an upgraded version of its digital asset management tool for Mac and Windows....
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9075...
- Photographing Barry Bonds: it's all in the preparation -- In a Press Democrat story, photographer John Burgess describes the time and preparation it took for him to photograph Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run. A gallery of his images from the memorable night can be viewed here....
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9074...
- Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.5.2 -- Camera Bits has released Photo Mechanic 4.5.2 for Mac and Windows, a maintenance update of the browsing application that's popular with news and sports photographers. The Mac version gains support for the basic processing of EOS-1D Mark III RAW files,...
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9073...
- EOS-1D Mark III autofocus article updated with an analysis of firmware v1.1.0 -- We've updated our June 19 article analysing EOS-1D Mark III autofocus with a look at the camera's autofocus performance with firmware v1.1.0 installed. In addition, engineers at Canon's Tokyo headquarters are now investigating our claims of EOS-1D Mark III autofocus...
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9063...
- Nikon Capture NX updated to v1.2 -- Nikon has updated Capture NX for Windows and Mac to v1.2....
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9065...
- Apple announces new-design iMacs, updates iLife and iWork suites -- At an Apple press event this morning at the company's Cupertino, California headquarters, new-design iMac models with 20-inch and 24-inch displays were unveiled, along with new versions of the company's iLife and iWork suites. Apple's .Mac online service has also...
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8742-9064...
- Canon releases new firmware for EOS-1D Mark III -- Canon has released firmware v1.1.0 for the EOS-1D Mark III. The firmware update includes the changes of firmware v1.0.9, announced in a Canon USA statement earlier this month, plus one more: a correction for an anomaly whereby the camera won't...
Read more at http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8741-9060...
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
- Olympus releases updated firmware for E-410 and E-510 DSLRs -- Olympus has updated firmware available for its E-410 and E-510 digital SLRs. The E-410 software corrects whitebalance preview whilst using Live View and stops the filename sequence from being reset when images are deleted as well as improving CompactFlash write...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07081501olyfirmware.asp...
- Nikon's new full-color RGB sensor? -- Kudos to one of our forums posters, 'imagewest' for spotting US Patent 7,138,663, assigned to Nikon Corporation of Japan. This patent describes a new type of image sensor which uses three small dichroic mirrors below an opening to direct red,...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080901nikonimagesensor.asp...
- Just posted! Ricoh Caplio GX100 review -- Just Posted! Our review of the Ricoh Caplio GX100 compact digital camera, nominally the successor to the GX8 but in spirit a lot closer to the GR-Digital. Key features for the keen photographer include a 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom, full...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080701ricohgx100review.asp...
- Pentax Photo Gallery (dot com) -- Pentax US has today announced the opening of PentaxPhotoGallery.com a stylish and sophisticated online photo gallery dedicated to photographs taken with Pentax equipment. With a frankly beautiful Flash interface Pentax Photo Gallery allows you to browse images in collections, categories,...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080602pentaxphotogallery.asp...
- Ricoh GX100 firmware 1.1.6 -- Ricoh has released firmware 1.1.6 for its GX100 digital compact. The major fix implemented in this release is an improvement in exposure when using flash in bright light. Also attended to are a couple of minor glitches relating to the...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080601ricohgx100firm.asp...
- Leica Summarit-M lenses, F2.5, a new range -- Leica has today announced a completely new range of compact M series lenses; the 35 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm and 90 mm Summarit-M, all with a maximum aperture of F2.5. These lenses are clearly aimed at being more 'affordable'...
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080303leicasummaritm.asp...
- Digital camera market grows 27%, DSLRs up 75% -- According to data from CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) digital camera shipments by CIPA members (the majority of digital camera manufacturers) are up 27% overall in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year....
Read more at http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07080302cipashiph1.asp...
Nikonians News - Photography & Imaging News and Podcasts
- Nikon UK Shutters Classifieds Section -- Nikon UK has announced that they will be closing down their Classified Want/Sell section in order to standardize with the Global Nikon network. The section's last day of availability is Friday 17-August....
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/nikon_uk_shutte.html...
- Imaging-Resource: How To Choose Your Second Lens -- The crew at Imaging-Resource have rolled out a very relevant article in light of the increasing number of new DSLR owners, entitled "How To Choose Your Second Lens."...
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/imaging-resourc.html...
- Toshiba Expands Laptop Battery Recall List -- For our members using Toshiba laptops, yet another recall is underway; this time affecting Satellite A100, Satellite A105 and Tecra A7 units. Toshiba issued a warning earlier in June and a full-blown recall in July....
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/toshiba_expands.html...
- LetsGoDigital: The Bogen, Manfrotto and Gitzo Factory Tours -- Our colleagues at LetsGoDigital have a visual-rich report on their recent tour of some of the world's most popular camera support makers....
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/letsgodigital_t.html...
- Weekly News from the Nikonians Academy -- Nikonian spreads the good word From the mobile desk of Nikonians Academy Director Mike Hagen: Our thanks to Nikonian John Enman (emcam) from British Columbia, Canada. John has been photographing weddings and special events for more than 35 years...
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/weekly_news_fro_2.html...
- Nikonians News Flash #58 -- Tune in for the weekly update from the Nikonians Community, including Nikonians Academy news, all the latest from Nikon, and news about new photography contests from Sigma and Wanderlust. Download Nikonians News Flash #58 (NPC-NF-2007-08-11.mp3; 7:28; 6.9MB; MP3 format)...
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/nikonians_news_57.html...
- Quench Your Wanderlust with Nikon -- Nikon UK and Wanderlust magazine have teamed up once again for the magazine's 12th running of their annual Travel Photography Contest. The stakes are very high - four finalists in the Amateur category will be jetted off to Australia on...
Read more at http://blog.nikonians.org/archives/2007/08/quench_your_wan.html...
