| Beta firmware for EOS-1D Mark III being tested at Osaka event |
| Since the weekend, Canon technicians have been installing beta firmware v1.1.1 into the EOS-1D Mark IIIs of photographers covering the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan. |
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| Canon Professional Solutions Expo coming to four Canadian cities |
| Canon Canada will be hitting the road next month, bringing to four Canadian cities the EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS 40D, wide-format printers such as the iPF5100/iPF6100, seminars featuring photographers Vincent Laforet and Denis Reggie, sessions by Apple and Adobe and more. |
| August 28, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D3, D300 already being manufactured for sale in November |
| Both the Nikon D3 and D300 are already being manufactured for sale, though at lower than target volumes as the company ramps up to full production levels, we learned today during a tour of Nikon's factory in Sendai, Japan. |
| August 23, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon unveils full-frame D3 digital SLR |
| At a press conference today in Tokyo, Nikon took the wraps off the D3, a new digital SLR that has at its heart a Nikon-designed full-frame 12.05 million image pixel CMOS sensor that can capture photos at up to 9 fps at full resolution (called FX Format mode), or up to 11 fps (with some restrictions) when the camera is set to capture 5.14 million image pixels in DX Format mode (where the camera utilizes only a smaller central part of the image sensor). |
| August 22, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D300 weighs in at 12.21MP, shoots at up to 8 fps |
| While the D3 is the star of today's Nikon announcements, the D300 has the potential to steal the show. It incorporates the same 51-area autofocus system, 3-inch (diagonal), 920,000-dot rear LCD, Picture Control options, 14-bit A/D conversion, LiveView, HDMI video out, AF calibration adjustment, UDMA CompactFlash card support, real-time lateral chromatic aberration correction, Active D-Lighting, compatibility with the new WT-4/4A transmitter and more. |
| August 22, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon adds VR to three supertelephotos, announces two new zooms |
| Rounding out Nikon's announcements today are a total of five new lenses. Two are zooms: the AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED. Plus there are three updated supertelephotos, all of which gain Nikon's image stabilizing VR II: AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR, AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR and AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR. |
| August 22, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Beta HD Photo plug-ins for Photoshop updated |
| Microsoft has released an updated beta version of the HD Photo plug-in for Photoshop for Windows, and introduced a Universal Binary beta for Photoshop for Mac. An entry on the blog of Microsoft's Bill Crow, Program Manager for HD Photo, indicates that these are likely to be operationally identical to the final versions of the plug-ins for each platform. |
| August 21, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon announces 21MP EOS-1Ds Mark III |
| Canon has announced the EOS-1Ds Mark III, the first 35mm-style digital SLR to break the 20MP barrier. The new model combines a 21.03 million image pixel self-cleaning sensor and maximum 5 fps shooting rate in a body that's nearly identical in appearance to the EOS-1D Mark III, and shares most of that camera's features and specifications as well. The EOS-1Ds Mark III has a larger viewfinder than the EOS-1D Mark III, a narrower ISO range of ISO 100-1600 (plus 50 and 3200) and support for the UDMA protocol for quicker writing to an inserted CompactFlash card. |
| August 19, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon to ship EOS 40D in early September |
| In early September, Canon will ship the EOS 40D, a 10.08 million image pixel replacement for the EOS 30D that includes a self-cleaning sensor, a new-design 9-point autofocus system, maximum 6.5 fps shooting rate, 3-inch (diagonal), 230,000-dot rear LCD with Live View, a larger viewfinder, Highlight Tone Priority, High ISO Noise Reduction and more. |
| August 19, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon unveils trio of lenses, including updated 14mm |
| Joining the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 40D are three new Canon lenses: the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS. |
| August 19, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Multimedia journalists blur the boundaries |
| In Blurring Boundaries: What Print Journalists Can Learn from Video Editors, video and sound editors offer feedback to the still photographers who embark on this new style of multimedia storytelling. |
| August 16, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoShelter to host town halls |
| PhotoShelter will host a series of town hall meetings designed to bring together photographers and photography buyers to discuss the impact of the Internet on their businesses. |
| August 16, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| 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. |
| August 14, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| 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. |
| August 13, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| 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, while v4.5.2 on both platforms sees a long list of minor functionality tweaks, bug fixes and support for photo upload templates (one for Digital Railroad is included). |
| August 10, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| 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 problems and have committed to sharing the results of that investigation. |
| August 8, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Capture NX updated to v1.2 |
| Nikon has updated Capture NX for Windows and Mac to v1.2. |
| August 7, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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| 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 been overhauled to support revamped iLife features, and includes a spiffy-looking new photo gallery. |
| August 7, 2007 | FULL STORY |
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