| Canon offers locking mode dial upgrade for 5D Mark II, 7D |
| Canon has announced a service upgrade for the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D that sees the camera's mode dial replaced with a redesigned locking version. The new dial, which is similar in design to the one on the EOS 60D, includes a centre button that, when pressed, allows the dial setting to be changed. Otherwise, the dial is locked in position to prevent accidentally changing the exposure mode while the camera is carried. |
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| Newspaper retracts Kuwait digital SLR ban report |
| The Kuwait Times has retracted a story it published earlier this month which stated that the use of digital SLR cameras in the Persian Gulf emirate had been banned except for "journalism purposes." The retraction says: "[t]he article wrongly stated that a ban on DSLR cameras was implemented by the Ministries of Information, Social Affairs and Finance. This information is false. In a follow up investigation, it was proved that no such ban has been issued." |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware v2.050 for Nikon MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 posted |
| Just ahead of the public availability of the PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 for Nikon, LPA Design has posted a firmware update for the new wireless radio remotes that implements important corrections related to the behaviour of the Speedlight on the PocketWizard in the camera's hot shoe. The company strongly recommends that Nikon shooters who purchase MiniTT1s and FlexTT5s starting this week load the new firmware, v2.050, as soon as possible after uncrating their units to ensure their initial experience is as glitch-free as possible. |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| LPA Design releases PocketWizard Utility update |
| LPA Design has released PocketWizard Utility 1.35 for Mac and Windows, an updated version that adds the ability to save and load configuration profiles, reminds users when settings changes haven't been applied to connected PocketWizards, provides both simple and advanced interface modes and allows for the application's help text to be updated on the fly. |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| PocketWizard MiniTT1, FlexTT5 for Nikon head to dealers |
| The long-awaited Nikon versions of LPA Design's PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 wireless radio remotes are now enroute from the factory to distributors and onto dealers in some countries, including Canada and various locales in Europe. The first units are expected to come available for sale in the latter half of this week in these countries. U.S. availability will follow by roughly two weeks, which should translate to product on U.S. store shelves around the middle of December. We have a rundown of the key features of the new PocketWizard wireless TTL triggering system for Nikon. |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features the best of the unusual |
| Reuters features Pictures of the year: Strange and unusual and they are every bit of that! |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times features Pictures in the News |
| The Los Angeles Times features a selection of interesting images in Pictures of the News: Nov. 29. |
| November 30, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features Signs of winter |
| Reuters features an interesting gallery of Signs of winter taken in various parts of the world. |
| November 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| JFK presidency featured in The Big Picture |
| John F. Kennedy was elected president 50 years ago this month and The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a number of interesting images from those days. |
| November 29, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Hasselblad commences shipping H4D Ferrari Limited Edition, announces stainless steel H4D model |
| Hasselblad has announced that its H4D Ferrari Limited Edition medium format digital camera, comprised of an HC 2.8/80mm lens, glass-topped display case and H4D-40 finished in Ferrari red and featuring the Ferrari logo, is now available for purchase at a price of 21,499 Euros (plus tax). A total of 499 units are to be produced. The company has also unveiled the H4D-40 Stainless Steel, a version of the camera whose body surfaces are not painted, thereby revealing the stainless steel used in various exterior pieces. Only 100 units of this special H4D are to be made, at a manufacturer-quoted price of 13,990 Euros (plus tax), or 14,990 Euros (plus tax) when bundled with an HC 2.8/80mm lens. |
| November 26, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe selling Lightroom, Photoshop at discount until November 30 |
| Adobe is offering discounts to residents of the U.S., Canada and Mexico when purchasing Photoshop Lightroom 3 or Photoshop CS5 direct from Adobe between now and November 30, 2010. The price of a new license for Lightroom 3 is US$199, down from US$299, for a savings of US$100. Full and upgrade licenses of Photoshop CS5 are reduced by US$100 and US$50, respectively, while Photoshop CS5 Extended is US$200 cheaper for a new license and US$100 cheaper to upgrade. |
| November 26, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Geographic gallery explores environmental dilemma |
| National Geographic features the work of photographer Michael Melford in Alaska's Choice: Salmon or Gold. |
| November 26, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates firmware for EOS 7D, Rebel T2i/550D |
| Firmware v1.2.3 for the Canon EOS 7D corrects two flash-related bugs that affected Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 and Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and MT24-EX, while firmware v1.0.9 for the EOS Rebel T2i/550D fixes an error that caused "tone jumps" in some photos shot while Auto Lighting Optimizer was active. |
| November 25, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| PBS features The President's Photographer |
| The Public Broadcasting Service features an interesting story and video on The President's Photographer: 50 years in the Oval Office. |
| November 25, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| AP features best of the week |
| The Associated Press features good photography in its Photo Week Gallery Nov. 14 - 21. |
| November 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| BBC blog visits street photography |
| Viewfinder, a British Broadcasting Company photo blog takes a look at Street photography now with a story and pictures. |
| November 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC's latest galleries worth a look |
| MSNBC features a pair of interesting galleries in This Week in Sports Pictures and its weekly Nov. 11 - 18 gallery. |
| November 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Times features Pictures in the News |
| The Los Angeles Times features an interesting gallery of Pictures in the News, Nov. 22, 2010. |
| November 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Unusual wedding gallery in The Frame |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features Newlyweds in Thames Town, China, a gallery of images from place which has been designed and built like an old English town. |
| November 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Big Picture adds National Geographic contest images |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features images from National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010. |
| November 19, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters highlights the strange and unusual |
| Reuters features a gallery of Strange and unusual images. |
| November 19, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Zoom releases firmware update for H4n recorder |
| Firmware v1.70 for the Zoom H4n, released today, enables the levels of the handheld recorder's two XLR inputs to be set independently. |
| November 18, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC takes a walk on the wild side |
| MSNBC features Animal Tracks, a gallery of interesting images on the many-and-varied critters out there. |
| November 18, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| The Sunday Times features Stormchaser |
| The Sunday Times features a gallery of dramatic weather images from Stormchaser Mike Hollingshead. |
| November 18, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| A full-focus look at year's best |
| Reuters Full Focus features a large-image gallery of the Best of the year complete with comments from the photographer and technical information. |
| November 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic posts croc versus elephant images |
| National Geographic has posted Rare Pictures: Crocodile Attacks Elephant, four dramatic images of the encounter. |
| November 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times posts Pictures in the News |
| The Los Angeles Times always produces interesting Pictures in the News galleries and the Nov. 15 edition is no exception. |
| November 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features the best of the week in sports |
| MSNBC features peak action and otherwise nice moments in The Week in Sports Pictures: November 8 - 14. |
| November 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Weather around the globe in The Frame |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features November weather around the globe, a gallery of interesting images gathered to show the variation in weather and its effects. |
| November 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters adds the week's best in sports |
| Reuters features a gallery of its photographers' top sports images in Weekly sports highlights. |
| November 16, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Times features the work of Neal Boenzi |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog, features Neal Boenzi, a Bright New Star at 85, a story and gallery of work by the New York Times photojournalist. |
| November 15, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nov. 11, a time to remember |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features Veterans honored and remembered, a touching gallery on Veterans Day. |
| November 11, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.4 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.4 for the Mac OS. Aimed primarily at those running OS X 10.5.8, it adds support for the RAW formats of ten additional digital cameras including the Canon EOS 60D and PowerShot S95, Nikon D3100, Hasselblad H4D-40 and more. |
| November 11, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Mac OS X 10.6.5 improves Aperture processing, extends RAW format support |
| Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.5, an operating system update that, among other changes, improves image processing performance in Aperture and iPhoto (the exact nature of the improvements is not specified) and extends conversion support to RAW formats captured with the Canon EOS 60D and PowerShot S95, Nikon D3100, Hasselblad H4D-40 and six other models. |
| November 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon launches NPS Global website |
| Nikon has launched a portal for its Nikon Professional Services (NPS) programs worldwide. Though the site is a bit sparse at the moment, it does include a list of events at which NPS staff will be in attendance, links to local NPS information, technical documents on the D3S and D3X and more. |
| November 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| The Post looks at The Future of Wheat |
| The Denver Post photo blog features In Focus: The Future of Wheat, an image gallery about the importance of the declining yields in the world's wheat harvest. |
| November 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| More Mount Merapi images captured |
| Captured, a photo blog from The Denver Post, features Mount Merapi Erupts Again, a gallery of dramatic images from Indonesia's deadly volcano. |
| November 5, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Great Migrations in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Great Migrations, a gallery of images provided by National Geographic from the Great Migrations Official Companion Book. |
| November 5, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Another issue of Posey Magazine posted |
| J. Bruce Baumann and staff feature another issue of Posey Magazine documenting life in Posey County, Indiana. |
| November 4, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| PocketWizard 5.200 firmware for MiniTT1, FlexTT5 for Canon now available |
| LPA Design has issued firmware v5.200 for the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 wireless radio remotes for Canon. It incorporates features first introduced in public beta releases last month, including support for the Di866 and Di622 shoe mount flashes from Nissin as well as the AC9 AlienBees Adapter and PowerST4 for Elinchrom RX power control modules. Reliability of the channel learning feature, as well as relay mode and bulb operation, has also been improved. |
| November 4, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters posts best of October |
| Reuters features Pictures of the month: October, a slideshow of the best images taken by the news agency's worldwide crew of photographers. |
| November 3, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon updates WT-4 Setup Utility, Thumbnail Selector |
| Nikon WT-4 Setup Utility 1.2.0 and Thumbnail Selector 1.2.0 add support for the D7000, extend compatibility to Mac OS X 10.6.4 and 64-bit flavours of Windows and make minor feature changes and bug fixes. |
| November 1, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon delays 8-15mm fisheye, new supertelephotos |
| Canon Japan has posted a notice indicating the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II and EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye lenses will now ship in March 2011. The two new supertelephotos were originally scheduled for release in December 2010, and the fisheye zoom was slated for January 2011.*UPDATED* |
| November 1, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features weekly best in sports |
| The Week in Sports Pictures: October 25 - 31 provides a look at some of the top-notch images from the world of sports. |
| November 1, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters adds video of best of month |
| Reuters features a Best of month video of some of the top news events of October with a description of the circumstances behind the images. |
| November 1, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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