DxO updates for the D3 and D300
Paris, France – February 29, 2007 – DxO Labs announces today the addition of 10 new lenses, including popular zooms and fish-eyes, to its library of lens correction modules for DxO Optics Pro v5. Continue reading »
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Low-cost Marumi LCD protector panels
Kenro has announced the release of a series of new LCD panel protectors from Marumi. Continue reading »
Marumi ring flash for Canon and Nikon
Kenro has announced the UK release of a new Marumi Ring Flash, the DRF14. Continue reading »
New Nissin flash units for Canon and Nikon
Kenro has announced the UK release of a new flash gun from Nissin, the Di466. Continue reading »
Using a low-cost IKEA spotlight for studio effect
IKEA has a very low cost optical focusing theatre-style spotlight which can be used, or adapted, for studio work. It comes complete with an adjustable iris diaphragm unit, a four-blade square aperture adjustable unit, a gobo/filter holder, a set of stainless steel cut gobos and a set of coloured glass filters. The focusing lens is not sealed against light leaks but open to allow heat to dissipate, however if this unit was adapted to hold a flash light source in place of its halogen bulb, you could also make a tube to seal off the light leaks from the optical assembly.
Green computing with multiple users, one PC – free software
Calgary, Alberta (Feb. 5, 2007) – Need an extra PC around the house? Userful is giving away its innovative software that gives you a second computer for free. They had such a warm response to their holiday giveaway that they have decided to continue giving away the software. It is the perfect way to reduce line-ups for the computer as spouses, parents, and children battle for a turn. Continue reading »
Adobe to shut down Adobe Stock Photos
Cut and pasted from the Adobe Stock Photos site: good news for all the loyal Adobe Photoshop users they rather dumped on from on high with this venture to start with! Continue reading »
Kodak 'inverts' CMOS for ISO 3200 cellphones
London, February 5, 2008 – Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) is enabling a new level of performance in consumer imaging devices by redesigning the basic building blocks used to collect light and incorporating that technology into a brand-new sensor. Continue reading »
Free photos-to-movies trial for readers
New photo website Myelephantbites.com offers the chance to turn digital photographs into animated movies by combining digital images with sound, words and special effects. The site would like to reward Photoworld readers with complimentary trials forthe first 1,000 readers. We have now extended that offer to Photoclubalpha website visitors, as we said we would do so early in February. Continue reading »
Tessera acquires FotoNation
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRA), a leading provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FotoNation, a leading provider of embedded imaging solutions for digital still camera and mobile phone applications.