Sept. 28, 2005 NIKON ISSUES Service Advisory for D2H, D70, N55 SLRs, which relates to the potential failure of certain components within the camera. if your camera is impacted Nikon Inc. will service it free of charge. Click here for a pdf file detailing these issues.
Adobe has announced Version 3.2 of its camera RAW plug-in. Newly supported cameras for Camera Raw 3.2 - September 2005 Support for the following cameras has been added from Camera Raw 3.1 to 3.2.
Panasonic DMC-LX1 DMC-FZ30 Hasselblad H2D (DNG) Konica Minolta Alpha Sweet Digital (Japan) Alpha-5 Digital (China) Maxxum 5D (USA) Dynax 5D (Europe) Leaf Valeo 17 Aptus 22 Leica D-Lux 2 Digital-Modul-R (DNG) Nikon D2Hs D70s D50 Coolpix 8400 Coolpix 8800
Click here for the upgrade link
New Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Windows Delivers More Editing Magic, Creative Sharing and Easy Photo Organization SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 27, 2005 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 4.0, a significant upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software*. Photoshop Elements 4.0 delivers an impressive array of new ways for consumers to easily edit photos, show them off in creative and entertaining ways and always have them at their fingertips. Available for Windows®, Photoshop Elements 4.0 is the software that consumers choose for quick, one-click fixes, in addition to more sophisticated editing techniques when they need advanced creative control. Also today, Adobe announced the availability of Adobe Premiere® Elements 2.0 software, a complete home video-editing solution (see separate press release). Available as separate products or together in a single retail package, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 delivers the powerful and affordable software consumers need to be creative and delight friends and family with their digital photos and home videos. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Windows XP (Home, Professional with Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005) for an estimated street price of US $99.99. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 for Windows is available as a bundle in the United States and Canada at an estimated street price of US $149.99. See full release here
Olympus Introduces Evolt E-500: The Most Full-Featured Digital SLR In Its Class The Only 100% Digital SLR to Combine Exclusive Dust Reduction System, 8-Megapixel Imaging Sensor, and a 2.5-Inch LCD in a Compact, Lightweight Body Melville, New York, September 26, 2005 – Olympus proudly introduces the new EVOLT E-500, the most full-featured digital SLR camera in its class of sub-$1000.00 SLR cameras. Designed to be used by all photographers of any skill level, the E-500's compact and durable body is packed with Olympus innovations like the exclusive Dust Reduction System for spot-free photos, 8 million pixels of detail for bright and colorful images, a TruePic TURBO Image Processor for fast response time, and an oversized, easy-to-view 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD. Compatible with a wide range of Olympus Zuiko Digital Specific Lenses™, the E-500 delivers the versatility and power that are the hallmarks of a performance SLR, but at an affordable price. Click here for the press release
Olympus Announces Prices For Zuiko Digital 90-250mm F2.8 And 35-100mm F2.0 Lenses Melville, New York, September 26, 2005 – Olympus announced delivery dates and prices today for two new Zuiko Digital Specific™ lenses. Available in October 2005, the Zuiko Digital ED 35-100 f2.0 lens will retail at an estimated street price of $2499.99. Later in November the Zuiko Digital ED 90-250mm f2.8 lens will ship with an estimated street price of $5999.99. Designed for use with Olympus E-System digital SLR cameras, including the E-1, EVOLT E-300, and new EVOLT E-500, the two lenses feature constant apertures through the entire zoom range to offer the most advanced and fastest zoom of their kind available anywhere today. The new lenses complement the current line of Olympus Zuiko Digital Specific Lenses and establish the line as one of the largest 100% designed for digital lens systems offered by a manufacturer to date. Click here for the press release
Olympus Announces New Consumer E-System Macro Lens Life size photos with the 35mm f3.5 1:1 Zuiko Digital Macro Lens Melville, New York, Sept 26, 2005 - Olympus today announced the release of its new Zuiko Digital 35mm 1:1 macro lens, a powerful compact lens affordably priced for the enthusiast photographer. Further expanding the extensive family of interchangeable Zuiko Digital Specific™ lenses for the Olympus E-System, the new 35mm macro lens is specifically designed for detailed close-up photography, enabling photographers to capture life-size images from as close as 5.8 inches from their subject. Click here for the press release.
Fuji introduces a firmware upgrade to its FinePix S3 Pro Firmware (camera control software) Update Ver.2.18 Click here for the upgrade
New Wacom® Graphire®4 Pen Tablets Vancouver, WA, Sept. 13, 2005 – Wacom’snew Graphire4 pen tablets provide the tools needed to have fun editing photos and exploring digital creativity. These new pen tablets include a patented, cordless, battery-free pen and mouse, a tablet and five valuable software applications. Using the natural control of the pen and the included software, it’s easy to enhance photos and to create artwork for scrapbooks, craft projects and slide shows. It’s also easy to communicate more personally by using the pen to digitally jot notes, annotate documents and sketch quick diagrams. Graphire4 pen tablets are available immediately in a choice of three colors (Silver, White and Metallic Blue) and two sizes (4x5 and 6x8) which are priced at $99 and $199.
Sept 14, 2005 - New Color Management System for Windows Vista Highlights Alliance Between Microsoft and Canon New Windows Color System to provide greater color accuracy and fidelity for Windows-based PCs. Click here for the press release
TOKYO, Japan — Sept. 14, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. and Canon Inc. today announced another major milestone resulting from the companies' strategic alliance: a new color management system for the upcoming Microsoft® Windows VistaTM operating system. The new Windows® Color System will enable greater fidelity and predictability of color throughout Microsoft's new operating system. The system will provide better screen-to-print matching, better overall color appearance, and support for higher fidelity printing, giving users new tools to take advantage of the capabilities of today's powerful color devices such as digital cameras and color printers. Click here for the press release Click here to get the white paper on this topic
Sept 9, 2005 - Ottawa, Canada - Corel Corporation today announced the release of Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X and Corel® Photo Album™ 6, two major new products from Corel's digital imaging portfolio and the first versions of the software to be introduced since Corel's acquisition of Jasc in October 2004. Corel Paint Shop Pro X and Corel Photo Album 6 will be widely available through Corel's global channel partners over the coming weeks and through www.corel.com starting today. This is the first simultaneous worldwide shipment in the product line's history. See release here
Sept 9, 2005 - ACD Systems announces ACDSee™ 8 Photo Manager for photography enthusiasts. With the release of ACDSee 8, ACD Systems sets the standard in both speed and usability for enthusiasts who manage rapidly growing collections of digital photos. Click here for the release
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8, 2005 - SONY ESTABLISHES A NEW CLASS OF HIGH-END DIGITAL CAMERA Sony intends to create a new benchmark in digital photography with the introduction of its high-end Cyber-shot® DSC-R1 camera. The Cyber-shot® R1 camera is the world's first integrated lens digital still camera to combine a professional-grade, 10.3-megapixel image sensor and the flexibility of live preview while shooting. With its ultra-wide Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens (24mm - 120mm) and free-angle, two-inch LCD, the Cyber-shot R1 brings professional level imaging performance to mainstream consumers. Click Here for the press release
MELVILLE, NY (September 2, 2005) - Nikon Inc. notes the recent announcement made by Adobe(R) with regard to the mutual interest of both companies for the advancement of digital photography and the RAW file format. Nikon looks forward to future developments in this direction. PRESS RELEASE
NIKON - Sep. 1, 2005 - Nikon announces two new digital compact cameras combining higher image quality and closer control with revolutionary Wi-Fi capability the COOLPIX P1 and the COOLPIX P2. In addition Nikon announced slim versions of the COOLPIX S3 and S4 and a 38 - 190 COOLPIX L1 Zoom camera. Click here for press releases