September 30, 2006 Delkin Devices, Inc., makers of high quality digital photography products and accessories today announced the new ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash adapter. This versatile adapter enables the fastest data transfer from a CompactFlash memory card to the new Apple MacBook Pro and PC laptops with an ExpressCard slot. Click Here for more information on the product
Sept 27, 2006 Canon announces the Canon Media Storage M30 und M80 at the Photokina 2006 The Canon M30 features a 30GB HDD, while the M80 comes with a 80GB. Both portable digital photo and video storage devices feature a 3.7 inch screen with 160 degrees field of view, 300 cd/qm brightness, 250:1 contrast ratio and a 640x480px resolution. Both CF and SD card slots are available and the device connects via a USB2 port. Both are 139.5 x 80.5 x 33.5mm. The devices also have a headphone jack for audio playback, a tough, magnesium alloy casing. The devices use the BP 511A battery - the same as many EOS cameras. Other features include PictBridge functionality and up to 8 digit password protection. Canon will announce pricing and release date in October.
Sept 26, 2006 - Fujifilm Announces Development Plans for New FinePix S5 Pro DSLR slated for early 2007 introduction Confirming the company’s commitment to professional photographers, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. today announces the development of the much anticipated FinePix S5 Pro digital SLR camera. The new FinePix S5 Pro is further affirmation of Fujifilm’s goal to achieve professional D-SLR image quality consistent with Fujifilm’s professional film heritage. The FinePix S5 Pro carries a number of attributes that made its predecessor, the FinePix S3 Pro,so popular with wedding, portrait and studio photographers. One of them is increased dynamic range from the Super CCD SR double pixel technology (6.17 million S-pixels and 6.17 million R-pixels). The new FinePix S5 Pro continues this tradition of expanded dynamic range and goes a step further by coupling the new Super CCD SR Pro sensor with Fujifilm’s new RP (RealPhoto) Processor Pro for even more outstanding, film-like results. Moreover, the FinePix S5 Pro will house the two technologies in a fully digital and durable metal alloy body frame. This opens the door for Fujifilm’s digital imaging technologies to expand into other applications such as outdoor and high endurance commercial photography. Click here for the full release
Sept 25, 2006 - Adobe releases Photoshop Lightroom Beta 4 Click here to get the beta
Sept 26, 2006 - Apple Releases Aperture 1.5 Apple today released Aperture 1.5, a major update to the all-in-one post production tool for photographers. Aperture 1.5 delivers a powerful new open library, seamless iLife ’06 and iWork ’06 integration, XMP metadata support, powerful new adjustment tools and an export API that makes it easy to extend the Aperture workflow to third party applications and services. [Sep 25, 2006] Click here for the full announcement
Sept 26, 2006 - DxO Labs has announced the availability of DxO Optics Pro v4 for Windows. Cologne, Germany, Photokina Hall 4.1, Aisle F, Booth 036 (September 25, 2006) – DxO Labs announces today the immediate availability of the Windows PC release of DxO Optics Pro v4 on the DxO Labs Web site (www.dxo.com). A free, fully functional demo version is available in addition to the commercial version. DxO Optics Pro software improves the image quality of Digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras and advanced digicams. The Mac and Intel Mac release of DxO Optics Pro v4 is expected to be available for download at the end of October. Purchasers of the current Macintosh version (v3.55) are entitled to a free upgrade when version 4 Macintosh ships. DxO Optics Pro is the award-winning digital image enhancement tool incorporating revolutionary optics, noise and exposure corrections in an easy-to-use, feature rich application for Mac and PC users. Read the press release here
NIKON updates Capture to version 4.4.2 Updates are available for your OS using the links provided below: Nikon Capture 4.4.2 for Windows Nikon Capture 4.4.2 for Mac
ADOBE announces Camera Raw 3.5 and and updated DNG Converter SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 19, 2006 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced an update to the Camera Raw plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS2, extending raw file support to five additional camera models. Available as a free download from Adobe's Web site, the Camera Raw 3.5 plug-in builds on the raw file support integrated in Photoshop CS2 for digital cameras from leading manufacturers including Nikon, Kodak, Panasonic and Sony. Adobe today also announced that the DNG Converter is available as a Universal Binary, allowing it to perform natively on Macintosh Intel-based computers. The free Adobe DNG Converter, which translates all Photoshop-supported raw photo formats into the universal .DNG file format, gives photographers a single unified file format for archiving raw files. Click here for the update link
ADOBE ANNOUNCES PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 12, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 5.0 software, a major upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer photo editing software*. Available for Windows®, Photoshop Elements offers new and more flexible ways for consumers to organize files, edit images with ease and share photos in engaging and innovative ways. Adobe Photoshop Elements allows for quick, one-click fixes to photos with the option of exploring more sophisticated editing techniques. Click here for the press release
ADOBE ANNOUNCES PREMIER ELEMENTS 3 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 12, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced two milestone upgrades to its digital photo and video products for consumers, Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 5.0 for Windows® and Adobe Premiere® Elements 3.0 for Windows. The unique integrated functionality of the products allows users to do more with their photos and videos, whether adding impact to photo slideshows with video effects and transitions, providing dramatic pauses to videos with freeze frame effects or creating professional-looking printed CD/DVD labels and covers. Click here for the press release
Nikon - September 1, 2006 Capture NX updated to v1.0.1 Nikon announces Capture NX update to version to v1.0.1. The new version of Nikon's image editing and NEF processing application for Windows and Mac adds support for D80 NEF files and improves program functionality. v1.0.1 of Capture NX for the MAC is not a Universal Binary. Click on the links below to download the appropriate version. Capture NX v1.0.1 for Windows Capture NX v1.0.1 for Mac