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Digital SLR Camera Nikon D3000

New, intuitive Guide mode and extraordinary 10.2-megapixel image quality provide first-time users with an ideal way to experience the world of digital SLR photography.

Tokyo — Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the newest addition to its family of quality DX-format digital SLRs, the D3000. Combining in-camera assistance and supreme ease-of-use with Nikon’s renowned technology, the D3000 is the ideal choice for people looking to upgrade from their point-and-shoot camera to a digital SLR.

The D3000 features a new Guide mode — a hassle-free way for less-experienced picture-takers to master the capabilities of digital SLR cameras. Through its intuitive user-friendly interface, Guide mode assists users in choosing shooting modes for a variety of situations and, if they choose, in exploring advanced photographic techniques. From close-ups and landscapes to portraits with soft backgrounds and picture-taking opportunities of fast-moving action, Guide mode eases users into the world of digital SLR photography. In addition, settings made with Guide mode can even be fine-tuned before the shot in order to achieve the best possible photos. (more…)

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AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

Fast Telephoto Zoom Lens Utilizing Nano Crystal Coat

TOKYO — Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new fast telephoto zoom lens AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II for use with digital- and film-SLR cameras. A number of unique Nikon technologies have been adopted for this lens, including the use of seven ED glass elements, Nano Crystal Coat, a vibration reduction (VR II) system that provides camera shake compensation equivalent to increases in shutter speed by four steps, and a Silent Wave Motor (SWM).
This fast telephoto zoom lens provides the excellent performance and superior image quality demanded by professional and advanced amateur photographers.
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Rochester, NY, July 14, 2009 – Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) has released an updated free version of KODAK EASYSHARE Software, the leading consumer-preferred photo software application in the U.S.*

“Kodak has always been about helping people connect and share their daily experiences,” says Patti Smith, Worldwide Director, Product Marketing, Internet and Software Services. ”Consumers are especially eager to quickly share their pictures and videos on websites like Facebook and Kodak Gallery. Version 8.0 makes this easier and faster than ever, and in newer KODAK Digital Cameras, the software allows for seamless and automatic upload the moment you connect your camera to the computer.”
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Rochester, NY, July 29, 2009 - Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today unveiled the new KODAK EASYSHARE D830 Digital Frame that enables consumers to enjoy and share stunning displays of their digital images within hundreds of traditional picture frames.

“Millions of consumers around the world are using digital picture frames to share their digital images with family and friends, and make them a part of their daily lives,” says Phil Scott, Worldwide Director of Marketing, Digital Capture and Devices and Vice President, Consumer Digital Group.
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New M-Series models also debut, delivering powerful features in sleek designs

Rochester, NY, July 29, 2009 — Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced the newest additions to the KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Camera family, all featuring Kodak’s Smart Capture technology that consistently delivers high quality images in nearly any environment.

Leading the new introductions is the KODAK EASYSHARE Z950 Digital Camera, offering a 10X image stabilized Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens that provides maximum versatility for avid photographers to easily handle both distant and close-up shots. It also incorporates Kodak’s innovative Smart Capture feature, which automatically adjusts focus, flash, and exposure for a great picture in virtually any setting.
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Eye-Fi Offers Users an Effortless Geotagging and Photo Sharing Experience When Using iPhoto, an iPhone or MobileMe

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 29, 2009 — Eye-Fi Inc. today unveiled the Eye-Fi Geo card, a new wireless SD memory card exclusive to Apple that allows users to automatically upload photos from a digital camera to a computer and offers lifetime geotagging service. Available today in all Apple stores and online, the Eye-Fi Geo card is the latest addition to the Eye-Fi product family that is built to seamlessly integrate with Mac products and applications, including iPhoto ’09 and ’08, the iPhone and MobileMe. (more…)

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Mr. Morio Ono, of Tamron Co., Ltd., announced that the company will launch a life-size macro lens for APS-C size format SP AF60mm F/2 Di II LD [IF] MACRO 1:1 (Model G005NII) for Nikon (with Built-In AF Motor).

Date of Launch (in Japan): July 30, 2009   (more…)

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Hasselblad has introduced a new online resource, “Hasselblad in Motion,” to ensure that photographers get the most from their H3D experience.

The new website tutorial is comprised of informative, entertaining videos that present detailed product information, technical tips and tricks, and conversations with high-end Hasselblad photographers.

“Hasselblad in Motion” currently features two technical tutorials: how to customize user buttons and batch processing with Phocus software. The section also presents a product spotlight on the HTS 1.5 tilt-and-shift adapter; and a user profile on photographer Sheila Pree Bright, a fine art photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia, who recently switched to the H3D from a 4×5 film camera.

New content will be added regularly to the video library to help customers derive maximum satisfaction from their H3D system - and give prospective clients a glimpse of what awaits them in the world of Hasselblad.

To see for yourself what “Hasselblad in Motion” offers, click here.

Text by Alice B. Miller

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The 2009 19th annual TNT Magazine Travel Writing and Photography Awards recognises and rewards the work of talented writers and photographers. The awards are judged by a specialist panel, including Lonely Planet’s Tom Hall.

Competition entrants can win a share of over £5000 worth of prizes plus finalists work will be:

• Published in a special edition of TNT Magazine
• Exhibited on tntonline.co.uk
• Exhibited at the TNT Sun and Snow Show on October 10

This year’s competition consists of the following sections: Travel Writing Awards, Travel Photography Awards (including the categories: People, The Natural World and Your London) and we are delighted to announce a brand new award for the Best bugbitten Travel Journal. This is in response to the huge growth in travel blogging we’ve seen over the past year, for more information visit the bugbitten TWPA page

Check out our helpful tips to increase your chance of winning.

Last year’s awards had a phenomenal response with a very high standard of entries. The TNT Reader’s Choice Awards were also a success with online voting of our finalists at tntonline.co.uk.

The 2009 competition closes August 21, 2009.

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The new firmware upgrades the camera locally with a set of impressive features and enhancements. Version R339 offers:

- Significantly improved tethered capture speed (Up to 75% on fast computers!)
- Extra step of sensitivity, now ISO 800
- Support for ImageBank-II, Hasselblad’s 100GB portable hard drive
- Support for the new H3DII-50 multi-shot camera
- Shorter start-up time
- Greater power handling
- Enhanced preview quality

To obtain the new firmware:

- Download the firmware here
- Update your camera using Phocus’s File/Update Firmware command.

Manual firmware updating is available in Phocus, from Mac version 1.1 and Windows 1.0.2 or later.

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