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Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Review 2007-12-19 12:56:00 OverviewThe new Olympus E-3 is the flagship of its digital SLR line and combines speed of operation--from startup to capture—with live view and dust-reduction capabilities. It has body-integrated mechanical image stabilization that works with every Zuiko Digital lens, a 10-megapixel sensor, all housed in a dust and splash-proof magnesium alloy body.The camera's shutter is rated up to 150,000 cycles, so it should withstand heavy duty and professional use. I had a chance to test the camera under a wide range of challenging conditions on the island of Puerto Rico and was impressed by the E-3's handling and image quality.It's fastThe E-3 has an eleven-point biaxial cross type AF system, five frames-per-second continuous shooting, and 1/8000th second top shutter speed. The target points for the eleven-point AF sensor can be selected individually or in combination with adjacent points.The sensor has a hounds tooth pattern phase detection layout that uses micro-lamination technologies to ...

Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens Review 2007-12-19 12:51:00 Canon has maintained the position that image stabilization functions best when installed in the lens. According to Canon, "The advantages of IS in the lens are, first, that each IS system can be designed and optimized for its specific application, yielding a level of performance unattainable by the in-body, shifting sensor technique. Second, one can see the image stabilization effect in the finder. The image is steady; accurate framing is possible; the AF point can be placed precisely, and the photographer can concentrate on the shot and capture the best moment. Panning is also easier and more effective than with the in-body approach." With that understanding along with the popularity of IS, it is not surprising that Canon introduced an image stabilized version of the value-priced Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II Lens currently included in many Canon DSLR kits. What was less apparent from the announcement was that the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens would bring us an upgrade in opt ...

Olympus E-3 Review 2007-12-19 12:39:00 IntroductionOlympus finally delivers the long-awaited E-3: a 10.1-megapixel, Four Thirds System digital single-lens reflex camera body that claims to be “the ultimate choice for the professional photographer … [providing] the highest levels of speed and image quality as well as Live View capabilities and the ultimate in reliability.” Indeed, the Olympus E-3’s pro-oriented features will set you back about $1,699 (retail list price). This camera has been more than four years in the making. Was it worth the wait? In short, yes.FeaturesThe Olympus E-3 is packed with features well suited to how photographers actually work. The most-used photographic controls are close at hand and quick and easy to adjust — just what you would expect from a professional-level camera. Most of the dedicated button controls are the hold-down-and-turn-dial variety, which work great.The E-3’s relatively large viewfinder features a 100 percent field-of-view, a built-in eyepiece cover for Live View shoo ...

Nikon's Project Assistance Awards photo competition returns again next year 2007-12-19 12:30:00 BJP is pleased to announce that it's partnership with Nikon on the Project Assistance Awards will continue next year in its current format.Fifty entries submitted throughout the year will feature in weekly editions of BJP, and a shortlist of eight will be decided in early 2009, from which an overall winner will be chosen for the £5000 bursary towards completion of a new or ongoing project.This year's shortlist will be announced in the New Year.Entrants are asked to read the contest guidelines - online at www.bjp-online.com/paa - carefully before entering.Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 competition. Please mark your package with 'PAA' and send to Mick Moore at BJP, Incisive Media, 32-34 Broadwick Street, Soho, London W1A 2HG. Selected entries from 2007 that have not already been published or returned will be held in consideration for 2008.The deadline for entries is 05 December 2008. However, BJP editor Simon Bainbridge advises that entrants get their work to the magazi ...

LightZone First Professional Photo Editor for Linux Users 2007-12-19 12:23:00 Free Linux Beta Version of Award Winning LightZone Software Now Available Palo Alto, Calif. – December 18, 2007 –Light Crafts, today announced immediate availability of a Linux version of its award-winning LightZoneTM photo-editing software. With this open beta release, Linux users now have all the powerful LightZone tools for editing, enhancing and improving digital photos that Windows and Mac users have including the innovative ZoneMapper and Re-Light tools. LightZone is the first and only application of its kind spanning all 3 major platforms. The 3.3B beta version of LightZone for Linux is free and available for download at www.lightcrafts.com/linux. Every photo can be improved using LightZone regardless of camera type--from cell phone cameras, to point and click. to D-SLR’s . It’s quick to learn, fast to apply and can eliminate certain repeatable tasks like red eye and back lighting. LightZone also retains the original image as well so the user is free to create as many ph ...

onOne Software Announces Compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard Operating System 2007-12-19 12:19:00 Current users of onOne Software products can automatically update to latest versionsPortland, OR December 18, 2007 onOne Software, Inc., provider of world-class software solutions for professional photographers and graphic designers, announces today that all of the latest versions of onOne Software's products are compatible with Apple's recently launched Leopard operating system."We are pleased to be able to provide these updates to our users for Mac OS X Leopard so quickly," said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. "We appreciate the loyal support of our customers within the Mac community and we're delighted that they will be able to benefit from the creative features of our imaging software products on the new Mac OS X Leopard operating system."The following onOne Software products are now compatible with Apple's latest version – Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Genuine Fractals 5.0.4, Mask Pro 4.1.2, PhotoFrame 3.1.1, PhotoFrame Professional Edition 3.1.2, PhotoTune 2.2, Intell ...

Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon 2007-12-19 12:05:00 The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon. This high zoom ration lens, designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras, covers wide angle to telephoto. The built-in motor is capable of autofocusing with all Nikon DSLR cameras. Two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) lenses and two Aspherical glass elements provide excellent correction for all types of aberration. Sigma’s super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting and provides high image quality throughout the zoom range. The compact and lightweight construction of 70mm (2.8") in diameter, 75.6mm (3.0") in length and 395g / 13.9oz makes it ideal for field work. This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7") and a maximum magnification of 1:4.4. An inner focusing system also eliminates front lens rotation, making the lens particularly suitable for using the petal lens hood and circular polarizing filters. A zoom lock switch mechanism is provided to prevent the len ...

Bibble Pro Version 4.9.9 Adds Nikon D300, D3, Canon 1Ds Mark 3, G9 and more 2007-12-18 13:26:00 Also supports E-3, Sony A700, and adds Tethering Support for Intel Mac's with Nikon dSLR's.Austin, Tx (Dec 17, 2007) - Bibble Labs, Inc. announced immediate availability of version 4.9.9 of its "Pro" and "Lite" RAW workflow software. New cameras added in this release include Nikon D300 and D3, Canon 1Ds Mark 3 and G9, Sony Alpha A700, and Olympus E-3. This release also adds tethered shooting support for all Nikon SLR's on Intel Macs (PowerPC Macs and Windows were already supported). This latest update is free for all current Bibble 4 customers, and new customers will also receive a free upgrade to Bibble 5, when available. "Nikon's newest digital SLR's represent a monumental step forward," says Eric Hyman, President and CEO of Bibble Labs. "We're thrilled to support all the various RAW file formats from these new landmark digital SLR's, including 12- and 14-bit RAW, uncompressed, compressed, and lossless compressed RAW files." Tethering support for Nikons now extends to newer In ...

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2007 TAMRON “AN EMOTIONAL APPEAL” PHOTO CONTEST 2007-12-18 13:16:00 Leading Professional Photographer and Contest Judge Selects Grand Prize Winner and Twenty Favorites Now Posted on Tamron’s On-Line GalleryDecember 17, 2007, Commack, NY—The overwhelming majority of great photographs, especially those including people, has one thing in common—they effectively capture, express, and convey human emotions. In other words, photographs that are judged to be the best are almost always those that evoke a strong emotional response in the viewer. Bearing that simple but profound concept in mind, Tamron, acclaimed for manufacturing innovative lenses of superlative quality, created an entirely new kind of photo contest, An Emotional Appeal that debuted in 2006. Instead of basing it on the usual range of specific subject categories, we asked all entrants to submit pictures that best express the universal theme of human emotion and emotional interaction. The rules were equally broad—the pictures submitted didn’t even have to be taken with a Tamron lens. ...

Nikon D300 Field Test Antarctica 2007-12-18 12:57:00 Jan Vermeer, a passionate Dutch Wildlife photographer, has made a special journey lately with the aim of capturing the emperor penguin in its natural habitat using the Nikon D300. We have obtained the exclusive rights for our German edition and we gladly refer you to the Nikon D300 test in practice made by Jan Vermeer. The Nikon D300 has recently become available and is receiving a lot of attention since then. And for a good reason listening to Jan's comments on the D300! Jan Vermeer has been shooting with the Nikon D2x for a while now but has to admit that the D300 has a lot to offer and that it turns out to be an ideal second body for the photographer he is for future projects. The Nikon D300 has been available since last November.Mark Petersmore : letsgodigital ...

Canon 40D review 2007-12-18 12:51:00 Canon 40D SLR review : Canon listened very well to their users and testers. The Canon 40D SLR camera has been improved significantly compared to the 30D. And although most people would look at the sensor immediately, the main improvement is not found there. The amount of pixels has been increased alright to 10 million but pixels are only one thing in a camera. The EOS 40D has been equipped with the latest DIGIC III processor and that is a more important step than you would think. Not only does the new processor improve the image quality, in addition the DIGIC III enables Live View. And it enables faster processing of the signal; the image speed got enhanced to 6.5 frames per second.• Read our Canon 40D review.Dennis Hissinkmore : letsgodigital ...

Nikon D3 first impressions 2007-12-17 12:37:00 Nikon's most recent DSLR announcements were dominated by the debut of its first full-frame model, the D3. Sporting a 12.1 Megapixel ‘FX-format’ CMOS sensor, the new D3 made big claims over high sensitivity performance, and unlike Canon’s full-frame models, it could also accommodate lenses designed for its cropped-frame bodies – albeit with a cropped frame and at a reduced resolution.Nikon fanatics the world over are understandably excited about the D3, and Camera Labs forum moderator Thomas is no exception. Self-confessed Nikon ‘fanboy’ and passionate owner of a D80 and numerous lenses including his beloved DX 18-200mm VR, Thomas was particularly excited about checking out the new D3 for himself.So when the Nikon Solutions Expo came within 500km of his home town, we couldn’t hold him back. What follows is the second part of an interview between Thomas and Camera Labs Editor Gordon Laing after the show. Part one featured Thomas’ views on the D300, and now in Part two, h ...

DMC-L10 Firmware update service 2007-12-17 12:13:00 About downloading serviceDear Customers,We would like to thank you for purchasing Panasonic DMC-L10 and DMC-L10K.From this site, you'll be able to easily download the latest firmware to enhance the product's operation, and often, to add compatibility with new accessory put into the market.Update ContentsModel Number DMC-L10,DMC-L10K Update Version Camera Body Ver 1.1 Update File Name/Size For Windows: L10V11.exe/1,647,936 bytes(After self-extract, L10__110.bin) For Macintosh: L10V11.zip/1,580,352 bytes(After self-extract, L10__110.bin) Update Date 2007/12/17ImprovementsImproved the performance of AF(Auto Focus) with Panasonic lenses. (Model Number L-ES014050,L-RS014150).mproved the performance of AE (An accuracy improvement of Auto Exposure at night scene).Improved the performance of AWB(Auto White Balance).Shortened the minimum shooting intervals on the single shooting mode.Enabled the Front/Rear dial operations in the fine white b ...

When darkness falls 2007-12-16 10:00:00 "We conducted a spectacularly unscientific comparison of four DSLRs - a Nikon D80 with no IS; a Canon 40D and a Panasonic L10 with in-lens IS and an Olympus E-3 with in-body IS. Each was fitted with its kit lens. We were looking at image sharpness, colour and noise. We set up an object under a single incandescent lamp and set all cameras to ISO1600 and set the same manual exposure on all.We hand-held each camera at 115 second at f8 with the zoom at 70 mm focal length (film equivalent) and framed all shots the same.What we discovered, for the little that it's worth, is that the Panasonic is the sharpest but also the noisiest - the penalty of the smaller sensor. The Olympus, with similar sensor but different image processor, is sharp and exhibits well controlled noise. The Canon is astonishingly free of noise and just about as sharp. The Nikon has the most accurate colour and is almost as noise-free as the Canon but it falls short on sharpness, suggesting image stabilisation matters. Wi ...

Naneu Pro K3 Heads Back to the Motherland 2007-12-16 09:55:00 BEIJING — As an urban warrior on the streets of New York City, it’s almost a requirement for me to own a backpack with a laptop compartment. For the past year and a half, I’ve used the STM Sports backpack with much success and originally planned to take it on my trip to China.But then I was given the chance to bring the Naneu Pro K3 back to the motherland (it, like me, was manufactured in China but exported globally), and the lure of its many compartments was too strong to resist. Built for photographers and photojournalists, the bag’s base is designed to fit a large DSLR camera and several lenses. The bag, meanwhile, comes with a compartment for 15-inch laptops and features more than 15 other pockets — both large and small — semi-hidden throughout its body.Wayne Mamore : crunchgear ...