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Sour news for all Canon users who might have been expecting a new 1-Series DSLR on March 26.  Looks like it will be a new incarnation of Digital Rebel.  Curious…odd…not quite sure why, considering the XSi is quite young.  Maybe it is going to be a sister camera?  I guess we’ll see once some ‘official’ [...]

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Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3. These are final versions of updates which were originally posted as release candidates on the Adobe Labs site, and are now available for immediate download. This update provides RAW support for Nikon D3X and Olympus E-30 DSLR’s. Lightroom is also now available in 8 new [...]

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This morning Nikon has officially announced the D3x Digital SLR
Dec. 1, 2008 – OK, so we all knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when.  All the features we expected as well.  This camera is a D3 with 12 megapixels added to it, lower ISO capabilities, and not quite as fast.  We [...]

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I know that 150 units will be allocated to dealers in the United States next week.  Monday, Tuesday?  We’ll see.
If you were close to the top of the pre-order list and the dealer you placed your order with is lucky enough to get a piece, then you should be in good shape.  If not, don’t [...]

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I would like to announce for order in time for the holiday gift-giving season my latest photo-essay book entitled Secret Italy: A Journey Through Tuscan & Umbrian Villages.  The contents of this book consists of material from my 2007 photo exhibit of the same name, in addition to some new never before released images specially [...]

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This morning Adobe Systems announced the newest incarnation of their Creative Suite family – CS4.  The Creative Suite comprises of a vast array of products, however most importantly for us photographers, the Photoshop program.  Adobe’s last update to Photoshop (CS3) disappointed many with respect to the number of significant feature upgrades and developments.  Additionally, the [...]

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This morning Canon has added a teaser page to its US website.  Destined Evolution is the catch-phrase.  A silhouette of a 5D-shaped camera body against a partially lit moon.  Is Canon ‘eclipsing’ the competition?  More to come on this once an official annoucement is made.  But, in the meantime, here is a list of specification [...]

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This morning Nikon Europe has officially announced the Nikon D90 and 18-105 VR lens which will be sold as a kit come the end of September. The D90 has a few notable upgrades from the D80 such as a larger higher resolution LCD screen, higher ISO capability and the same EXPEED processing engine as [...]

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There is no *official* announcement yet, however on Canon’s Chinese website this morning, preliminary specs were released for the EOS 50D and the ‘as yet to be officially named’ replacement to the 3-year old 5D. Like in years past, Canon will probably make official announcements just before or during the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, [...]

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