January 2006

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January 13, 2005
 
Nikon Spends Less Time on Film Cameras

Nikon Press Release Excerpt:
With film cameras accounting for an ever smaller percentage of Nikon’s total sales volume, the company has decided to concentrate its vast resources toward those business categories that continue to demonstrate the strongest growth. Consequently, as Nikon focuses more on the digital camera business, the company must adopt appropriate measures to ensure its continued success. With that, the Nikon film camera lineup will be reshaped, allowing more of Nikon’s planning, engineering and manufacturing resources to be focused on the digital products that now drive our thriving industry.
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January 16, 2005
 
Avoid Skin Glare in Portrait Photography

Eric Hartwell writes, "When I use a flashgun I get unsightly reflections form people’s skin. How can I avoid this?”

Reflections from the skin of subjects can cause a good deal of bother and ruin the image for the photographer and model. Most times it is caused by harsh light falling on the subject and reflecting back to the camera. It can be made worse by certain skin tones and by types of make-up."        Full Article

January 16, 2005
 
Pentax Optio E10 Intitial Review at Digital Camera Info

Digital Camera Info did a first impressions review of the Pentax Optio E10 and said: "At fewer than two hundred bucks, the Pentax Optio E10 is decent value for the money. While it’s not bursting with fancy features or the latest image processing capabilities, it does a solid job of taking pictures quickly and easily. But be warned, Pentax: Olympus manufactures the D-series, a line of low-end point-and-shoots similar to the E10, many of which go for less than $200 online and Panasonic just released a $200 camera with their trademark MEGA optical image stabilization - a feature that alone makes it a better value than the E10."
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January 17, 2005
 
Avoid Using Flash in Landscape Photos

Eric Hartwell writes, "How else might you get the picture without flash?

First of all, open up the aperture to the maximum. This will allow the camera to choose a faster shutter speed. For every f-stop the aperture is opened, the shutter speed decreases by half.

Secondly, increase the ISO on your camera. The higher the ISO the faster the shutter speed can be to produce enough light to create a decent image."        Full Article

Sandisk Acquires a New Company, Matrix

Sandisk Press Release Excerpt:
SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced that it completed the acquisition of Matrix Semiconductor, Inc., a privately held company based in Santa Clara, California. On October 20, 2005, SanDisk signed a definitive agreement to acquire Matrix, a pioneer in the design and development of three-dimensional (3-D) integrated circuits. Matrix® 3-D Memory is used for one-time programmable storage applications where low cost is the paramount consideration, such as video games, music and other content, and for archiving.         Full Article

January 18, 2005
 
Nikon Coolpix S3 Review by Steve's Digicams

Steve's Digicams reviewed the Nikon Coolpix S3 and said: "I was pleased with the overall image quality when using 6-Megapixel Fine mode. Outdoor images showed good overall exposure, with colors being nicely saturated. Noise levels were very low at sensitivity settings of ISO 50 and 100. Shadow noise is present at ISO 200, and noise is evident throughout the image at ISO 400. Chromatic aberration, aka "purple fringing", was present only in small amounts around highlights. The only problem I had outdoors was with back-lit flash portraits; the S3's limited flash output was not sufficient to illuminate the faces adequately."
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January 18, 2005
 
Lens Filters Can Serve Many Functions

Eric Hartwell writes, "The importance and usefulness of a skylight filter cannot be overestimated. Everyone should have at least one. Preferably, they should have one for every lens they own. These should be permanently fixed to the filter thread.

Skylight filters are cheap, freely available and come in various filter thread sizes. This means that everyone can afford one and there will be a filter to fit every lens (or almost)."         Full Article

January 18, 2005
 
Digital Cameras Will Dominate Photography Market by 2010

InfoTrends Press Release Excerpt:
According to the study, there are over 131,000 professional photographers in North America , and they spend nearly $800 million a year on cameras, lenses, printers, ink and media, software, and other accessories. Approximately 65% of these professional photographers use film cameras for some of their shoots, however, InfoTrends’ estimates that 70% of all professional photos are taken with digital cameras.        Full Article

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