Digital Photography Now

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Price reduction for FinePix Z100fd

Austrian company GREEN CLEAN have launched their first international photo competition under the title „Clean World 2008“.

Sigma Imaging announces that the suggested retail price of the new 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is £379.99.

At drupa 2008, Epson, together with its industry partners, will showcase new technologies that will enable it to move into new, vertical sectors whilst maintaining its leading position in the traditional large format printer market.

This affordable complement to the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 18-180mm 1:3.5-6.3 (36-360mm)* enables stunningly original perspectives with an extra-wide field of view.

With its pro features and top image quality, the new Olympus E-520 D-SLR fits the bill perfectly. The successor to the EISA Award-winning E-500 series incorporates a built-in image stabiliser to ensure blur-free shots irrespective of the lens attached – no matter if wide-angle or ultra-tele and without the need for a tripod.

The first public beta version of Phocus is now available for download for registered users. Highlights include a new effective selective color correction tool for accurate color matching and color control

This release adds support for Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Pentax K20D, Pentax K10D, Olympus E-3, Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, Canon EOS 450D/Rebel XSi and Canon PowerShot G9 raw conversion.

Bibble Labs, Inc. announce immediate availability of Bibble Pro and Bibble Lite. Version 4.10 adds support for eight of the newest digital SLR's: Nikon D60, Canon Digital Rebel XSi (450D), Sony a200, a300, and a350, Pentax K20D and K200D, and Olympus E-420.

Digital camcorder with photo function, HD resolution, SDHC support, 5.0 Mega pixels, 5x optical zoom, 1280x720 video with 30 fps

FocalPoint 1.0 – is now available for immediate download. onOne Software’s FocalPoint is a selective focus and vignetting plug-in designed to help photographers easily blur and/or vignette areas of an image.

Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world's most widely used scanning software, has released VueScan 8.4.71 which now includes support for scanning multi-page documents using inexpensive flatbed scanners

Firmware Updates from across the market

Regularly updated round-up of the month's news snippets from near and far

With Energizer’s new range, charge time takes as little as two hours and the batteries have been proven to last up to four times longer in digital cameras than standard alkaline batteries.

The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images without ever having to leave Aperture.

The name has changed a little, but the high level of quality remains the same. MAGIX, Berlin's multimedia specialist, is releasing the seventh generation of its slideshow classic

PLDS released one of the first Blu-ray drives on the market, and this month they are rolling out it’s successor, the DH-4B1S - which offers twice the speed at a more consistent rate

Fantasea Line is pleased to announce that it's FS-51 Housing is also compatible with the Coolpix S50, S50c, S51 and S51c Cameras