7 February 2007 - Following the success of the Samsung NV launch last year, Samsung Cameras has unveiled two unique additions to its stunning NV range of digital cameras.

A stylish silver version of the award winning NV3 and the stunning special edition NV3 OPL a camera coated with Oriental Plant Lacquer and a pattern which reinforces the individuality and style that the NV series offers the consumer. As well as offering practical technology and easy usability, the NV3 not only gives amazingly sharp pictures but it includes an MP3 player too.

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Sigma Corporation of America is recently announced its first photo contest for U.S. residents only. The ‘Faces in Nature’ photo contest entries must be received by Sigma by March 30 2007 and winners will be announced April 30, 2007. Prizes are including Sigma 70-200 mm f2.8 EX DG Macro zoom lens MSRP $1200, Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 EX DG zoom lens MSRP $960 and Sigma 70mm f2.8 EX DG Macro lens MSRP $570.

>> Contest rules and eligibility
>> Entry Form/Terms & conditions

Konica Minolta have recently discovered that some of its digital cameras may show the following symptom after not being used for a long time. When you take the initial photo, “Err” is displayed in the finder and the image turns black or dark blue. In most cases, “Err” can be cancelled by turning the main switch again and then photos can be taken normally.

The following products may be affected:

MAXXUM/DYNAX 7D
MAXXUM/DYNAX 5D

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Kodak Professional Image Enhancement Plug-Ins allow consumers to quickly and easily improve the most common problems associated with digital images. There are four professional and three standard versions available and each program is designed to target a different problem area. Photographers can download a free trial of the Image Enhancement Plug-Ins software by visiting http://www.asf.com/

KODAK DIGITAL GEM PLUG-IN / DIGITAL GEM PROFESSIONAL PLUG-INS
The Digital Gem Plug-In automatically reduces image noise/grain without sacrificing image detail or excessive softening. It’s intuitive and easy to use so you don’t need to be an image editing expert to use the software. The plug-in allows photographers to create studio quality soft-focus effects, and image sharpening that surpasses most typical Unsharp Mask filters. It is possible to reduce or remove JPEG compression artefacts, as well as line screening patterns from flatbed scanners. For the more advanced user, the Digital Gem Professional Plug-In offers greater flexibility and control with advanced features such as additional algorithms and 16-bit capability to control noise and grain.

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Photographers get 95% of the sale price of their images for the first six months online at JuicyStock.com.

San Francisco, CA – January 29, 2007 – JuicyStock.com offers an open sales point for all photographers to sell their stock images. For a limited time photographers can sign up to get 95% of the sale price of their images for the first six months online at JuicyStock.com.

JuicyStock.com is an online community for photographers to sell their works in the global market place. JuicyStock.com is inviting photographers of all skill levels to sell their works online. Member ship is free and submission of images and account management is taken care of completely through an online interface. After the 6-month period photographers will receive 65% of the price.

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BAAR, SWITZERLAND - Fair Trade Stock Photography Agency Indeos (Switzerland) GmbH launches Kumaru.com (http://www.kumaru.com/ ) to help photographers to develop their own stock photography business without any technical knowledge and little business know-how. Kumaru takes no commission on sales, respects the independence of each photographers and actively promotes their works.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX. - Virtual Moment, LLC, providers of cutting edge technology solutions for digital media management, announced today at the Imaging USA trade show in San Antonio, the release of a new plug-in for Apple® Aperture TM 1.5. Available immediately for download, SpitfireExport provides an efficient way to export images from ApertureTM into Spitfire Photo Pro (www.spitfirephoto.com), the online image management and sales platform for professional photographers.

Designed with the diverse workflows of the professional photographer in mind, Spitfire Photo offers the ultimate in flexibility for online image management, distribution, and sales from a completely branded website. This cutting-edge technology platform delivers the most versatile store front in the industry, providing numerous options for selling online including a fully integrated print fulfillment lab, tools to create and sell custom products for self-fulfillment, and digital download sales with streamlined file delivery.

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San Antonio, Tx (Jan 12, 2007) - Bibble Labs, Inc. announces the first RAW Workflow update of 2007, adding support for the latest RAW enabled camera formats, and including - for the first time - several of the most popular 3rd Party Plug-ins for Bibble. Like all Version 4 Upgrades, 4.9.5 is free for all existing Bibble 4 customers.

“Providing the most complete RAW Workflow application means more than just providing more built-in tools for image adjustment and optimizations than any other RAW Workflow application” Says Eric Hyman, Bibble Labs’ President and CEO. “It means opening our image pipeline to allow others to expand on what we’ve built within Bibble. This is really just an expansion of the ‘Partner With the Best’ approach that has produced our existing partnerships with Kodak, Picture Code and Athentech. These partnerships result in better image quality and workflow through the direct and seamless integration of technologies like Noise Ninja and Perfectly Clear.”

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Both Canon and Pentax have announced the new firmware upgrades for their Digital SLR cameras. You can visit the Pentax support page to download the firmwares updates for PENTAX istDS (2.02), PENTAX istDS2 (1.02), PENTAX istDL (1.03), PENTAX istDL2 (1.02), PENTAX K100D (1.02), and PENTAX K110D (1.02).

As for Canon, the firmwares which will fix the phenomenon wherein the camera does not detect the capacity correctly when high-capacity recording media are initialized are available here (EOS-1D Mark II), here (EOS-1D Mark II N), and here (EOS-1Ds Mark II)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – BenQ today introduces two additions to its award-winning LCD monitor lineup with the 17-inch BenQ FP73G S and 19-inch BenQ FP93G S LCD monitor, featuring a super slim bezel design, an ultra fast 5mm response time and Senseye+Photo technology. The BenQ FP73G S / FP93G S features the enhanced Senseye technology - the Senseye+Photo technology, which transmits consistent colors through the sRGB color gamut, providing consistent and accurate color reproduction. With Senseye+Photo, the photos on the screen and on print outs will always be consistent in colors.

Super slim bezel design

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