Dave Sheldon reviews his recently acquired Sony DSC-D700,
some first impressions.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
UPDATE: Sneak preview: Kodak DC200 plus, DC240 &
DC265 specifications
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Not much digital photography news these last few days,
but February proved to be an important month for this site.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
AGN Hardware have done an interesting preview on the
IBM Microdrive
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
An anonymous source has just forwarded the following
information
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Reader Gino Creglia sent me this info on some experimentation
he's done with a Tiffen 2.0x telephoto and 0.05x super-wide angle
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Our latest professional digital camera review: The
Kodak DCS 620 (based on the Nikon F5 body, 2 megapixel CCD)
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC Watch report on the Japan Photo Exposition 99
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC watch report that the Toshiba PDR-M4 will be on the
Japanese market at the end of May at a price of ¥89,800 (about
US$700). [updated]
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Fuji's new MX-2700 storms into the Japanese market.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
John Cowley, the author over at Lone Star Digital has
just completed his review of the Kodak DCS315.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Don't you love the internet...
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Nikon Coolpix 950, Nikon Coolpix 700, Fuji MX-2700,
Ricoh RDC5000, etc.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
CeBIT: The World's Highest Capacity CompactFlash Card
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The Japanese Technology news site PCWatch post the first
Nikon Coolpix 950 review, although this is a beta machine, and the
review is in Japanese.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Shot through a glass box, but you'll get the idea
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Lots more exclusive photographs from the Olympus booth
at CeBIT. This time we've got seven different shots of the Olympus
C-2500L and two of a new unknown Olympus camera.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The Japanese PC-Watch and German DigitalKamera website
have yet more pictures of the Oly C-2500L
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
More Canon Pro 70 images...
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
I just returned from a long weekend, so what's available
and how much?
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Found on a Japanese website
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
After a slight slog I've translated the Japanese Olympus
C-2000Z "before you buy" FAQ. There are some facts in here
which may be of interest to prospective purchasers.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Epson's Image Authentication System Provides Users
With Image Validation Technology for Applications in Law Enforcement,
Insurance and Quality Assurance Inspections
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
I've
finally got my hands on a production Nikon Coolpix 950 which I'll
be reviewing over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully the review will
be up before next weekend.
Here are a few very quick samples I've taken in
the first hour with the camera.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
An interesting article by Dirck Halstead, a Whitehouse
journalist who uses the Pro70.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
To all those people who are patiently waiting for my
Coolpix 950 review...
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
It's
here folks, a complete in-depth review of what is probably one of
the most eagerly awaited digital cameras of 1999. From specifications
to body and construction, operation, menus, timings, file sizes, all
the features, image quality, samples galleries and more...
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Apologies for my absence, and D# Dreamarts update their
digital camera comparison shots. News on the Pro70 vs. 950 article
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The
new Mavicas have popped up again... PC Watch report that they will
be on sale on 20th May 1999 in Japan.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
New TWAIN drivers for the Powershot Pro70, A5, A5Zoom,
A50 and 350.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC Watch do a sort-of head-to-head comparison of the
Nikon CP950 and Olympus C2000Z
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Potential advertisers please take note of our latest
statistics in the media kit.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
A few years ago, the memory-card market for digital
cameras was up for grabs as competing formats fought for industry
acceptance. Today, it's much less of an issue, as CompactFlash cards,
introduced by SanDisk Corp. in 1994, are now used in more than 70%
of all digital-camera designs, according to International Data Corp.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
According to a new report from InfoTrends Research
Group, Inc., a new breed of photo minilabs, called digital minilabs,
are poised to play a critical role in the mainstream adoption of digital
photography by allowing users to bypass the hassles associated with
processing and printing digital photographs themselves.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Rising
to the challenge I took a few macro shots with the 950 to see just
how close you can get.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
"Toshiba's
new PDR-M3 expands on its megapixel brother with the addition of a
3x (35-105mm 35mm equivalent) optical zoom lens with macro focus down
to only 25cm. Toshiba made some other improvements over the PDR-M1
that improved the overall picture quality. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
SanDisk
Will Supply Kodak With 64MB CompactFlash Film Cards for New Kodak
Professional 265 Interactive Imaging System
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
The Nikon Coolpix 950 comes back into the charts at
no.3 to the Sony DSC-F55K and Olympus C2000-Z.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Traditional photographers have been slow to adopt
digital cameras, as they don't want to discard the lenses and accessories
that only fit their film-based cameras. Now Kodak has an answer: it
is teaming up with chip maker Intel to produce a device that lets
a normal stills camera take digital pictures.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
As
a prelude to the upcoming Nikon Coolpix 700 production review I've
posted a small samples gallery of 18 shots.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
PC
World have posted a short article on the pros and cons of the two
top condenders, to quote: "Although some of the latest digital
cameras are small enough to fit in your shirt pocket, their prices
may bore a hole through it. Svelte new models from Nikon and Olympus
deliver beautiful, ultrahigh-resolution images, but each of them carries
a hefty $999 price tag. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
"We're
officially announcing the winners of the Digita Scripting Contest.
We received some really cool scripts that not only enhance the overall
digital imaging experience, but transform the camera into a variety
of in the field tools. "
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
From the Society for Information
Display Show in San Jose is this info on an OEM CMOS digital
camera kit developed by Sound & Vision and HP, this camera doesn't
have a traditional LCD but instead uses Kopin's new microdisplay (as
featured on earlier in the news).
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Thanks go to Thierry Bousch on rec.photo.digital for
spotting these two sets of samples.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Our
latest digital camera review is posted, "The Kodak DC265 Zoom
(referred to as the DC265 from now onward) entered the digital camera
market recently as the upgraded release of the very popular DC260.
"
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Steve
has posted a short user-review of the Canon PowerShot Pro 70: "I
just finished posting my user review of the Canon PS Pro70 camera.
This is one impressive digicam and when it is mated to the Canon 380EX
Speedlite it becomes an affordable but very powerful "pro" digital
camera. The image quality is spectacular due to its superb Canon lens
and a nearly foolproof white balance and focus system."
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Lucky
guy! Steve has posted his first impressions of a beta Japanese model
Fuji MX-2900, he says: "The soon to be released FujiFilm FinePix
2900Z (aka MX-2900) zoom has the largest CCD imager of any consumer
digicam that we have tested so far. It is an impressive 2.3 megapixel
CCD that yields 1800 x 1200 pixel images"
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
SanDisk Corporation today denied all allegations in
a complaint filed by Lexar Media Inc. in U.S. District Court charging
SanDisk with unfair competition, false advertising, trade libel and
interference with Lexar's business.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Last
week I took a very quick poll on rec.photo.digital of what size CompactFlash
owners of that type of storage owned. Ignoring the supplied with camera
8MB CF cards the majority of owners have cards of more than 32MB.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
Just received this note from James Wakefield over
at Focus Online (one of our affiliates): Just posted a review of the
Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Printer on my site by Brian Allen, thought
it may be of interest to your readers as I believe it is the only
review currently available.
Published: Aug 24, 1999 at 04:00:00
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