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Canon Confirms Delays in Release of Telephoto Lenses
Canon UK today confirms that five of its lenses – including four telephoto models – won’t be released as planned. While the firm doesn’t address the earthquake in its prepared statement, a Canon France representative told French journalists earlier this month, that it expected operations in their factories to be restored to their pre-earthquake state [...]
One-Third of SanDisk Memory Cards are Counterfeit
Did you know that a third of the SanDisk memory cards being used on Earth are actually fake?
A SanDisk engineer recently shared this startling fact with a reader over at The Online Photographer: “… At any given time, approximately a third of the SanDisk memory cards (made by Toshiba) being used out there in the [...]
New Sigma SD1 46-Megapixel DSLR Available on June
Sigma Corporation of America is pleased to announce that its flagship DSLR, the Sigma SD1, will be available for purchase in June. Introduced for the first time at Photokina 2010 in Cologne, Germany, this 46-megapixel DSLR is delivered in a splash-proof, easy-to-handle build that is similar to that of a classic 35mm camera.
Professional and high-end [...]
“Semangat Pattimura” Wins Ambonesia Photography Competition 2011
A photograph depiciting a torch parade has won the Dell Ambonesia Photography Award 2011. Entitled “Semangat Pattimura” (The Spirit of Pattimura), the photo was taken by Anom Manik Agung in the parade commemorating our national hero from Maluku, Pattimura.
As the first prize winner, Anom fetched Rp 7 millions, a unit of Dell laptop computer and [...]
Sunset at Latuhalat Beach Closed Ambonesia Photo Competition’s Hunting Session
Sunset shooting at Latuhalat on Sunday (5/15) ended the hunting session which has already been organized for two days, as a part of the Dell Ambonesia Photography Competition 2011. On Monday, the event is entering photo judging for the competition in the afternoon and awarding ceremony in the evening.
On the second-day hunting yesterday, some participants [...]
Ambonesia Photo Competition: Raining but Hunting Still On
It rained almost all day in Ambon and its surrounding. However, a photo hunting organized under the Dell Ambonesia Photography Competition 2011 kept running as scheduled on the first day today (5/14).
From morning to evening, around 40 people participating in the event eagerly brought their photography equipments with them to some shooting spots. Not only [...]
Exploring Wonders of Maluku through Photography Competition
If you happen to be in Ambon, Maluku Province, and you are photography enthusiasts and desire to discover the natural landscape and culture of Maluku, Indonesia, join the “Dell Ambonesia Photography Competition 2011.” In this event starting tomorrow until May 16, you will shoot the “Wonders of Maluku” in Ambon and its surrounding.
Some places and [...]
World Press Photo Releases iPad Application
The World Press Photo iPad application gives viewers the opportunity to swipe through all the 350 winning images in high resolution and search by image location via an interactive map. It also provides access to captions, photographers’ biographies, as well as camera information.
“World Press Photo is already familiar with the public of the yearbook and [...]
Rolleiflex Twin-lens Reflex Digital Camera
The Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 is a tiny 5-megapixel digital camera designed to look just like the Rolleiflex 2.8F 6×6cm twin lens reflex camera (TLR). The camera even operates like an old school TLR: you look into the camera from above via a square 1.1-inch LCD screen, the camera needs to be readied for each [...]
Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad
Adobe Systems Incorporated yesterday announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Photoshop Touch apps – Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav – for Apple iPad in the Apple App Store. These three apps from Adobe were developed using the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit (SDK) to demonstrate the potential for new interaction between [...]


