Phase One 645 DF Launched in Jakarta
 
The new Phase One 645 DF camera was launched yesterday (February 2) in Jakarta by Prima Imaging (www.primaimaging.com). It is claimed to have the fastest capture rate of medium-format camera.
Having such features as instant capture, fast auto focus, programmable custom shooting modes, flash sync speeds of up to 1/1600s, shutter speeds ranging from 1/4000s to 1 hour and much more, 645 DF in many ways revolutionizes medium format photography. This camera can be attached with all the digital backs of Phase One series: P21+ (18 MP) , P30+ (31 MP), P25+ (25 MP), P40+ (40.5 MP), P45+ (39MP), and P65+ (60.5MP).
At its headquarter in Copenhagen, Phase One 645 DF was announced on September last year. The camera was enginereed in partnership with Mamiya Digital Imaging for superior quality image capture and ease of handling. In phase.com, the price of the camera body starts at US$ 5,990 or € 4.290.  phaseone.com, primaimaging.com
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"Bangga Indonesia" Photo Contest for Young People
 
Perhaps, photography competition is rarely addressed to young people. However, as a matter of fact, Kompas Daily and KFC invite you who are between the age of 15-22 to participate their "Kompetisi Muda Creativity," evolving "Bangga Indonesia" (Proud to be Indonesian) as the theme of the event.
There are several competitions for you to join: photo, writing, web/blog, music and comic. You can start sending your works, and the closing date is February 17, 2010. For your information, the committee had successfully aroused about 260 young people's interest to join their photography workshop by Heru S. Kumoro from Kompas, on January 16, as the part of the event series.
mudaers.com
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Canon Produces Its 50 Millionth EF Lens
Canon announced last weekend a significant milestone by celebrating the production of its 50 millionth EF lens for its renowned EOS range of cameras, marking over 20 years of innovative technology and drive to provide photographers with the best quality products.
This landmark was achieved during the manufacture of the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM and illustrates the incredible story that has seen Canon achieve the production of over 10 million lenses in just under two years.
The story began in 1987 with the birth of the first camera in the EOS system, the EOS 650, and has since seen many groundbreaking advances in technology. Canon currently offers the world's most extensive range of D-SLR lenses with over 60 models currently available across the globe. cameratown.com
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6 People's Effort in Collecting 250 Photos of "Warisan Budayaku"
The BLIPfest (Bali Photography Festival) team, which consists of only six people, established a photo contest entitled "Warisan Budayaku" (My Cultural Heritage), as the part of the Denpasar Festival 2009 event, and called out the participants to submit photos taken with their phone cameras. Though at the beginning they did not get enough response, finally they could collect 250 photos from 89 participants after lengthening the time submission for a month - until January 24, 2010. Moreover, the participants came from a broad range of districts - from Bali to Aceh.
The team began this project with a purpose-built background and inspiration that most people -especially young people- are very enthusiastic to photography nowadays; the number of photography clubs keeps growing, camera becomes a must for everyone to be with them wherever they go, and the phenomenon of phone camera becomes the trend of people's daily life. Furthermore, the theme was chosen behind the idea that Indonesia is very close to and rich in cultural exotica. theblipfest.com
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JPGers' Hunting on a Unique Stilt Competition
A children-organizing committee, three female Australian judges wearing the Indonesian traditional costume and a professor coming from Jakarta will be at the Unique Stilt Competition on February 14, 2010.
The event will be started at 07:00 (local time) at Ledokombo, which is an outbound location, and because of this being unique, JPGers (the member of Jember Photography) will be doing a photo hunting. They will gather early in the morning, and the meeting point will be in Jember (East Java). If you are interested in this hunting, please visit fotografer.net for further information. Ian Rakhmadi
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1.6cm-thick Samsung TL110 & TL105
 
Samsung's two new cameras are designed for on-the-go photographers; therefore, they are designed at only 1.6cm-thick. Samsung TL110 features a 27mm wide-angle lens, 14.2-MP sensor, 5x optical zoom and Dual Image Stabilization (optic and digital), while the TL105 has a 27.5mm wide-angle lens, 12.2-MP sensor, 4x optical zoom and Digital IS.
Both can record video 720p at 30fps with H.264 compression and have Fisheye, Lomo and DeFog Clear/Fog Lifting functions. If you do not like to use it automatically, you can change the ISO, white balance, metering mode, AF and exposure manually. dpreview.com
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A Maritime Trip to Lombok, Sumbawa & Flores
Snorkeling on the sea with magnificent coral, visiting a remote island with no occupant, traversing a local village, playing with a group of dolphin, hiking by the lake, swimming in it, witnessing sunrise on the boat and sailing toward the Komodo National Park.
Those are the agenda that you can enjoy on "The 6 Days and 5 Nights Maritime Trip to Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores" from March 12 to 17, 2010. With only Rp 5 millions, you will be taken to enjoy the Adventure Trip, Photography Trip and Backpacker packets, together with some other facilities that you can read further at fotografer.net and perjalananseribupulau.com. Nuning Pratiwi
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Lumix DMC-TS2: Suitable for Adventuring
Panasonic recently introduced the new Lumix DMC-TS2, a successor to the company's first rugged digital camera designed for active outdoor use, the Lumix DMC-TS1. Featuring High Definition video recording capability, in the AVCHD Lite format, the new 14.1-megapixel Lumix TS2 further strengthens its toughness when compared to its predecessor and is waterproof to 33 feet (10m), shockproof to 10 feet (2m), freezeproof to 14° F (-10° C) and dustproof.
"We have been very pleased to see that consumers found true value in Panasonic's first rugged digital camera, knowing that they could take it on their outdoor adventures where it could withstand drops, water and dust. The new Lumix TS2 gets tougher and we expect it to be a key product in 2010," said David Briganti, Senior Product Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company.
photoxels.com
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A Photo Book for the Sake of Haiti People
Several photographers, including photojournalists, have donated photos to help create Haiti: Onè Respe, a collection of captivating images to benefit the people of Haiti. All proceeds from the sale of this publication go to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for Haiti earthquake relief.
The photographers who have donated their work include Chet Gordon, Kari Hartmann, Mary Ellen Mark, Peter Pereira and Lindsay Stark. The purchase of this book is $12 at magcloud.com and 1001noisycameras.com.
photographyblog.com
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Four New Canon PowerShot Series
 
To begin the year of 2010, Canon released four new PowerShot series: A3100, A3000, A495 and A490.
The first one features a 12.1-MP resolution, while the other three 10.0-MP. A3100 and A3000 have 4x optical zoom and 2.7-inches LCD screen, while A495 and A490 feature 3.3 optical zoom and 2.5-inches LCD screen. All of them are equipped with DIGIC III, Intelligent Auto, Intelligent Flash Exposure and ISO 1600, but only A3100 and A495 that are available in blue, red and silver. digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au
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FLEX DLSR Remote for Canon 5D/7D
If in your daily, you need to shoot HD video with a Canon 5D/7D DSLR and you need a long-lasting DSLR remote, Switronix's FLEX DSLR Remote is what will suits you, because it is metal-constructed. The optic can be positioned within the line of sight to the remote sensor on the Canon cameras (transmits up to 1m away, 135-degree spread). The arm can be extended up to 12-inches and coils down to approximately 3-inches in diameter. The maximum clamp diameter is 1.5-inches. The retail price is around $150, and it is available by February 2, 2010.
imaging-resource.com
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Camera & Lens Rain Covers 
Think Tank Photo announces the release of two water-resistant, seam-sealed rain covers for 70-200 and smaller lenses: the Hydrophobia 70-200 and the Hydrophobia Flash 70-200 with built-in flash protector. Featuring side arm holes for focusing and accessing switches, they allow DSLRs to be turned vertically. And now, without exposing their expensive bodies and lenses to the elements, photographers can change memory cards and batteries without taking off the rain covers.
A key feature is that the camera can be carried two ways. It can be carried by the strap attached to the camera as it does not have to be removed. And, there is a camera strap attached to the Hydrophobia 70-200 that, combined with a strap that buckles under the lens, allows the camera to be carried by the rain cover. digitalpixels.net
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Capuring the International Rafting Championship
  Photo by Regy Kurniawan
Indonesia will be hosting the IRF 2010 AustralAsian Continental Rafting Championships from April 22 to 26. There will be ten Asian and Australian countries (Australia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand and Philippine) participating this international championships, held in Serayu (Wonosobo, Central Java) and Progo Rivers (Magelang, Central Java). There will be four numbers competed: speed, head to head, slalom and down race river.
Most pro rafters deem both of the rivers as challenging; therefore, those rivers will be giving a special sensation to the participants. The Iranian and Indonesian will also be practicing at the day before the D-day. Do you feel this challenging? If you think so and are interested in capturing their actions, visit fotografer.net for the upcoming hunting information.
fotografer.net, faji.org, suaramerdeka.com
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A Book for Wedding Photographers
If you are often "blank." If you are repeating the same poses when photographing in a wedding. Perhaps, you might need to read the latest Oliver Cameron Publishing's £ 10 book released in April. Wedding Photography - A Guide to Posing; that is how it sounds. In this pocket-sized 7x5" book, you will find more than 300 photos on 200 pages.
The book is discussing topics, such as the basic poses, bride and groom formals, group shots inside and outside the church, posing the couple in the church after the service, cutting the cake, using off-camera flash, posing mistakes to avoid and more. For further information, please visit oliver-cameron.com.
photographyblog.com
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Vintage Outside, High-tech Inside
The Pentax Optio I10 refers to the old analog cameras from Pentax decades ago and adopts this deliciously vintage design which will be available either in creamy white finish or black color. Yet, the 12-Megapixel I10 is a nice compact camera featuring the latest technologies like HD movie recording, face detection, image stabilization, automatic scene detection, etc. It will be available this month.
thedigitalnewsroom.com
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Sony's Road-show in Surabaya
This year, PT Sony Indonesia is reestablishing their road-show in Surabaya, on February 1-7, 2010, at Plasa Marina Surabaya. They are giving away some event segments, such as the "Color of Surabaya" photo competition with up to Rp 1.5 millions cash reward, Free Cleaning Sensor for 40 first-registered Sony Alpha users that made their purchase at Sentra Digital, "Examining the Technology of Sony Alpha" Gathering & Mini Workshop, "Metering & Creative Light Technology" workshop and on-the-spot hunting & photo contest.
kamera-digital.com
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"Pasuruan Jaman Biyen" to Celebrate Pasuruan's Anniversary  Photo by Mochammad Iksan
How were the city and the citizens of Pasuruan (East Java) in former times? "Pasuruan Jaman Biyen" (Pasuruan in Former Times) is the theme of Pasuruan's annual event to celebrate its anniversary that is establishing on February 8.
Several photography communities in Pasuruan will be hunting together on the city's main road, because this part of city will be exclusively closed and become the spot where the event is taken place. You could enjoy how Pasuruan's heritage was being performed in former times, such as the Pasar Gotjean, Jajanan Pasar and Fashion on the Street. Ade Fitrianto
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€ 5.000 from Leica 
Are you a professional photographer critically keen on examining the interaction between human and nature? If you say so, you must not miss Leica Camera AG's "Leica Oskar Barnack Award" that gives away 5,000 euros. The submission date will be closed on March 15. If you are a Leica fanatic and the winner of the award, you can choose either the money or Leica's camera equipments (as the prize substituting the money), of course at the same value - 5,000 euros.
Meanwhile, the "Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award" is inviting pro photographers at the age of 25 or under and will be giving away 2,500 euros. The awards will be given at the Recontres Internationales de la Photographie photography festival in Arles, France. Prepare 10 to 12 photos and register yourself at leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.
photographyblog.com
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Lightroom Updated for Leica M9 
Adobe published a special update for its photography software Lightroom dedicated to fix a bug which occured only with images from the first Full Frame rangefinder, the Leica M9. Apparantly, when processing some images coming from the M9, Lightroom 2.6 was crashing and to solve this issue and this issue only, Adobe released this update. If you are not using a Leica M9, you don't need to update your Lightroom copy. For M9 users, please click this link http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4647 to download Lightroom V6.2.1 for Windows, and http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4644 for Mac OS.
thedigitalnewsroom.com
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Two New Panasonic Lumix DMCs: ZS7 Vs ZS5 
Two new Panasonic Lumix DMCs —ZS7 and ZS5— are apparently having the same 12-MP sensor and a Leica lens with 12x optical zoom. However, they will be definitely not alike one another.
The ZS7 features a built-in GPS receiver, geotagging, both the AVCHD Lite and QuickTime Motion JPEG video compressions, mini HDMI connector and is available in four color choices (black, silver, red and blue variants). The ZS5 does not have all of those features, except the second video compression and black and silver color choice. However, ZS5's battery can stay 10% longer than the ZS7, and it has a built-in memory with a bigger capacity (ZS5 loads 40MB, while ZS7 15MB).
imaging-resource.com
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