Fotografer.net's 7th Anniversary
FN (Fotografer.net) celebrated its 7th anniversary on December 30, 2009. FNers (FN members) made a night of it by both originating and attending a small party at Galeri Café, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Cikini, Central Jakarta. Kompas.com was giving away a tart with a number-seven candle on top of it. Besides this beautiful candle-lighted tart, John Tefon also contributed three of his digital imaging CDs, Roy Fadly gave away seven Visico filters, Edi "Singomoto" Santoso presented five of his albums and FN handed out some 2010 calendars and t-shirts. All of these gifts were presented to FNers that had gathered at the café from 06:30 pm (local time).
This event was initiated by FNers' affectionate goodwill; this has become the thing that supports FN until today and that makes FN capable of blowing its number-seven candle. As of the upcoming candles, everyone wishes that their lights will shine brighter to enlighten much greater works of photography.
 Palty O. Silalahi, Wiwin Yulius
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Nikon D3X, Popular Photography's Camera of the Year
As it was reported in the previous Newsletter (December 23, 2009), Popular Photography (www.popphoto.com) chose three nominees - Canon EOS 7D, Nikon D3X and Olympus E-P1 - facing off to be 2009 Camera of the Year. And, finally, only the Nikon D3X could be Popular Photography's Camera of the Year, the model that best refined or redefined photography in 2009.
Nikon D3X is considered most reliable in shooting sport, colorful and swift-moving wildlife, vast panoramic landscapes, human interest, and, of course, a fully equipped pro photo studio. In other words, just name a photographic task, and this camera can do it.
The D3x scored Excellent overall image quality in Pop Photo Lab tests, including awesome resolution. Put simply, the D3X redefines the concept of the flagship model. "This is a camera that is, in fact, revolutionary-it's a medium-format camera in a 35mm DSLR body," said Senior Editor Peter Kolonia. pophoto.com
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Photography for Toba Lake Conservation
Toba Photographer Club (TPC) held a photo hunting and gathering in Balige, entitled "Photography for Toba Lake" from December 28 to 30. This event was TPC's concern and contribution for Toba Lake's conservation. This lake has become the most iconic image in North Sumatra. Until today, people have not given a proper care toward this lake. There were 16 people participating, and this event was sponsored by Canon and Telkom. Karnadi
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Mini Camcorder That Is Huge
Easy Shot Clip HD is Concord Keystone's newest mini camcorder that apparently is not mini. This gadget is capable of huge things that stand on the functionality, quality, portability and ease-of-use base - can capture a 720p movie clip and sound at 30 fps. Moreover, it costs you US$ 100 only.
You can directly upload your photos and videos to social networking sites on a single click. The other features? An internal lithium-polymer battery that can be recharged through a USB connection, a lens with three elements, 4x digital zoom and a 1.5-inches TFT LCD screen. You can start experiencing this Easy Shot Clip HD from March 2010.
imaging-resource.com
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E-book to Make You Learn "HDSLR"
Peter iNova's decades of experience in dealing with still photography, high definition video and 35mm motion picture cinematography, also more than a year with "HDSLR" are written in an electronic book (e-book) entitled HDSLR: The Billion Things You Need to Know to Make Your Camera Shoot Movies. The "HDSLR" itself is iNovaa's very own term to describe DSLR cameras with interchangeable lens that can capture HD picture.
This book is available in DVD format and at a retail price of $34.95, with 160 pages that tell you history, technology, five essentials, five repair options, sequence planning, editing, vital camera accessories, chapters of techniques, special effects and problem solving, also a run-down to compare the latest HDSLR models. Of more than 120 HD movies are attached in this DVD, together with the printable PDF file version. photographyblog.com, gmbooks.com
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4x Thicker than the Original LCD Protector
Hoodman has released its Super Hoodskins - LCD protector that is 4x thicker than the original Hoodskins version. You can use the 3"-sized for your DSLR or the 3.5" one for your compact camera. This plastic has a special scratch resistant hard coating applied along with UV protection for extended life. It also made of a PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) material, so you can use it on a touch screen. Get this stuff at Newpro UK for £ 9.99. photographyblog.com, newprouk.co.uk
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iPhone App for Mamiya
If you have Mamiya DM or DL in your bag, and iPhone or iPod Touch is your gadget, Leaf Capture Remote version 1.0 that can be downloaded for free at the iPhone App Store is a must-have application for you, because it will combine the function of both of your devices.
When you are photographing with this medium format camera, your creative director, client, or stylist, can also see what you are shooting at the same time (real-time), through a WiFi network. Moreover, they can pan and zoom the image with the compatible Apple device.
mamiya.com
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Samsung CL80 with WiFi & AMOLED Touchscreen
 
Samsung recently released a new pocket digicam, CL80, packed with integrated WiFi. The Instant Upload feature enables users to upload their shots to Facebook, Flickr, Photobox or Picasa, and for those who prefer to capture motion clips, it'll also shoot your videos to YouTube when a hotspot is found.
CL80 uses a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen (capacitive with haptic feedback) LCD, giving you an ultra-bright view for previewing and reviewing your shots. Besides, the sensor is a whopping 14 Megapixels with 7x optical zoom and 31mm wide angle lens. There are also 720p High Definition video recording, HDMI connectivity, and a microSD expansion slot. engadget.com
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Oil Palm Photo Contest with Total Prize Rp 125 Millions
 
In the event of International Oil Palm Conference (IOPC) 2010, Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit (Oil Palm Research Center) is organizing Lomba Foto Sawit (Oil Palm Photo Contest) 2010 offering Rp 125 millions as the total prize for contest winners. The contest is open for public and the registration will be closed on March 31, 2010.
With Rp 50,000 as the registration fee, each participant is allowed to send more than one photo work, and not more than 10 photos. The judging session will be held on April 15, 2010. Five juries who will judge the all contested photos are Soedjai Kartasasmita, Risman Marah, Darwis Triadi, Kristupa W. Saragih and Luqman Erningpraja. One hundred and sixty two best photos wil be exhibited in the IOPC 2010 arena at Jogja Expo Center, Yogyakarta, June 1-3, 2010.
For more information, you can contact PT DNA Media, Jl RP Soeroso No. 25, Gondangdia, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, on phone number +62-21-3147169; or visit www.foto-sawit.com.
farid
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Fish-Eye Lens for APS Camera
Most fish-eye lenses are designed for 35mm cameras, and when you use it on a camera with an APS sensor, the edges of your images will be cropped. Pro-Optic announced its newest 8mm fish-eye lens that is specially designed for camera with APS sensor; will not crop your images. This lens has a sensor range from 20.7x13.8mm to 28.7x19.1mm and a multiplication factor range from 1.5 to 1.6X.
Besides a built-in lens hood and a locking lens cap, this 8mm f/3.5 Pro-Optic Fish-Eye lens has an f/3.5-22 aperture range, 180 degrees image view with an APS sensor, manual focus, close-focus of up to 12-inches, is 3x3-inches in size and 414-443g (depends on the mount - Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony/Minolta) in weight. You can get this gear through Adorama (adorama.com) for US$ 289.95.
pdngearguide.com
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"Beauty Santa" Hunting: Exceeding the Quota
  Photo by Ryan Boedi
The "Beauty Santa" hunting by IDP seemed to be very interesting since the participants exceeded the quota. The number of participant was bigger than the committee had predicted. This unique concept was probably what made the event so interesting, and moreover, the spot that was chosen could apparently grab the participants' interest. There were more or less 60 people participated, photographing the beauty of Talaga Cikeas, Sentul, on December 19.
"Beauty Santa" invited its participants to take photos of Christmas' most famous icon, Santa Claus. Interestingly, these Santas were with different gender; they were female. These beautiful models were wearing Santa Claus' minimally-designed costumes. Established from 08:00am-03:00pm (local time), this event could also attract participants from Lampung (Sumatra) and Bali. Aditya T. Birawa
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Smart Software to Crop Unwanted Object
You do not need to cut and paste, drag and blur, or clone and stamp to crop an unwanted object from your picture nowadays. Inpaint will do it for you in an instant. This software from Teorex will only ask you to decide which object to erase, then choose which area to replace the unwanted area, and the last thing to do is click the Inpaint's 'run' command. This smart tool will replace the unwanted area with the pixels from the area that you have chosen. It works also for scratch and noise.
imaging-resource.com, teorex.com
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Newpro's New Monopod
You can enjoy a monopod of up to 150cm long when taking photographs, but of only 48cm when you need to make it short to travel. This Monopod is the Cullmann Nanomax 290. What are the features? A detachable ball-head, flexi-foot, comfortable grip foam and leg sections that can be easily released and locked again with the easy clip leg locks. This 360g monopod can hold your camera that weighs of up to 2.5kg and it costs £ 29,99.
photographyblog.com, newprouk.co.uk
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Samsung NX10 at Las Vegas' CES 
Samsung's hybrid camera that has been famously being talked about for a year is going to be displayed for the first time at CES in Las Vegas tomorrow (January 7). This Samsung NX10 is rumored to be having a 14.6-MP APS-C CMOS sensor, quick and accurate AF contrast, 3-inches AMOLED LCD screen and capable of shooting 720p H.264-encoded video. There is an electronic viewfinder at the back part, and because of its latest NX mounting system, it seems that you need to buy new lenses more and more. Will it be better than the nowadays' Micro Four Third cameras? Let us see tomorrow.
tekno.kompas.com
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Sigma SD15 in February 2010? 
Two years ago, Sigma SD15 was rumored to be released. One and a half years ago, Sigma announced officially that this camera is being released. Now, the latest rumor is; this camera is to be released in the next February 2010 to replace the Foveon-equipped SD14 that has been in the market since 2006. SD15's specifications are 14-MP resolutions, 3.0" LCD screen, "True II" image processing engine and SD card compatibility. Will it be true? We will see next month. photographybay.com
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Enjoy Photobucket from Android Phones
Photobucket Corporation announced its latest application that can be enjoyed for free by the Android phone users. Everywhere you are, besides browsing, saving and sharing, you can search Photobucket's media library with an automatically-saved history, find Stuff categories, view a full-screen picture, access image's URL easily, copy and paste for linking, media upload queue, etc. The main mission of this app is to ease you transferring your photos from your Android phone to your Photobucket account. photobucket.com
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