HP rolls out new services, home/home office printers

2008 Photokina Events HP News Printers & Printing

((Apologies for this late posting, the delay was compounded by several issues on my end.) Last week at HP’s Annual Imaging and Printing conference, this quote immediately grabbed my attention: “I find myself taking more pictures than ever before, but seeing fewer of them…” If this quote describes you too, then apparently we’re in good […]

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SanDisk 32GB Extreme III Compact Flash Memory Card

2008 Photokina Memory Cards News

SanDisk Fills the Need for Large-Capacity, High-Performance Memory Cards SanDisk announced its new 32GB Extreme III Compact Flash Memory Card, perfect for the recent release of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera. The EOS 5D needs large-capacity memory cards to support these added capabilities of high-megapixel still photograph and High Definition (HD) video capture. […]

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SanDisk 16GB Extreme IV CompactFlash Memory Card

2008 Photokina Memory Cards News

Double Capacity and Increased Speed SanDisk has upgraded its family of Extreme IV CompactFlash Memory Cards with the release of the 16-gigabyte card, twice as large as previous capacities and adding a 12.5-percent speed boost up to 45 megabytes per second.

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Lensbaby Composer, Muse & Control Freak Lenses

2008 Photokina Lenses News

New Line of Lenses for Creative Photography Lensbaby announced their launching of an entire new system of selective focus lenses with The Composer, The Muse and The Control Freak lenses. These new lenses provide photographers with a new way to control depth of field by bringing one area of a photo into sharpest focus, surrounded […]

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Sigma SD15 Digital SLR Camera

2008 Photokina News Sigma

“TRUE II” new image processing engine in the SD15 DSLR Sigma announced its latest addition to the digital SLR camera SD series, the 14-megapixel Sigma SD15. The SD15 incorporates the “TRUE II” new image processing engine which delivers superior image quality as well as improved processing speed, operation and performance. This provides high resolution power […]

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Sigma DP2 Digital Camera

2008 Photokina News Sigma

Packing the full spec of a DSLR into the body of a compact camera Sigma announced the new 14 megapixel DP2 compact digital camera. It builds on the success of the Sigma DP1, with a 24.2mm F2.8 lens, equivalent to 41mm on a 35mm SLR camera, FOVEON X3 direct image sensor that is used in […]

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Sigma 1.4x EX DG & 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters for Sony Mount

2008 Photokina Lenses News Sigma

Two new tele converters for Sony mount telephoto lenses that support HSM Sigma announced two APO Tele Converters for the Sony Mount, the APO TELE CONVERTER 1.4x EX DG and the APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG. These tele converters are capable of maintaining the HSM function of telephoto lenses such as Sigma’s APO 70-200mm […]

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Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM Lens

2008 Photokina Lenses News Sigma

A new compact large aperture standard zoom lens from Sigma Sigma announced its new 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM large aperture, standard zoom lens. This lens is ideal for general photography such as snapshots, portraiture and landscapes. The 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG HSM covers focal lengths from 24mm and superior optical performance is ensured throughout […]

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Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds System

2008 Photokina Lenses News Sigma

A new large aperture, medium telephoto lens for the Four Thirds System Sigma announced its new 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds System large aperture lens. The large aperture lens becomes a medium telephoto lens offering 100mm equivalent angle of view on Four Thirds cameras. It is ideal for portrait photography and provides […]

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Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM & 10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM Lenses

2008 Photokina News Sigma

Two new fisheye lenses for Sony and Pentax fittings Sigma has announced two new fisheye lenses, the 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM & 10mm F2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM. The 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC Circular Fisheye HSM is the first 180 degree circular fisheye lens designed for use with APS-C size digital SLR […]

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AgfaPhoto DC-1338sT Touch-Screen Digital Camera

2008 Photokina News

AgfaPhoto digital camera with touchscreen The AgfaPhoto DC-1338sT has a 3″ touch screen TFT display, 3x optical zoom and a 5x digital zoom, 10-megapixel resolution, sensitivity up to ISO 3200, 22 scene modes, Smile detection, Face tracking, Album and Photo frame functions, YouTube format, built-in loud speaker for video recordings, and a Burst function, which […]

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fotocommunity WorldConvention Day Workshops at Photokina

2008 Photokina Events News

Four World-Class Workshops at Photokina On Saturday, September 27th, 2008, fotocommunity, the world’s largest online meeting place for photography enthusiasts and pros to share ideas and inspirations, will have its first-ever WorldConvention Day workshops and party at photokina.

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JOBO X7 Portable Photo Viewer

2008 Photokina Digital Picture Frames Digital Storage News

Store up to 10,000 images on the new X7 Portable Photo Viewer JOBO expands their line of digital picture frames with a portable addition, the JOBO X7 Portable Photo Viewer. The JOBO X7 has a 7-inch viewing screen and 1GB of internal memory to store up to 10,000 images which can be transferred to the […]

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JOBO photoGPS

2008 Photokina News Software

Track a photograph’s exact location with the new JOBO photoGPS JOBO AG announced its new lightweight and easy-to-use Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, the JOBO photoGPS. The photoGPS fits directly on any digital camera’s hot shoe, like a regular flash unit, so there is no need for extra cables. The photo GPS allows automatic geo-tagging […]

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Lexar 16GB Kodak SDHC High-Speed Card

2008 Photokina Kodak Lexar News

Capture High-Definition Video and Fast-Action Photos! Lexar expands its Kodak-branded memory cards with the new 16GB Kodak Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) High-Speed Card. It is speed-rated at 60x, capable of minimum sustained read and write speeds of 9MB per second which can capture full motion video without interruption.

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