Canon EOS 40D - New from Rocky Nook
Your new Canon EOS 40D arrives, the batteries are loaded, and you're ready to go. Then like most of us, you never really learn all the camera can really do. Instead, learn to master this camera; from the basics of exposure and metering to focus modes, live view, bracketing, continuous shooting, and flash photography. Also learn how to set up the camera menus for different shooting situations.
Get the full Canon EOS 40D Experience with Canon EOS 40D: The Rocky Nook Manual.
Printer dots raise privacy concerns
More manufacturers are outfitting laser printers with technology that leaves microscopic yellow dots on each printed page to identify the printer's serial number - and ultimately, you, says the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, one of the leading watchdogs of electronic privacy.
The dots, invisible to the naked eye, can be seen using a blue LED light and are used by authorities such as the Secret Service to investigate counterfeit bills made with laser printers, says Lorelei Pagano, director of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group.
Webroot Announces Secure Online Backup
Webroot,has announced the availability of Webroot(r) Secure Backup, a new data backup solution for home PC users which protects digital photos, music and any other files from damage or loss. Webroot Secure Backup, delivered over the Internet as a service, automatically secures data online, locally or both to ensure users always have access to the files they value most.
Nearly 40 percent of home PC users consider their digital content to be priceless, yet over 60 percent of those libraries of digital photos and music are never backed up because it's too hard or takes too much time.
Multi Purpose Camera Bags
The M-ROCK camera bag range includes five small digital camera & camcorder bags, eight Digital SLR bags, two camera backpacks and two sling bags plus some additional accessories such as the Modular Belt and Water Bottle Bags.
Like our other SLR bags it includes two shoulder straps and 6 D-rings and can be carried as a shoulder bag, messenger bag, backpack or tummy bag without purchasing an additional harness.
An Evening with Cassandra C. Jones
On Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Cassandra C Jones will discuss her work at the Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Dr., Ventura, CA from 7 to 8:30 pm.
Utilizing thousands of snapshots found in the public domain, Cassandra C. Jones groups and manipulates them until new images are formed. Using technology, she transforms these photos into video and large-scale installations that comment on the roles of photography within both our personal lives and the world around us.
Free to FOTM members and students under 18 Please RSVP at 805/653-2501
Chance to Win a $150 iTunes Gift Card
Trusted Tours.com, a discount tour and attraction ticket company is offering summer travelers and bloggers the chance to win a $150 iTunes gift card in their new July contest.
New Online Tool for Small Businesses Keeps You Focused
MyBusiness Advisors, Inc., created MyBusinessDashboard(c), an online tool to keep the big picture, performance goals, metrics and more in sight. Take advantage of the company's introductory Beta phase and use it for free.
For more info call 480.242.3780 or visit http://www.DashboardToSuccess.com
New article: How to pose in pictures
How many times have you had your picture taken, professionally or in a casual setting, looked at the picture and thought "Gee why didn't I pose better?" Perhaps you were slumped or your head was tilted and looked unusually attached to your neck. This article will give you some great tips to help you achieve picture perfect posing next time the camera's on you!
Read this Connected Photographer article.
Nik Software Announces Silver Efex Pro
Nik Software offers a new plug-in for Photoshop and Aperture incorporates proprietary U Point Technology for precise selective tonal and contrast control for creating powerful black-and-white images.
Test Drive an Olympus E-System D-SLR
The new Olympus Test Drive has arrived! If you've ever dreamt of the excitement of Monaco or Monza motor racing circuits, then this latest Test Drive promotion is for you.
Thanks to our association with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team, we are offering both a customer and salesperson the chance to win a VIP trip for two to a European Grand Prix during the 2009 season.
Hasselblad assembles megapixel monster
Engineers at Swedish medium format specialist Hasselblad have cooked-up the highest resolution 48 x 36 mm camera: the H3DII-50. The company has announced its intention to produce a 645 format sensor.
Online Photo Contest-International Call For Entries
Renegade Photo Shoots announces an online photo contest to support the theme 'Not Normal.' Photographers are invited to submit interpretations online between July 9 and August 6, 2008.
View rules and regulations at: http://renegade-pr.com/blog/not-normal-photo-contest/
Think Your Website's Safe From Hackers?
Veteran web design writer and home business expert Dennis Gaskill of BoogieJack.com shares his cautionary tale of how a recent hacker attack destroyed his 11-year old business, forcing him to sell his home. Gaskill decided to rebuild, and is offering a free report with tips to safeguard your website, as well as recovery steps to implement in the event your site is breached.
Digital Cinema Shifts into Second Gear
New DIGDIA report analyzes the Digital Cinema value chain as it moves into its next phase, showing issues and opportunities from "Red" to "Blu".
QSI Introduces the 4.2mp QSI 540 and 540c Cooled CCD Cameras
Breakthrough QSI image quality is now available with a larger 4.2mp sensor. The compact design of the QSI 500 Series allows the QSI 540 to set a new benchmark for size and cost in a high performance, full-featured scientific CCD camera with the 2048x2048 Kodak KAI-04022 sensor.
FOTM SPECIAL EVENT Pageant of the Masters Laguna Beach
For those who might be in Southern California on July 30, 2008 FOTM is offering a special treat. This special FOTM event takes you in a chartered coach to Laguna Beach as you watch a "behind the scenes" lecture and slide presentation by FOTM Founder Donna Granata, followed by a private docent visit to the Irvine Bowl for historical overview of the Pageant.
Seating is limited - Advanced ticket purchase required To register, log on to http://www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 805/653-2501
Swann's Flashlight DVR Sets New Benchmark for Covert Surveillance
Swann Communications announced their latest innovation in covert surveillance, the FlashlightDVR. This is an all-in-one portable combination of a high-powered, working flashlight, color camera, and DVR in a durable aluminium alloy case. Easy, one touch operation coupled with a robust feature set makes the portable FlashlightDVR an invaluable tool for covert surveillance.
New article: If a 5-ton elephant is charging you, it's not the best time to stop and take a photo!
Becky Wolfe recently visited Africa and has many tales to tell. Read this interesting article for some tips about how you can get the most out of your travel photography. Plus, there are pictures of a baby elephant, colorful villagers, and a camel.
Read this Connected Photographer article.
Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500
Though it appears to be a conventional compact camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 is actually one of the most desirable models of 2008. The FX500 has a number of technological innovations. For the first time on a Panasonic camera, you can control various settings by tapping the LCD screen using the supplied stylus or your fingertip.
For a full review of this camera go to: http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_panasonic_lumix_dmc_fx500.php
Requiem for a WebStar
This will mean something only to a very few of you, but a very special (and long forgotten) friend has passed on. I'm speaking, of course, of WebStar. WebStar was one of the very first Web servers, and it worked (amazingly well) on Macintosh computers back in the late 1990s.
Ten years ago, when we launched ZATZ, we launched it running WebStar on an old iMac, of all things -- and that iMac and WebStar took the hits like a champ. It stood up to millions upon millions upon millions of hits. We were asked, back then, about just how big our data center was to hand all the traffic we were getting and we were almost embarrassed to point to the one, lone, greenish iMac and say "That's it."
Of course, we long ago moved off of WebStar about the time we moved off Macs. We hosted on Apache, then Frontier, then our own ZENPRESS server, which works with Frontier and Apache. And WebStar went the way of history. It first moved from StarNine, its original publisher, then to 4D (that old Mac database company), and finally, quietly, to a company called Kerio.
This week, WebStar reached the end of its life. Kerio has discontinued it and support for WebStar ends in 2009. We understand why -- WebStar was a very old product and by the time we moved off of it, old age had begun to set in. But like your first girl or your first car, we'll remember WebStar. It brung us to the dance and it brung us back home.
WebStar is dead now, but it'll live on in our memories. Thanks WebStar. Thanks for everything.
Ricoh offers Firmware Upgrade for R8
Ricoh has released a Version 1.22 firmware update for the Ricoh R8. The R8 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 7.1 wide-angle zoom lens. The update improves the accuracy of the white balance.
Nikon SB-900 Speedlight.
SB-900 Speedlight With an unmatched zoom range of 17-200 feet, and Nikon's popular wireless capabilities, the intelligent and versatile SB-900 Speedlight takes its place as the new Speedlight flagship. Available in August for an estimated selling price of $499.95.
Street Shots Photo Contest Opening Reception
Winning entries from the online photo contest, Street Shots Challenge, will be on display at the Camera Club of New York beginning July 10. The contest was sponsored by WNYC and The Camera Club of New York. Over 8,000 of the entries can be seen on Flickr.
For additional information on the contest and to see the winning photos of Joe Wigfall go to: http://www.wnyc.org/streetshots/
Half a Camera?
Gadget Lab contributor Charlie Sorrel visited Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin to see what some camera gear looked like from the inside. He posts some photos to show just how complex camera lenses are.
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