Monthly Archives: June 2009

Phase One Acquires Leaf Imaging

June 25, 2009
Phase One Acquires Leaf Imaging

Leaf Imaging — a new Phase One company COPENHAGEN and TEL AVIV, June 25, 2009 — Phase One A/S, in conjunction with senior management employees of Leaf, today announced that they have created a new entity, Leaf Imaging Ltd., to purchase certain assets of the Leaf camera business. The assets include the “Leaf” brand...
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Animoto Rides Again – v2 iPhone App Rocks!

June 23, 2009

Last October I attended the Photo Plus Expo in NYC (coverage here) and there had the opportunity to talk to The Animoto Guys. There I was introduced to one of the most amazing Web 2.0 applications I have ever seen – Animoto. For the uninitiated, Animoto allows you to produce stunning, one-of-a-kind, professional-grade music...
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Olympus E-P1: Start of the Next Digital Age?

June 17, 2009
Olympus E-P1: Start of the Next Digital Age?

With Olympus finally letting the micro four-thirds cat out of the bag, has the Next Digital Age finally dawned? You’re probably thinking “What has Carlos been smoking and can he send me a couple of pounds?” All I ask is that you hear me out for a second. Let’s take a critical look at...
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Olympus Unveils the E-P1: Not an SLR. It’s a PEN.

June 16, 2009
Olympus Unveils the E-P1: Not an SLR. It’s a PEN.

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., June 16, 2009 – A new era of digital imaging begins today with the launch of the Olympus E-P1. The world’s smallest 12.3-megapixel interchangeable lens system camera blends the high-quality still images of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with High Definition (HD) video, stereo Linear PCM audio recording and In-Camera...
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Apple Aperture 2 Note – Symbolic Links to Files

June 15, 2009

Apple Aperture 2 is very flexible regarding importing files. However, I have discovered that if you have symbolic links in the path to your image files, Aperture 2 will report the file as an unsupported format. Case in point: I added a data drive to my Mac Pro and moved all of the data...
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Olympus E-P1 Fullsized Image Surfaces

June 15, 2009
Olympus E-P1 Fullsized Image Surfaces

The Olympus E-P1, their long-awaited entry into the Micro Four-Thirds arena announced last year, is going to be formally announced tomorrow. Many images have surfaced including a tiny version of this: I should have full press releases on the 16th and hopefully a review sample some time thereafter. I just hope they offer it...
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Cool Rides: Weirdest Update Yet

June 12, 2009
Cool Rides: Weirdest Update Yet

OK, I’ve posted about my “Cool Rides” gallery on flickr before. Snazzy cars, bikes and other methods of transportation the strike my fancy (as my British friends would say) are the usual subjects. However, today I came across a press release of something so off-the-wall I had to add it. The World’s Coolest Looking...
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Colormunki Photo Review

June 9, 2009
Colormunki Photo Review

One of the questions I often hear from my photography students is “Why does my photo look fine on the screen, but the colors are all wrong when I print it?” The moment you ask that question (even to yourself), you have crossed over into the Twilight Zone known as colorspace management. In a...
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Olympus E-P1 pixellated

June 6, 2009
Olympus E-P1 pixellated

Olympus' highly anticipated entry into the micro four-thirds arena, the direct descendant of the classic Olympus PEN, is scheduled to be revealed on June 16, 2009. ... Here is the image in question: Based on this top-down view, we can assume the following: ...
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