Most photographers tend to collect old photo gear that can include instant cameras, film cameras, sheet film holders. Sometimes there are some great memories attached. Other times, our fingers are crossed that something will prove to be valuable. With the later you might choose to pass these down to relatives [...] Read more »

In another bizarre and strange event Nikon Thailand are demanding better benefits. Offers of mediation between the two groups has been offered. This is not the first time there has been conflict between the two factions. Almost 18 months ago an approximate 1500 sub-contractors were laid off due to worldwide [...] Read more »

Nikon AG was the focus of an investigation led by the Swiss Competition Commission. The company is alleged to have been involved in anticompetitive practices that kept other companies from importing Nikon products. Nikon is said to be fully cooperating after offices were raided by authorities. Read More (English translation) [...] Read more »

April 12th is the global launch date for Adobe Creative Suite CS5. Adobe TV will get things moving at 11 am Eastern Daylight Time. The festivities  will cover the top features of CS5 suite, Photoshop, and Adobe’s new CS Live online services. Be prepared for one of the exciting announcements [...] Read more »

Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software, available immediately through Adobe Labs. Building on the success of the first Lightroom 3 beta, which was downloaded by more than 350,000 photographers, Lightroom 3 beta 2 incorporates feedback from the first iteration of the beta while offering [...] Read more »

Imagine a new technology that can vastly improve the quality of current camera phone technology. Imagine turning using QuantumFilm that could make a 3-megapixel iPhone become a 12-megapixel capture device that could work much better even in low light conditions. It’s all about “Quantum Dots” from InVisage Technologies that can [...] Read more »

These 10 Photoshop CS4 video tips/tutorials will make your subjects look their best. They’re all common sense approaches to better images and yet easy to learn. Included are steps on retouching eyes, whitening teeth, removing skin blemishes, and how to change eye color with a look at the Quick Mask [...] Read more »

Canon has updated the EOS 5D Mark II firmware to v2.0.4 after problems with v2.0.3 which was also released this week. Please update NOW! Read More/Download Firmware v2.0.4 Now… Firmware changes In the Version 2.0.4 firmware, the following phenomena that occurred with the Version 2.0.3 firmware (which was to enhance [...] Read more »

Canon writes, “We apologize very sincerely for the inconvenience, but we are going to stop making this firmware available for download. For customers who have already updated to the new firmware, when using the camera with the mode dial set to C1/C2/C3, please either set the sound recording settings to [...] Read more »