raj surati

<p>Adorama has been in business a very very long time. Photo.net has had a business relationship with them since 2001. My experience with them since 2001 has been a very happy one, I have ordered many items from them.</p>

people enjoy teaching and when photo.net launched photocritique circles some years back it was a smashing success -- too successful in that it took a lot of time to group people e.g. people of varying abilities with others to make a good group based on peoples applications Unfortunately there were not enough resources then to keep up with that. I think it would make a very attractive additional feature for photo.net, especially if it required folks to subscribe in order to join.

charles have your run tracert photo.net?

I walked around CES and thought I would point to some things I thought would be interesting to people.

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<a href="http://www.eye.fi/a-wireless-memory-card/"> Eye-Fi</a> a 2GB SD card that also will wirelessly connect to a specified wi fi network and upload your bits to the net.

 

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There was also an impressive new display from samsung upon which to show your images -- It was a <a href=http://www.eye.fi/a-wireless-memory-card/">150 inch plasma display</a> from Panasonic that had 8 megapixel resolution.

 

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Also hitachi, panasonic and etc. Also had amazingly thin LCD and Plasma Displays.

is it working now? for you

brian told me this was going to be fixed last weekend...

so I will ask what the hold up is.

can you explain where in the process things are failing?

The new HP printers are worth looking at: I'll be writing an article soon and hopefully they will send us a B9180 to review...

For those that can't wait here is Wilhelm's

<a href="http://www.wilhelm-research.com/hp/PhotosmartProB9180.html">

review</a> Looks quite promising

HP has asked us what sort of articles, reviews, contests or other

programs we could do on photo.net to raise the awareness of their

higher end products ... e.g. there largeformat designjet printers

and some of the higher end smartphoto printers.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions for prizes that woudl be attractive

to folks?

 

Is there any comparisons you woudl like to see and if so which ones

and would anyone want to work on that.

 

Any suggestion at all woudl be appreciated.

After selecting a file and attempting to upload I received an error message that stated.

0 file uploaded... this was near instantaneous so no file was uploaded.

 

Then a subsquent message that said it was unable to read the image file.

Is there some setting I need to select to allow it to read the fle?

General comments:

Couple thigns I foudn.

If you select several files; the interface seems to allow you to edit an individual photos caption, but when you start editing the entry disappears.

 

I uploaded a photo which it rejected as not the proper format.

after that point I couldn't no do much of anyhing with the flash program

 

The interface when it comes up is not obvious in terms of how one might use it. Migth do with some text around it saing browse to pick files...

I think we should have a photo contest.

 

In fact that is somethign we haven't done for years.

 

What sorts of prizes interset folks:

 

software,

hardware,

calibration equipment,

prints?

Adobe's answer to Apple's aperture application for handling large

amounts of images easily...

 

<a href="http://labs.macromedia.com/technologies/lightroom/"> Link

to beta program</a>

I hope so. I think his concern recently has been that the stratification of the directory system brian did to eliminate the hundred gazillion redirects made it difficult for him to understand where the articles actually are in hte directory structure. If we document that interface more as it stands I think it will be possible to get more and better content from people.

Here is an article on the new IBM millipede high density storage

medium shown for the first time

<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news3361.html"> here </a>

From the Press Release by Nikon:

 

Nikon Inc. is pleased to announce pricing and availability for its

highly anticipated D2X professional digital SLR camera. The camera

will begin shipping on February 25, 2005 with a suggested street

price of $4999.95 (MSRP $6299.95). Designed as a truly versatile

workhorse camera for many professional disciplines, the 12.4 million-

pixel D2X blends for the first time the high levels of resolution

commercial clients demand with superb image quality, color

consistency and class-leading speed. The D2X can comfortably shoot

full resolution 12.4 million pixel images at 5 frames per second (up

to 21 consecutive JPEGS and 15 NEFs), and when the situation demands

yet faster frame rates, the D2X has a unique 6.8 megapixel 'High

Speed Cropped Image' mode that boosts the shooting rate to 8 frames

per second (up to 35 consecutive JPEGs or 26 NEFs) by cropping the

number of pixels used on the sensor to create the image.

 

The D2x also supports a range of exclusive options that greatly

enhance the camera?s capabilities. Nikon?s newly introduced WT-2A Wi-

Fi transmitter achieves full wireless remote camera control and

transmission, while the revolutionary i-TTL Speedlight technology

included in the D2X ensures radical new possibilities in wireless

creative lighting.

 

Nikon has also announced pricing and availability for its

all-new AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED super-telephoto lens that

features Nikon's remarkable

 

Vibration Reduction (VR) technology. Initial deliveries of the lens

will begin in January of 2005, with an MSRP of $5,999.00. The AF-S

VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED is the first lens to incorporate Nikon's

new Nano-Crystal AR Coat, which demonstrates superior anti-reflective

properties to virtually eliminate ghost and flare to provide clear

and vivid images when shooting under powerful sunlight or indoors

under spotlights.

Kodak Unveils First-of-its-Kind Wireless Digital Photography System

at 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show

 

New KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Digital Camera, Wi-Fi-Enabled EASYSHARE

Printer Dock Plus Expand Boundaries of Picture Sharing

 

LAS VEGAS, January 5 ? On the eve of the 2005 International Consumer

Electronics Show (CES), Eastman Kodak Company introduced a

groundbreaking wireless digital photography system, giving people the

freedom to share pictures whenever and wherever they wish.

 

At the heart of the system is the new KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE zoom

digital camera, which provides people with extraordinary control over

how and when they share pictures. The device is the first of its

kind, allowing people to e-mail pictures directly from the camera via

Wi-Fi; to view online albums in the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery (formerly

Ofoto) on the camera; to store and organize up to 1,500 favorite

pictures for instant display on its high-resolution, 3-inch touch

screen LCD; and to take vibrant still pictures and full-motion video.

No other digital camera gives people such an extensive ability to

take, organize, share and print their pictures.

 

The same KODAK Wi-Fi card that provides the EASYSHARE-ONE camera with

wireless capabilities can now be used with the recently introduced

KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus. In addition to printing real KODAK

pictures in as little as 60 seconds without a computer, it can now

transfer pictures from a docked camera or memory card to networked

computers throughout a home. With the card, the Printer Dock Plus can

also receive pictures for printing from Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, PDAs,

and other devices without requiring them to be in the same room.

 

?Innovations such as the EASYSHARE-ONE camera are central to our

digitally oriented growth strategy,? said Bernard Masson, president,

Digital & Film Imaging Systems; and senior vice president, Eastman

Kodak Company. ?Kodak is at the leading edge of defining how wireless

advancements can further simplify the consumer digital photography

experience. We?re discovering new ways to help people enjoy and share

their pictures ? anytime, anywhere.?

Kodak leverages a wide range of wireless standards, such as

BLUETOOTH? technology, infrared, Wi-Fi and cellular networks, to make

it easy for people to view, share and print pictures instantly

without the use of cords, cables or even computers. All can be viewed

during CES in the Kodak Booth #31400, on the second level of the Las

Vegas Convention Center?s South Hall.

 

Kodak Innovations on Display

In addition to highlighting the EASYSHARE-ONE camera and Printer Dock

Plus, Kodak is also showcasing multiple innovative products and

services during CES, including:

 

New EASYSHARE Z-Series digital cameras, which help everyday picture

takers get closer, better, more creative shots through extended zoom

lenses.

 

The new EASYSHARE Picture Viewer, a pocket-sized ?digital photo

album? that fits in the palm of a hand to share favorite pictures on

the go.

 

KODAK Mobile Service, whose subscribers have anytime, anywhere access

to their digital photos and phone-captured video, using their mobile

phone handsets or Web-connected computers.

 

KODAK Picture Maker kiosks with wireless transfer technologies for

printing real KODAK pictures in seconds at tens of thousands of

retail locations worldwide.

At CES, three KODAK products ? the EASYSHARE DX7590 zoom digital

camera, the EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus, and the KODAK Picture Maker

G3 Digital Print Station ? received Innovations 2005 Design and

Engineering Awards, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association

and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America. Chosen

by a panel of independent industry designers, engineers and

journalists, these awards honor superior design and engineering among

the year?s most technologically advanced products.

Additional show-related news, photography, and related information

are available at http://www.kodak.com/go/ces.

 

 

The award-winning KODAK EASYSHARE consumer digital photography

system ? consisting of cameras, software, printer docks and camera

docks, inkjet and thermal papers, and accessories ? makes it simple

for anyone to take, organize, share, and print high quality digital

pictures. In the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Digital Camera

Satisfaction StudySM evaluating performance, connectivity, cost and

appearance, KODAK EASYSHARE cameras in the US$200-399 and US$400-599

price ranges ranked highest in customer satisfaction. More

information on the KODAK EASYSHARE system is available at

http://www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare.

 

About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging

Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view

images ? for memories, for information, for entertainment. The

company is a major participant in infoimaging, a $385 billion

industry composed of devices (digital cameras and flat-panel

displays), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for

images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling

people to access, analyze and print images). With sales of $12.9

billion in 2003, the company comprises several businesses: Health,

supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image

capture and output products and services; Graphic Communications

Group, offering on-demand color printing and networking publishing

systems consisting of three wholly owned subsidiaries: Encad, Inc.,

NexPress Solutions, and Kodak Versamark; Commercial Imaging, offering

image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses

and government; Display & Components, which designs and manufactures

state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as

other specialty materials, and delivers imaging sensors to original

equipment manufacturers; and Digital & Film Imaging Systems,

providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital

and traditional products and services.

 

 

#

 

Disclaimer: J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Digital Camera

Satisfaction Study. Study based on 4,260 responses from consumers who

purchased a digital camera between November 2003 and June 2004.

http://www.jdpower.com.

 

Kodak, EasyShare and EasyShare-One are trademarks of Eastman Kodak

Company. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

 

2005

 

 

what browser are you using?

brian has been sick this week. sorry for the long turn around time.

We haven't been slashdotted in almost 3 years so this is a good exercise though I had no idea when I put up the article we would get this kind of reaction...

 

Special discount offer on a Konica Minolta Maxxum lens for customers

who purchase the

new Maxxum 7D Digital SLR camera

Mahwah, NJ (November 5, 2004) ? Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A.,

Inc. announces the

"Shake Your Body" promotion, featuring a special discount to

customers who purchase the new

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D Digital SLR, featuring Konica Minolta?s

revolutionary bodyintegral

Anti-Shake technology, between October 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004.

During the "Shake Your Body" promotional period, customers who

purchase a Maxxum 7D will

receive a $150 store check, redeemable at the U.S. retail location

where they purchased the

camera. This voucher is good towards the purchase of most Konica

Minolta Maxxum Autofocus

lenses. Also, as part of the initial consumer rebate promotion,

Konica Minolta is offering a free

two-year extended warranty (normally one-year) on the Maxxum 7D.

?With the introduction of the Maxxum 7D Digital camera, Konica

Minolta revolutionizes digital

photography. Thanks to the camera?s body-integral Anti-Shake

technology, Maxxum

photographers can now turn all their Maxxum autofocusing lenses into

Anti-Shake lenses

providing clear sharp images in virtually all shooting situations,?

said Todd Schrader, vice

president of marketing for Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A.,

Inc. "This fourth quarter

introductory consumer rebate program ensures that photographers will

benefit twice ? from the

technology and the savings."

<br>

About the Maxxum 7D

This groundbreaking new 6.1-million-pixel resolution, interchangeable

lens digital camera is the

world?s first digital SLR featuring a body-integral CCD-shift, Anti-

Shake (camera-shake

compensation) technology that combines enhanced picture quality,

performance and improved

handling characteristics. This new digital SLR also features a large,

easy-to-view, high-definition

2.5-inch color LCD monitor and is compatible with virtually any

Maxxum AF lens.

Konica Minolta?s proprietary and award-winning Anti-Shake technology

provides images with

reduced blur due to camera shake, even when shooting dimly lit scenes

or when using telephoto

lenses and shooting macro subjects without the aid of flash or a

tripod.

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The Maxxum 7D offers effective Anti-Shake protection with every lens*

in the Maxxum AF

line. Whether using telephoto, wide-angle, zoom, macro or standard,

the system analyzes data

on focal length, current aperture setting, and focusing distance so

that it can optimize Anti-

Shake performance to offer the highest level of protection.

* Except AF16mm Fish Eye and Macro Zoom 3x ? 1x.

Konica Minolta has also introduced two new zoom lenses, each designed

to provide optimum

image quality when used with the new Maxxum 7D digital SLR ? the

Konica Minolta AF

ZOOM 17 ? 35 mm f/2.8 ? 4 (D) and the Konica Minolta AF ZOOM 28 ? 75

mm f/2.8 (D).

Konica Minolta Announces -2-

"Shake Your Body" Promotion (cont?d)

The Maxxum 7D camera body is available for $1,599.00. The Maxxum 7D

kit including a

Maxxum AF Zoom 28-100mm f/3.5 - 5.6 (D) lens will be available for

$1,689.00.

 

<br>

About Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc.

Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc., headquartered in Mahwah,

NJ, is the North

American sales and marketing subsidiary of Konica Minolta Holdings,

Inc. (Tokyo, Japan). On

August 5, 2003 Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. was formed to enhance

both the competitive

business capabilities and earning capacities of Konica Corporation

and Minolta Co., Ltd.

Consumers around the world have come to know and trust the Konica and

Minolta brands for all

their imaging needs. Since the earliest days of the photo industry,

Minolta and Konica have

applied their talents and resources to create products and services

that are essential to the world of

imaging. Today, these efforts concentrate on the most important

aspects of imaging: the quality of

the images, the tools and methods for creating images, and the

creation of environments for the

application of images.

This focus on the essentials of imaging ties together the company?s

key business and consumer

product lines. Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc. is a leading

manufacturer and marketer

of 35mm and Advanced Photo System film, single-use cameras, digital

and 35mm film cameras,

accessory lenses, binoculars, photographic and color measurement

meters. In addition the

company offers color print photo papers, inkjet photo paper, digital

minilabs, digital film

scanners, optical instruments, software and advanced imaging and

sensing technologies. Konica

Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc. also provides wholesale

photofinishing services and Internet

imaging services. It is a complete imaging company, from input

through output. For more

information about Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc., its

products and services, visit

www.konicaminolta.us.

All brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their

respective companies.

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# # # # #

Contact Information:

Steve Rosenbaum/Leigh Grimm Eric Cinque

S.I.R. Marketing Communications, Inc. Konica Minolta Photo Imaging

U.S.A., Inc.

631-757-5665 201-574-4148

sir@sironline.com

 

SEOUL, Korea ? October 20, 2004 ? Samsung Electronics unveils the

world's first mobile phone (model: SCH-S250) equipped with a 5-

megapixel camera. Just one year after the introduction of its first 1-

megapixel camera phone and 3 months after its first 3.2-megapixel

camera phone, Samsung proves its technological prowess again with

this revolutionary product.

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The CCD (charge-coupled device) camera and high-sensitivity flash

allow the user to take the same quality pictures one gets from a top-

end digital camera. Similar to Samsung's premium grade camera phones,

the S250 can also function as a camcorder. The 92MB onboard memory

can store up to 100 minutes of video (320x240), and a 32MB auxiliary

memory is included as a standard feature. The shutter speed is as

fast as 1/1,000 th of a second, allowing the user to film beautiful

landscapes as well as subjects as close as 10 cm. The S250 can be

connected to a TV to display video during shooting or to show footage

that has already been recorded in the mobile phone.

<br>

The S250 comes with a unique "stretch" design, reminiscent of the

futuristic phones seen in the movie The Matrix . The high-quality

camera lens and LCD remain covered and protected when the phone is

closed, and when it is stretched open, the product has the feel of a

regular digital camera.

<br>

Samsung has also set a new standard in mobile phone display

technology. Until now, mobile phones had been equipped with LCDs

capable of 262,000-color resolution. The S250 boasts a QVGA TFD-LCD

(Thin Film Diode-Liquid Crystal Display) that has previously been

adapted only for top-end TVs and desktop monitors. The display can

reproduce 16 million colors, over 60 times the color compared to

existing mobile phone displays, all the hues found in nature; thus,

QVGA resolution has been referred to as ?true color.?

<br>

Samsung has also taken voice recognition to a higher level by

introducing text-to-speech (TTS) conversion. Now the user can listen

to incoming text messages or the prepared ?to-do? list rather than

having to read them.

<br>

The S250 supports high-image-quality games and 3D sound effects. If a

call is received in the middle of a game, the user can restore the

game later and resume play.

<br>

Other advanced functions in the S250 include an MP3 player, mobile

banking capability and 64-polyphonic sound.

<br>

According to President & CEO Kitae Lee of the Samsung

Electronics, ?Our development of a 5-megapixel camera phone will

elevate the competitiveness of the Korean mobile phone industry. At

the same time, I would like to see our technological advances

contribute to the growth of the global mobile phone industry and

create a more convenient way of life.?

 

President Lee adds, "It's very important to lead the trends through

continuous introductions of innovative new products. Samsung

Electronics possesses the world's leading technologies and state-of-

the-art design capabilities, and we are committed to developing

distinctive products for our customers."

<br>

Samsung cooperated with the Japan-based Asahi Pentax, one of the most

respected camera lens providers in the world, to develop a camera

module customized for the mobile phone. This partnership began in the

first-half of 2003.

<br>

The SCH-S250 will be available in the Korean market this October.

 

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SPECIFICATIONS

<table>

<tr>

<td>

Dimension</td> <td> 115 x 49.5 x 18.5mm </td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Weight

<td> 116g

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Band

</td>

<td>

cdma2000 1x

</td>

<tr>

<td>

Display</td><td> 2.0-inch 16Million-Color QVGA TFD LCD (240x320)

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Camera</td> <td> 5 -megapixel CCD Camera

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Ringtones </td><td>64 Polyphonic Sound

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Design </td><td> Sophisticated stretch style phone

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Memory</td><td> 32MB External memory(RS-MMC)

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

Video Recording </td><td> 100 minutes

</td>

</tr>

</table>

Functionality - Supports Mobile Banking Service/MP3/ TV-OUT/ IrDAl

- Supports TTS (Text to Speech) functionl

- 3D Games & Sounds

 

<br>

 

About Samsung Electronics

Sasung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,

telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies

with 2003 parent company sales of US$36.4 billion and net income of

US$5.0 billion. Employing approximately 88,000 people in 89 offices

in 46 countries, the company consists of six main business units:

Corporate Technology Operations, Digital Appliance Business, Digital

Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and

Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest

growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest

producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For

more information, visit www.samsung.com .

 

 

 

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So as I understand it the truly annoying issue here is that

our email alerts are getting tagged as junk.

 

What might I ask are you using to filter your email Eric?

 

-raj

There are a lot of ways to collect it bob.