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For this year's auction we have succeeded in being able to offer a selection of around 600 lots of the highest quality in our Vienna auction house. As with our previous auction numerous unique cameras and classics of photographic history that will appeal equally to institutional collections, dealers and private collectors with a feeling for something special are to be auctioned.

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onOne Software, Inc., announces the availability of Essentials 2.1 software for
Adobe Photoshop Elements. This updated version of onOne Software's popular
software suite includes a new version of Enlarge it! and support for Photoshop
Elements 6 for Macintosh. onOne Software's Essentials 2.1 also features
technology from onOne Software's PhotoTune, Mask Pro, PhotoFrame, and Genuine
Fractals software products fine-tuned specifically for Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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Distinguished businessman Mitch Goldstone recently started a humanitarian campaign
titled Operation Photo which will provide the families of deployed service members
with digital cameras. These cameras will allow the families to keep in close
contact with their loved ones overseas with the aid of digital images.



As a part of the communications programs, the cameras will be distributed by
the national non profit organization known as Operation Homefront and each package
will include a 40 percent discount when ordering Kodak quality images from the
www.30minphotos.com
website.



Both the Eastman Kodak Company and the Olympus Corporation have announced their
participation and support of Operation Photo. The program's website www.operationphoto.us
is currently receiving more requests than their current supply can handle.


Please send your used digital camera in good working condition to Operation Photo,
c/o 30 Minute Photos Etc., 92 Corporate Park Plaza, Suite B, Irvine, CA 92606
and if you include your e-mail address you will receive a 25% off all online photo
orders at www.30minphotos.com
through Dec 31. For more information on this program please e-mail inquires to
info@30minphotos.com.

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Kingston Technology Company, Inc. announced it is shipping a 32GB Elite Pro
SDHC Flash memory card for use with today's digital video camcorders and
other high-resolution imaging devices. The new 32GB card is the largest capacity
in Kingston's Elite Pro line of SDHC cards, which currently includes 4-,
8- and 16GB capacities.

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Eastman Kodak Company has expanded its image sensor portfolio for medium-format
camera manufacturers with announcement of the KODAK KAF-18000CE, a new 18 million
pixel image sensor. This sensor has been selected by Pentax Corporation for
use in the PENTAX 645 Digital camera now being developed. With 18.6 million
total pixels, the sensor provides an output resolution of 18 megapixels to capture
images with exceptional clarity and detail. New to the KAF-18000CE is a dual-output
architecture that enables faster sensor read-out times, allowing camera designers
to achieve increased frame rates in their final camera designs. With this unique
combination of image quality and speed, the KAF-18000CE is said to provide manufacturers
with an affordable image sensor that is ideal for landscape, fashion, or wedding
photography.

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onOne Software, Inc. announced the availability of holiday-themed frames, textures, layouts, backgrounds, and adornments for their award-winning Photoshop® plug-ins, PhotoFrame 3 and PhotoFrame 4. The new content adds the perfect finishing touch to holiday cards, portraits or albums and is immediately available as free downloads from the onOne Exchange www.ononeexchange.com. These free elements are in addition to the 1000+ frames, backgrounds, textures, and adornments included with PhotoFrame 4 and are compatible with Essentials 2 for Apple iPhotoand Essentials 2 for AdobePhotoshopElements
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“In the spirit of the holidays, we wanted to give our PhotoFrame users free content to add to their frame, texture and adornment library,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “This is just the first of many free frame packs that we intend to provide to PhotoFrame users so they continue to get extra value out of their software.”

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