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Talking Pictures
“The Big Picture”
Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

One of my favorite art galleries is the Jellies Gallery in California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. The “art” is constantly moving and endlessly fascinating. On my last visit I stood mesmerized in front of the giant sea nettle exhibit for about 20 minutes, trying to capture the sinuous grace of these incredible creatures with my D-SLR. It wasn’t until I stepped back that I...

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Picture This
Picture This!
Just Black And White (No Grays)
Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Our Picture This! assignment this month was “Just Black and White (No Grays),” and readers have responded with a wide range of high-contrast black and white images, from architecture to portraits to dreamlike scenes that add a heightened sense of mystery to an already abstract form. Many of the images resemble pen and ink drawings, with others playing into the line and form potential...

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Show Reports
Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Bags And Carrying Systems: Backpacks, Carryons, And All-Purpose Luggage
Frances E. Schultz  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Charge!
You can now charge your electronic devices while you are on the move. The G24i solar panel was developed for MIA (Mascotte Industrial Associates) by Gcell and has so far been incorporated in a backpack, a laptop bag, a camouflage bag, and even a tennis bag. It is lightweight and flexible, not too sensitive to the angle of the light, has a high energy output, and...

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Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Portable Storage & Digital Frames: Securing And Viewing Images
Jack Neubart  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Digital photo frames at photokina were riding the tide of increasing popularity, with wireless technological support in the driver’s seat. Manufacturers are trying to make them more utilitarian, so these digital frames don’t just sit there when not in use. Whatever you say about them, they’re always fashionable, competing with traditional frames for attention, and they make a...

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Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Digital Imaging Software: CS4, And More
Jack Neubart  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

The biggest news at photokina this year was perhaps the unveiling of Photoshop CS4, advancing this imaging application’s reputation as the leader in its field. But if you’re more interested in using other apps for raw conversion and workflow management alone (with some editing thrown in), then you’ll be happy to learn that there are also new iterations of Bibble, ACDSee Pro, and...

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Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Weird And Wonderful: With A Nod Toward “Luxury Goods”
Roger W. Hicks & Frances E. Schultz  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Every photokina, we are assigned a category that for want of a better term we call “weird and wonderful.” It’s stuff that doesn’t easily fit into any other category, or differs so much from the mass of its competitors that it deserves special mention.

Some products are just bizarre: we’ll come to what we thought was the most bizarre trend at the end...

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Medium Format Camera NewsNewsShow Reports
Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Large Format: Build It Yourself, Wood, And LF Lenses
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

Let’s start with the cheapest Large Format (LF) camera at the show, and, as far as I am concerned, the one that is likely to be of the most interest to the largest number of our readers: the Bulldog 10x8” camera (also available in 8x10” for the American market—it’s a reversing back and can be used either way). The UK price is £250, which means that although a...

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Film Photography NewsShow Reports
Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Film, Chemicals, Paper, Darkroom, And More: Not Quite Dead Yet
Frances E. Schultz  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

At two very well-attended open forums, Kodak asked the all-important question: “What’s film got to do with it?” The answer, given by four top professionals (Amy Postle, Pep Bonet, Det Kempe, and Eddie Soloway), cheered on by large audiences, turned out to be “A lot more than you might think.”

I forget which of them first said, “I use digital...

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Mirrorless Camera NewsShow Reports
Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Rangefinder Cameras: Leica Steals The Show
Roger W. Hicks  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

When it came to rangefinders, Leica completely stole the show: Zeiss and Voigtländer had only one new product each. Admittedly they were interesting—an 85mm f/4 Tele-Tessar in Leica M-compatible ZM mount and a dual-format rangefinder folder, the Bessa III—but they were somewhat eclipsed by Leica’s four new lenses and the revised M8.2 camera body.

The item...

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Shutterbug’s Exclusive photokina Coverage; Tripods And Camera Supports: A Sampler Of A Prolific Field
Frances E. Schultz  |  Jan 01, 2009  |  0 comments

At photokina 2008, there was (as usual) an extraordinary range of camera supports. So many in fact that a “laundry list” of new introductions could easily fill the whole magazine. This prompted me to think hard about what to look for in a camera support. It seemed to me there are three things: three legs, if you like. What you need; what you want; and what you can afford. You may care...

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