Shutterbug Staff

Pentax Imaging Company continues to expand its digital SLR lens family with
the announcement of a fourth member - the smc Pentax DA 40mm F2.8 Limited lens.
Designed for exclusive use with Pentax digital SLR cameras, the unique pancake
style standard lens measures a mere .59 inches in length and weighs just 3.17
ounces. Combined with the popular Pentax *ist DS digital SLR, the Pentax DA
40mm F2.8 Limited lens will offer the smallest and lightest digital SLR combination
available from any manufacturer.

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Pelican Products has announced their Pelican Tough photo contest. Running from
November 15, 2004 to February 28, 2005, contestants have a chance at a share
of nearly $5000 worth of prizes in three different categories: Most Scenic,
Most Adventurous and Best Story. Winning photos and stories must feature Pelican
cases or lights and may be featured and credited in special Pelican Products
advertisements throughout 2005.

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Our Picture This! assignment this month was Silhouettes, and we could have published the Big Book of Silhouettes with all the great images we received. From what we saw we can say that readers have mastered this image technique, with a great mix of people, nature, and architecture. Clearly, silhouettes are a photographic effect that can only be seen with a...

Olympus has announced what they dub their next generation Stylus series camera:
the Stylus 500. Featuring a 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD, 5.0-megapixels of image
resolution, and a compact, durable, all-weather body, the Stylus 500 offers
Olympus' exclusive image processor, TruePic TURBO(tm), which is said to significantly
enhance image quality and deliver faster overall processing speeds for rapid
startup, shutter release and playback. The fast startup of less than one second
and nearly instant shutter release time ensures high-speed response. The body
is constructed of durable, lightweight metal with rubber gaskets throughout
the interior to ensure that rain, sleet, snow or sand won't get in the way.
The Stylus 500 has a new flat-surface body design that takes the series in a
new direction and, at a compact size of 3.9" (W) x 2.2" (H) x 1.2"
(D), it fits snugly into a pocket. The circular lens barrier tucks away inside
the camera body with a snap when powered on, and protects the lens with an impenetrable
seal with closed, leaving the camera face smooth and flat. The camera's 23 shooting
modes now include two new underwater shooting modes and two Shoot & Select
modes, which enable users to shoot rapid sequences of frames then select the
best shot from the series and delete the rest.

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