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Our lens review today on SLRgear is the Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH POWER OIS LUMIX G X VARIO PZ. Panasonic has introduced a new style of interchangeable lens, replacing traditional manual focus and zoom rings with power-assisted options that work much like you would find on a standard point-and-shoot digital camera. The resulting weight and size savings is...

Eastman Kodak Co. is in the midst of preparations to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, should its attempt to sell off a portfolio of over a thousand patents not come to fruition, reports the Wall Street Journal this afternoon.

Kodak, which yesterday disclosed that it was at risk of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, currently employs some 19,000 people, and is said...

Online educational tutorials provide photographers with basic information, insights, and tips to achieve color control, consistency and creativity in their workflow

Elmsford, NY – January 4, 2012– X-Rite Photo Marketing announces its schedule of January 2012 Webinars that have been developed to address specific color management topics and are designed...

Key highlights:

• Over 32% of survey respondents had purchased photo merchandise in the past year.

• A high degree of interest exists from respondents (who purchased photo merchandise) to purchase photo merchandise products created by others.

• Nearly 70% of photo merchandise non-buyers have no purchase plans in the coming year.

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Adva Soft recently announced the upcoming release date of AntiCrop 1.0 for iOS users. AntiCrop will launch in the App Store on January 17, 2012, being the first app in existence to offer photo uncropping and innovative photo straightening technique.

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 03, 2012 - Lviv, Ukraine - Announcing that Adva Soft, the developers of...

Are you a photographer always looking for new great locations, and never leave home without your Android phone? Then the free Map-A-Pic app is for you!

PRLog (Press Release)--Jan 03, 2012--Sea To Software, LLC is proud to announce the release of Map-A-Pic, a premium location scouting and note-taking app for photographers and filmmakers. With...

Eastman Kodak Co. faces the threat of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange later this year, unless it is able to turn around its falling stock price, according to a press release issued by the company today.

According to the release, Kodak received a listing standards notice from the NYSE after its average closing price remained below the $1 per share mark for 30...

Geo Tactical Solutions announces its upcoming release of PhotoGIS -- a new software solution designed to simplify the process of collecting, analyzing, managing, reporting and disseminating geospatial photographs. The software will work seamlessly with popular GIS applications and allow users to attach 'memos' to their images via a unique QR code...

Photo distributor Argraph Corp. has announced two new products from Samigon aimed at letting photographers join in their own photos, according to an article in today's PMA Newsline.

The Samigon Self Portrait Mirror is a small adhesive mirror that attaches to your camera, giving you a rough idea of whether you're pointing the camera correctly for a self-portrait. It's far...

Enhanced Dual LCD and Wi-Fi connectivity for users to capture and share life’s moments in an instant, from both sides of the lens

Ridgefield Park, NJ – January 2, 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies today unveiled a new addition to its market-leading Samsung DualView® line, the...

Eastman Kodak Co. has today launched a new sweepstakes running through January 9th, 2012 at 3PM Eastern time.

The sweepstakes, being conducted through social network site Twitter, offers one prize: the Burton edition version of a Kodak Playsport Zx5 flash video camera. Launched back in August, the Playsport Burton Edition/Zx5 is a variant of the standard Playsport Zx5...

Ideal for Holiday Gift Giving, the Spider Holster Black Widow Kit Combines the Fast-Access Camera Holster with the Black Widow Belt and a New and Improved Black Widow Pad for Added All-Day Comfort

Ithaca, NY--December 19, 2011--Spider Holster, a company specializing in unique holster-style carrying solutions for photographers, today announced it has...

JACKSON, Mich. – PMA, the Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations, announces InfoTrends will host an imaging industry executive breakfast, Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Venetian, rooms 601/602, beginning at 7 a.m. The InfoTrends' team will offer a review of key market trends that are expected to shape both the current and future direction of the photo...

Over the years, we've praised Nik Software for its sharpening technology and its U Point technology while enjoying its library of preset effects for both color and black and white work. For Snapseed, which runs on iOS devices like the iPad, Nik Software seems to have tossed nearly all of that into the pot and stirred.

Along with a look at all the different filters Nik...

2-day Educational Seminars Will Be Given By Tamron With Select Retailers* Through The Second Half Of 2012.

December 29, 2011, Commack, NY - "Beyond the Kit Lens" is a series of seminars that will offer attendees a new perspective on photography. Under the instruction of professional photographers, André Costantini & Ken Hubbard, the 2-day seminar is...

HENRICO, Va., Dec. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- White Knight Press, an independent publisher located near Richmond, Virginia, has released Photographer's Guide to the Canon PowerShot S100: Getting the Most from Canon's Pocketable Digital Camera, by Alexander S. White.

This 283-page paperback is a complete guide to the operation and features of the Canon...

Device tracking company GadgetTrak has officially launched its camera tracking service, dubbed "CameraTrace".

Previously available in beta under the name GadgetTrak Serial Search, the tool relies on web crawlers that seek out image files on photo sharing websites. Each file downloaded by the crawler is checked for a serial number in the EXIF headers, and if a serial...

A new version of third-party Pentax SLR tethering application PK_Tether has been released today, we hear from author Tomasz Kos.

PK_Tether v0.6.0 has a redesigned user interface with switchable panels. It also adds a function for activating and deactivating debug mode in Pentax SLRs, and has reworked communications protocols, as well as unspecified additions and fixes to...

Winner chosen by public voting gets trip to Las Vegas, NV, to attend WPPI 2012

Hollywood, CA (December 27, 2011) – Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) announces today the “This is My WPPI” video contest. Open to seasoned professional photographers as well as those just beginning their photography career, WPPI is looking for the best...