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JT Photoworld updates their price list for their Sigma product line.

The latest Sigma pricelist was updated September 1, 2007 and contains prices for:

• Lenses for both Film and Digital SLRS
• Flash and Flash Adapters
• Lens and Flash Accessories
• Filters
• Digital SLR (including the Sigma SD14) and Accessories

Grab a copy of the PDF Pricelist of Sigma Products from JT Photoworld. You can also check out the pricelist for other products and services of JT Photoworld.

Canon Digital Learning Center

The Canon Digital Learning Center is where photographers of every level can increase their knowledge and enjoyment of photography. You can explore the portfolios of some professional photographers and other Canon Explorers of Light.

We put more into our website so you can get more out of your Canon.

Visit the Canon Digital Learning Center at http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/

 

 

 

 Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe

Canon Explorers of Light Photographer Art Wolfe takes us along as he Travels to the Edge.

Join Art as he explores, explains and photographs some of the most beautiful places on the planet. He shares some valuable shooting tips on the techniques he used in every shooting scenario for every place he visited.

Over the course of his 27-year career, Art Wolfe has worked on every continent and in hundreds of locations.  His stunning images interpret and record the world’s fast-disappearing wildlife, landscapes and native cultures, and are a lasting inspiration to those who seek to preserve them all.  Wolfe’s photographs are recognized throughout the world for their mastery of color, composition and perspective.  His vision and passionate wildlife advocacy affirm his dedication to his work.  Hailed by William Conway, former president of the Wildlife Conservation Society, as the most prolific and sensitive recorder of a rapidly vanishing natural world. Wolfe has taken an estimated one million images in his lifetime and has released fifty-seven books.

Visit Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe 

 

The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has selected the Best Products for  2007-2008.

EISA award winners have been published in each of the four categories: Audio & Home Theater, In-Car Electronics, Photo and Video.

In the Photo category the following products received the award:

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Professional Camera 

Canon EOS 1D Mark III

For speed, flexibility and build quality there is no DSLR to compete with Canon’s EOS 1D Mark III. With its dust and weather proofing, and 10fps drive combined with a 10MP sensor, this is the ultimate camera for press, sport and wildlife photography. A bright viewfinder, a 3″ LiveView LCD, a powerful battery and a really useful high ISO image quality confirm this model as the world’s best and most advanced digital SLR so far.

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Camera

Pentax K10D

The Pentax K10D is an ideal camera for enthusiast and advanced users. Offering an effective resolution of 10MP and a sensor-based shake-reduction system, it delivers crisp, sharp photographs, even at slow shutter speeds. The new integrated 22bit A/D converter ensures the best possible tonal gradation in every picture, while weather-proofing makes the camera suitable for almost all conditions.

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Advanced Camera

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

The special qualities of Fuji’s Super CCD SR Pro sensor provide the wide dynamic range, low image noise and contrast control that make this camera stand out from the general DSLR market. Fuji has used a rugged body, faster processing, more flexible shooting methods, improved autofocus and advanced flash metering modes. Ultimately, though, it is the S5 Pro’s ability to reproduce a massive range of tones that makes it the winner of this category.

 

 

 

 EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Consumer Camera

Olympus E-510

The Olympus E-510 is a digital SLR with excellent image quality and some clear advantages over the rest of the market. The camera is compact and light, but with its large handgrip it is comfortable to hold. Anti-dust and mechanical image stabilisation systems are both invaluable benefits for the amateur photographer. The Live-View-function isn’t suitable for action photography, but it works very well with less kinetic subjects.

 

 

 

 EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Advanced Compact Camera

Canon PowerShot G7

The Canon PowerShot G7 is a steel-bodied 10 million-pixel camera with a wide range of functions. Up to ISO 400 image noise is remarkably low for a digital compact camera, and with a 6x optical IS lens it is possible to shoot with lower shutter speeds and ISO settings. Despite the lack of a RAW mode, the G7 is a great camera for demanding photographers who prefer a more portable alternative to a SLR.

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Compact Camera

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

The Panasonic DMC-TZ3 is a very compact camera with a sharp 28-280mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens. As the 28mm wide angle and 10x zoom range cover every popular focal length, this is a great camera for travelling and for holidays. The AF system is fast and responsive, while the optical image stabilizer permits using the telephoto settings without a tripod. The nickname ‘Traveller’ is very well chosen.

 

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Design Camera

Samsung i70

The Samsung i70 is a stylish metal-bodied compact camera that is available in four colourful finishes. An innovative sliding front panel exposes a lens surrounded by sparkling diamond-like crystals. Not only does it look good, but it offers a 7.2 MP sensor, a 3″ LCD, face-detection and an MPEG4-Video-mode. Pictures and videos can be edited in-camera, and the i70 can be used as MP3-player with virtual 3D-sound.

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Professional Lens

Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4 IS USM L-series

The Canon EF70-200mm f/4 IS USM L zoom goes far beyond the capabilities of other telephoto zoom lenses. It has a weather- and dust-proof construction to complement its excellent optical performance. Thanks to fluorite and SD elements this fast and quiet AF lens delivers outstanding optical performance, while a new 4-stop IS system presents new opportunities for low-light operation.

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Consumer Lens

Tamron AF18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)

The Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II all round zoom is a high-power lens, developed to cover the entire focal range relevant to amateur photographers. This is a do-it-all lens - many DSLR users will never need to take it off their camera.

The extreme (almost 14x) zoom ratio delivers the ultimate freedom for composition and framing. It has a surprisingly compact and comfortable design and so is an outstanding travel and reportage lens.

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Macro Lens

Sigma Macro 70mm f/2.8 EX DG

Suitable for both macro photography and portraiture, Sigma’s 70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro displays an unusual level of optical quality, whether used at maximum magnification (1:1) or at normal distances. Despite a highly affordable price it combines outstanding sharpness with low distortion and minimal vignetting. It is an excellent choice for the connoisseur, as well as for the eager amateur seeking good value for money.

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Photo Software

DxO Optics Pro 4.5

DxO Optics’ Pro 4.5 is an image quality improvement application dedicated to amateur as well as professional photographers. It handles many file types, including Raw formats, and by using purpose-designed camera/lens modules, it automatically corrects all defects of image quality, such as vignetting, geometric distortion, lens softness and chromatic aberration. DxO Optics Pro 4.5 works as a standalone application or as a Photoshop/Lightroom plug-in.

 

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Image Tank

Epson P-5000

This multimedia device has an 80GB hard disk, CF and SDHC card slots, a removable battery and high-speed data transfer capability. It is very simple to use, with a straightforward user interface displayed on a 4-inch high performance colour LCD screen with exceptional resolution. New Epson Photo Fine Ultra technology uses four colour filters so the LCD can display up to 16.7 million colours - a colour gamut that comes very close to the Adobe RGB space.

 

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008: Memory Card

SanDisk SDHC Extreme III

SanDisk SDHC Extreme III memory cards comply with Class 6, the new highest speed rating in the SD 2.0 specifications. Using Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing technology to increase data flow, they support a minimum read/write speed of 20 MB/s. Cards are designed to survive in harsh environments and thus they are ideal for any photographer. They come packaged with Rescue Pro software, a MicroMate USB reader and an extended warranty.

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008:  Photo Printer

 Epson Stylus Pro 3800

The Epson Stylus Pro 3800 is a fast, professional but also affordable, large-format photo printer. Delivering archival quality pictures of up to A2+ format with a 9-ink pigment UltraChrome K3 system, it is designed to produce colour or monochrome work on a diverse range of materials extending beyond the traditional matt and gloss papers. Combining a moderate footprint, economical running costs and high commercial quality, it is unrivalled as a desktop printer for enthusiasts and professional photographers.

 

 

EISA Awards Best Product 2007-2008:  Photo Accessory

 Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 Digital

The Metz 58 AF-1 Digital hotshoe flash introduces a new feature to the flash category. Users can update its firmware by connecting the flash gun, via USB, to a computer. This dedicated GN58m @ ISO 100 unit has a tilting zoom head that covers 18mm lenses (with diffuser), a secondary reflector and a full range of functions, including high performance power management. It is a good alternative to camera manufacturer flash systems.

Check out the EISA Best Product 2007-2008 Awardees from the other 3 Categories.

Jerry Tieng’s newest Nikon Gears have arrived.

D2Xs ……….. 149,998
D200 ………… 64,998
R1C1 ………… 29,998
SB800 ……….. 16,498
SB600 ………… 9,998
105VR ……….. 39,998

…and many more! All brand new, unopened, and the usual stuff.

Jerry now offers his Nikon D80 and Nikon D40x packages  with a 1-year subscription to Digital Photographer Philippines Magazine!

More info at http://www.jerry.ph/nikon

In official certificates issued July, 2007 in London, Guinness states: “The largest camera was created from an airplane hanger measuring 13.71 x 48.76 x 24.38 m (45 x 160 x 80 ft). The camera produced a photograph on canvas measuring 9.62 x 33.83 m (31ft 7in x 111ft). The attempt was organized by The Legacy Project at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California, USA in June 2006.”

In addition to acknowledging the photograph as a remarkable object, the six artists view The Great Picture as an exclamation point at the end of the film-based era, a marker at the crossing where photography moves away from film and into pixels.

The Exhibition
Art Center College of Design, South Campus Wind Tunnel, Pasadena, California
Artists Jerry Burchfield, March Chamberlain, Jacques Garnier, Rob Johnson, Douglas McCulloh, Clayton Spada.
Opening Reception and Performance Thursday, September 6, 2007, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Exhibition Hours Tuesday-Friday noon to 9:00 p.m., Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m.
Information http://www.legacyphotoproject.com
Location: Art Center College of Design, South Campus 950 S.Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105

The Great Picture was created over the nine months leading up to July 2006 by six well-known photographic artists collectively known as The Legacy Project, aided by 400 volunteers, artists, and experts. Working in their jet- hangar-transformed- into-camera, the group hand-applied 80 liters of gelatin silver halide emulsion to a seamless 3,375-square-foot canvas substrate custom-made in Germany. Development was done in a custom Olympic pool-sized developing tray using ten high volume submersible pumps and 1,800 gallons of black and white chemistry. The premier exhibition at Art Center College of Design, South Campus, will feature The Great Picture along with videos and photographs in an environment designed to re-create the dramatic atmosphere within the jet-hangar-as-camera where the giant photograph was made.

The Great Picture has been featured in hundreds of publications from art journals such as Art in America, Photographie, AfterImage, Juxtapoz, and Black & White Magazine to newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Der Spiegel and The Guardian. A hardcover book on the project, now in production, will be released in 2008. In addition, the Guinness Book of Records pre- approved and is now evaluating applications in two categories: world’s largest photograph and camera.

The photograph shows the control tower, structures and runways at the heart of the shuttered 4,700-acre Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Southern California, shut down in the base closings of the mid-1990s. Once home to U.S. Marine Corps air operations for the western United States and Pacific region (including Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East), El Toro is now being turned into housing and one of the largest urban parks in the western United States.

 

Great Picture Facts
Finished Size: 107’-5” x 31’-5”; 3,375 square feet.
Photograph type: Black and white negative image with a gelatin sizing and a hand-coated gelatin silver emulsion.
Subjects Depicted: The Marine Corps Air Station El Toro control tower, twin runways, and heart of the future Orange County Great Park, with a backdrop of the San Joaquin Hills and the Laguna Beach Wilderness.

Camera: Building #115, an F-18 fighter plane hangar at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Irvine, California.
Camera Size: 44’-2” feet high by 79’-6” feet deep by 161’-6” feet wide.
Materials To Darken Hanger: 24,000 square feet of six mil black viscuine; 1,300 gallons foam gap filler; 1.52 miles of two-inch wide black gorilla tape; 40 cans of black spray paint.

Fabric Substrate: Seamless unbleached muslin specially ordered from Germany and weighing 1,200 pounds rigged.
Aperture Size: One-quarter inch (6mm) pinhole fifteen feet above ground level-no lens or other optics.
Emulsion: 80 liters of Rockland Liquid Light-a gelatin silver black and white sensitizer hand-painted onto the fabric under safelight illumination. Emulsion applied on July 7, 2006.
Exposure: 35 minutes beginning at 11:30 a.m. July 8, 2006
Date of Development: July 8, 2006
Developing Materials: 600 gallons traditional black-and-white developer and 1,200 gallons fixer delivered by ten high-volume submersible pumps.

Developing Tray: Eight mil vinyl pool liner contained by a wooden sidewall-114 feet x 35 feet x 6 inches deep.
Print Wash: Twin 4.5 inch fire hoses connected to a pair of hydrants tested at 750 gallons-per-minute.

 

Tamrac Bags and Sigma lenses are on sale at JT Photoworld for the whole month of August 2007.

Tamrac Bags: Less 10% (cash or card)

Sigma Lenses: Less 10% on cash and 5% of card. Installment payments applicable.

You may visit their Makati showroom at 1082 Pasong Tamo, Makati City or call 8972561/8995018 or drop by their booth at VirraMall on August 16-19, 2007.

 

The Hasselblad Masters Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the industry that has made a reputation over the years by celebrating the best in both established and rising photographic talent.

The Hasselblad Masters Awards are given in recognition of a photographer’s contribution to the art of photography and are judged on overall photographic ability, encompassing creativity, composition, conceptual strength, and technical skill.

Hasselblad has awarded twelve separate Masters Awards each year, with an annual calendar presented featuring the winners’ work. Past Masters have included both renowned artists of international standing e.g. Albert Watson, Anton Corbijn or Patrick Demarchelier as well as promising newcomers in a wide range of fields and disciplines.

The Hasselblad Masters Awards are about photography, about celebrating the art form and the accomplishments of photographers around the world. Submissions will cover the Fine Art, Nature/Landscape, Social/Wedding, Portrait, Fashion, Editorial, Product, Architecture, and General Photography categories.

In addition to accepting applications from all established professional photographers using large and medium format cameras, the 2008 contest will also feature a special category for up and coming photographers that is open to all professional photographers, regardless of length of time in the business or camera format used.

 

Hasselblad Masters 2008

The Masters award is open to all photographers who have been active professionals for more than three years. To be eligible, the submitted photos must be shot using some form of medium or large format system. No 35mm photography will be accepted. Submissions must be made digitally, regardless of capture form.

Hasselblad Up-and-Coming Masters 2008

The “Up-and-Coming” category is open to all professional photographers. By active professionals, we mean making 51% of your income or more from photography.
Photographs may be shot with large format, medium format, or 35 mm digital systems. Submissions must be made digitally, regardless of capture form.

Winners will receive the use of an H3D digital camera system for two periods during 2008. One period will be for use at the photographer’s discretion and the other will be devoted to the creation of images for this special Masters commemorative book. This book will feature pictorials showing the results of each winning photographer freely interpreting a given theme.

Applications for the 2008 Hasselblad Masters Awards are being accepted until November 1st, 2007. For more information, log on to www.hasselblad.com/masters.

Visit Canon’s Virtual Lens Plant and join the tour as they take you through the manufacturing process of assembling a Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM.

 

The tour is comprised of three parts which starts with the Material Processing Process followed by the Lens Machining Process and finally the Lens Assembly Process.

 

While you are at the Virtual Lens Plant, you might as well drop by the Canon’s Lens Gallery as they explain the various features of the different types of lenses used to assemble various Canon lenses.

 

Check out Canon’s Virtual Lens Plant at the Canon Museum

ILFORD PHOTO has a history of great photography competitions — and the latest is the ILFORD SFX 200.

ILFORD SFX 200 Photographic Competition 2007 is open to all amateur photographers and is a competition to demonstrate the creative usage of ILFORD SFX 200 film.

Entries must be shot on ILFORD SFX 200 film and printed on ILFORD black and white photographic paper.

Please note that the ILFORD SFX 200 film must be used with a suitable filter to obtain the unusual creative tones.

ILFORD SFX 200 is a unique ISO 200/24º black and white film that offers the creative photographer opportunities not available with conventional black and white films. ILFORD SFX 200 has an advanced emulsion with extended red sensitivity which allows the use of filters ranging from yellow to deep red. This combination will produce images with dramatic and unusual tonal reproduction.

When used with a red filter on the camera lens, blue skies becomes almost black and most vegetation virtually white. Yellow, orange and light red filters will produce images of equal impact and appeal.
Closing date for entries is 31st August 2007. Winners will be announced by 28th September 2007.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

1ST PRIZE - Professionally framed winning print plus £200 ILFORD Photo products
2ND PRIZE - £100 ILFORD Photo products
3RD PRIZE - £50 ILFORD Photo products

ILFORD PHOTO SFX 200 COMPETITION 2007 - RULES

1. All entries must be shot with ILFORD SFX 200 film.
2. All entries must be printed on ILFORD black and white photographic paper, un-mounted and no larger than 8 x 10 inches.
3. All entries must have an official Entry Form attached to the back of each print. (Photocopies of the Entry Form will be permitted).
4. Do not include negatives with your entry.
5. Include Self Addressed, Stamped envelope if prints are to be returned.
6. Entries must be sent to ILFORD PHOTO SFX 200 Competition 2007, HARMAN technology Limited, Ilford Way, Mobberley, Cheshire, WA167JL, England.
7. Entries must be received by 31st August 2007.
8. Entrants agree that ILFORD PHOTO reserves the right to reproduce winning prints on ILFORD PHOTO boxes and envelopes of photographic paper, and for promotional purposes in both printed and electronic forms. Photographers retain all other rights.
9. Photographers are responsible for obtaining any model release agreements, where applicable.
10. Winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges including representatives of ILFORD PHOTO.
11. Judges decisions are final.
12. No correspondence will be entered into concerning entry to the competition.
13. Winners will be announced on 28th September 2007.
14. ILFORD PHOTO will make every effort to protect submissions and handle all entries with utmost care. ILFORD PHOTO is not responsible for damage, loss, or replacement. Entrants who desire to insure their work must make their own arrangements. Please pack your submissions carefully.
15. The competition is open to amateur photographers only.

Grab a copy of the ILFORD Photo SFX 200 Competition Rules and Entry Form.