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Rangefinder
Magazine
March 2004
New Products
Specifications in these listings are condensed from
information provided by manufacturers and suppliers. For more information
about these new products or processes, use the Quick Response Form provided
on page 96 in this issue. When contacting the companies direct, please
mention Rangefinder.
The
Studio Photography of Seymour, IN has made
success accessible to any studio! They just completed production of a
one-hour introductory
training DVD, with ideas centered around a small, limited studio embracing
a prosperous future. The production is entitled, The Next Level.
Wayne
Haub of H&H Color Lab calls it, “Reality TV at it’s
best.” Tired of “just paying the light bills,” the
family-owned and operated Studio decided to reach for something a bit
more rewarding. Their venture proved successful—extremely so—and
now they offer their firsthand experiences to you.
Learn how to manage
workflow, control the sale and advertise effectively—and
much, much more! Transform your average studio into an incredible success!
To order online visit: www.thestudiophoto.com or call (812) 523-8101.
Hawk Mountain Art Papers of Leesport, PA, has introduced Condor
BriteWhite,
a new 100 percent cotton, acid-free paper coated on both sides with an
inkjet-receptive coating formulated especially for use with archival
pigment inks. Condor BriteWhite is an excellent choice for printing photographs
and all varieties of artwork. The paper is bright white, weighs 300 grams
per square meter, has a thickness of .020-in., and has both smooth and
slightly textured surfaces on the front and back of the sheet. The paper
is available in 13x19-in. sheets and wide format rolls, 50 feet in length
on three-inch cores and widths of 24, 36 and 44 inches. Custom cut roll
widths are also available.
Hawk Mountain Art Papers produces a line of
high-quality, 100 percent cotton papers for the photographic and fine
art inkjet printing markets.
Further information and swatchbooks are available by calling (888) 807-2248
or on the web at www.hawkmtnartpapers.com/.
Flora
Professional Albums, a new name in professional photo presentations,
made its official debut at the 2004 Wedding & Portrait Photographers
International (WPPI) Trade Show, Feb. 23–25, at Bally’s,
Las Vegas. Flora Professional Albums has been created to market Flora
and Elite album products, two proven lines previously available under
various trade names. The new identity is supported by a logo, tagline
and marketing campaign. “In rolling out the Flora Professional
Albums brand, we’re consolidating the marketing of two excellent
products that have lacked a cohesive identity,” says Glen Clark,
who is managing the Flora launch. “We anticipate an enthusiastic
response from photographers who until now may have been unacquainted
with Flora and Elite albums.” For more information visit: www.floraalbums.com/.
Amherst
Media presents Michelle Perkins’ new book, Color Correction
and Enhancement with Adobe® Photoshop. This book will explain how
to compensate for human visual adaptations and how to compensate by controlling
your view-ing environment. Also covered are important Photoshop tools
like the Eyedropper Tool, Photoshop’s full suite of color-correction
tools, techniques for creatively changing colors to produce special effects
and high-quality conversions to black and white. This book is packed
with step-by-step instructions and is a must for anyone who wants to
make the most out of their digital images! $29.95, 128 pages. For more
information about the book, please contact Amherst Media at www.amherstmedia.com
or call (800) 622-3278.
Porter Case, Inc. has announced the introduction of a new wheeled airline
carry-on style called the Rolling Softie. It’s construction is
of semi-soft 1600 denure material, with six inline skate wheels (three
per side at 14.5 inches apart), a solid steel axle, full 41-inch extension
handle, heavy duty #10 zippers and soft-feel carrying handle—all
at a weight of less than 10 lbs.
The new Rolling Softie 150 model is designed
to carry a digital projector, laptop computer and related accessories
in three basic work areas. The
front pouch will hold a remote with cords, etc., the second compartment
holds a notebook computer, including its own separate case with shoulder
strap, and the third area accommodates a variety of digital projectors
in the adjustable fully padded 14.5x12.5x4.5-inch space.
More information: www.portercase.com/.
Epson is introducing two new 6.4-pound portable multimedia projectors
with 2000 ANSI lumens, user-friendly features and 500:1 contrast ratio
for as low as $1699. The new EPSON PowerLite 54c and EPSON PowerLite
74c are designed to give presenters a high level of image quality and
versatility while remaining attractive to tight budgets.
The PowerLite
54c and 74c‚ offer versatile features, such as increased
brightness for projection in a variety of lighting conditions, room and
screen sizes, as well as additional computer and video inputs, make these
products an ideal solution for conference room or school settings.
The
PowerLite 54c offers SVGA (800x 600) native resolution and is priced
at $1699, while the PowerLite 74c offers XGA (1024x768) native resolution
for $2399 (both are estimated street prices).
For more information on
Epson’s‚ projector product line,
call (800) 442-1977 or visit www.epson.com/.
Lexar Media, Inc. a leading
manufacturer and marketer of high-performance digital media and accessories,
recently introduced Image Rescue 2.0,
an enhanced version of its popular image-recovery software. With Image
Rescue 2.0, Lexar Media has significantly expanded the number of memory
cards from which the software can recover data. Image Rescue 2.0 can
now recover “lost” or deleted digital images from any memory
card, regardless of format or manufacturer. In addition, Image Rescue
2.0 offers expanded reader support and can be used with all mass storage
compliant card readers including FireWire and USB 2.0, which enable considerably
faster image recovery time.
Image Rescue 2.0 is designed to go to the
root of the card’s data
structure to identify and retrieve deleted or lost images, even if the
computer does not recognize the card. Image Rescue 2.0 can retrieve image
files in all popular file formats including JPEG, TIFF, and most RAW
file formats from leading camera manufacturers. In many cases, Image
Rescue 2.0 can even recover document files including Microsoft Word,
Excel and PowerPoint. Information: www.lexarmedia.com/.
ArtZ, manufacturer of fine-art presentation products for the professional
photographer and artist, has brought innovation to the digital arena
with it’s recent the introduction of the BookMaker, a create-yourself,
leather hardbound book that holds 10–20 custom printed pages, and
the CardMaker, a unique line of fine art ink jet cards.
Both products
feature Entrada Fine Art two-sided 100 percent cotton rag paper. The
innovative, patent-pending, BookMaker is a beautifully crafted leather
digital book with two-sided fine art pages. This patent-pending innovation
looks like a hard bound coffee table book produced by a professional
publishing house, but you print the pages and put it together yourself
to create an unique presentation of your work. ArtZ has introduced the
book in two sizes—7x7 inches and 10x10 inches. The book is handcrafted
in a beautiful, rich black leather with an embossed area for personalization.
The pages are made of Entrada Fine Art—the finest professional
photo quality, inkjet fine art paper—printable on both sides!
The
Bookmaker comes with a leather hardbound book cover, 25 pages—white
or natural, two printable vellum cover pages, four adhesive-backed, printable,
fine-art book cover labels. The 7x7-inch BookMaker is $75 and the 10x10-inch
BookMaker is $95. For more information, visit www.moabpaper.com or call
(435) 259.3161.
Nikon has introduced the next generation of Coolscan desktop film scanners—the
Coolscan V ED, Super Coolscan 5000 ED and the Super Coolscan 9000 ED.
The new film scanners are loaded with features and benefits designed
for a wide range of users, including Applied Science Fiction’s
Digital ICE4 Advanced technology, Nikon’s exclusive Scan Image
Enhancer and other “one-button-simple” solutions.
The new
Nikon Coolscan desktop film scanners boast 4000dpi across the product
line, a greater optical density range for even deeper levels
of details, faster processing speeds (USB 2 and FireWire—IEEE 1394)
and an enhanced version of Nikon Scan 4.
The Super Coolscan 5000 ED is
designed with the needs of imaging professionals in mind, delivering
film scanning at an amazing 20 seconds per image
(including image transfer to display)—at 4000dpi optical resolution.
This, combined with a 16-bit A/D converter and 16-bit output channel,
gives pros the speed and power they need. For more information, call
(800) NIKON-US or visit Nikon’s web site: www.nikonusa.com/.
Multi-Visual
Products, a full-service, personalized digital and photographic laboratory
tailored for youth sports and special events photography,
has added school photo-finishing product services for school photographers.
The same digital workflow systems that MVP pioneered and perfected for
large groups of youth sports and special events are now being utilized
and applied to school picture photography. Until recently, the traditional
film- based school photographer relied on the long role format camera
systems that not only required specific processing equipment at their
lab, but also limited the products and services available to them. With
the advent of new digital camera technologies, school photographers can
now take advantage of MVP’s wide array of digital products and
extended services with a quicker turnaround time at competitive prices.
Information: (800) 293-9055 or www.mvpcards.com/.
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