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Magazine New Products Specifications in these listings are condensed from information provided by manufacturers and suppliers. For more information about these new products or processes, see our new feature, “Where To Find It,” on pages 88 and 89. When contacting the companies direct, please mention Rangefinder.
Kodak’s Tri-X film is celebrating its 50th birthday. Tri-X has achieved icon status in the photographic industry crossing boundaries of all applications and types of photographers—commercial, nature, fine art, portraiture, editorial, students—and remains Kodak’s largest-selling black-and-white film. Introduced November 1, 1954, as Tri-X roll film—in 135 and 120 sizes—it was considered faster than any other film available, which changed where photographers could take their camera and what they could photograph. Low-light situations and action/motion now could be captured with outstanding results. Originally available in ASA daylight 200 and Tungsten 160 speed, the film was modified once, in 1960. It is now available in 320 and 400-speed and continues to use the same D-76 processing that it used in 1954. Tri-X film has traveled the world with some of the world’s most esteemed photographers—including such luminaries as Sebastiao Salgado, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Mary Ellen Mark, Henri Cartier-Bresson and John Sexton—during the past 50 years. Backdrop Outlet has introduced a new Light Rail System. With this new RS4 system from Backdrop Outlet you can now avoid the hassle of light stands and adjust your lights with ease. The RS4 system includes four floating Scissor heads with multi-wheel trolleys (these extend from 1–8 feet), two 10-foot stationary braces and two 10-foot floating head tracks. The entire system is priced at $699. This four-light system is easy to install and counter-balanced scissor heads are easy to work with. Call Backdrop Outlet (800) 466-1755 or visit www.backdropoutlet.com for more information. Eastman Kodak Company introduced the new PROSHOTS Basics Software that simplifies the image-ordering process for photographers and professional labs. The software, free to photographers and available as a download at www.kodak.com/proshots/basicsinfo/, allows photographers to more easily select and organize images, proof and complete prints, and submit orders over the Internet or by CD to their lab. It also connects photographers to Pro Labs and makes the image-ordering process easier. The new Proshots Basic is Mac-compatible, making Proshots now accessible to the roughly one third of all professional photographers who use Macs. The new software is compatible with Macintosh OS X 10.2.6 or later. Olympus has drawn on its expertise in designing high-quality optics for digital imaging to develop the VP-1 Data Projector, the first-ever projector from Olympus. The new 1000-lumen projector weighs just 2.4 pounds and is one of the smallest and lightest projectors of its kind in the world. The VP-1 is scheduled to go on sale in the United States in March 2004. The VP-1 Data Projector has a 1:1.2 Zoom Olympus Zuiko Digital lens to produce more detailed presentations than other projectors with similar brightness. The lens minimizes chromatic aberrations and delivers an image rich in color from center to edge. The high S-XGA (1024x768) resolution eliminates jagged edges, so an audience can easily read the fine print, follow the diagram flow and distinguish spreadsheet details. The VP-1 offers 1000 ANSI lumens of brightness and a contrast ratio of 2000:1, the highest contrast ratio in the industry for a projector this size. Information: www.olympus.com/. Nikon’s latest addition to the Nikon Creative Lighting System is the SB-600 Speedlight. Featuring Nikon’s next generation i-TTL flash control technology, the SB-600 delivers automatic balance fill-flash and advanced wireless lighting capabilities. The SB-600 is compatible with the D70 digital SLR camera’s built-in speedlight as well as the Nikon D2H professional digital SLR. The SB-600 effectively integrates with the recently announced Nikon SB-800 Speedlight, both individually and in arrangements of multiple SB-600/800 speedlights, offering consistent i-TTL control for automatic and accurate lighting for creative and complex flash situations. Visit www.nikon |
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Marilyn Sholin’s new Tutorials for Painter 8 will get anyone up and painting and understanding the complicated Painter software quickly and easily. The tutorials include shortcuts to start painting, how to pick colors easily, and which brushes are most effective and when to use each. The book contains 24 images with tips as to how the paintings were done. Twelve of the paintings in the book are the lessons on the CD, so you can see exactly how they really print. The second 12 paintings are finished Sholin originals that will give you more ideas for using Painter creatively. The CD alone with 12 Painter Tutorials retails for $129.95; with the book, $159.95. If you order now, you’ll receive 12 bonus Photoshop actions. Call (305) 653-1414; email msholinprosales@bellsouth.net/; fax (305) 651-5821; or visit www.marilyn
Here’s a chance to get into the head of one of the country’s most celebrated wedding photographers. The Joe Photo/Show & Tell DVD consists of two live weddings, an engagement session and two slide shows. If you’re in the business, you’ll find the information on this DVD priceless. Thanks to video crews who captured Joe capturing the weddings, you get to see him in action and see what the scenes look like before he works his magic. Joe’s voiceover covers the obvious and the subtle points of his photography, and he never repeats himself anywhere on the DVD. He covers his complete workflow process, as well as his unique system of image editing, which seems to be quite painless when compared to other’s systems. You get to see and hear him work with his couples as he’s shooting. The voiceover, in one segment, talks in detail about his system of bounce flash, which he uses quite frequently, even though it is rarely noticeable in the final images. You can see the confidence-building effect he has on his couples as he constantly shows them the captured images on the camera’s LCD screen, while reinforcing to them how good they look. As he’s doing formals, he talks about the effect of backgrounds and what he’s trying to do, not only in the on-screen images, but every time he creates a formal portrait. The 90-minute DVD goes by quickly and you’ll find new information every time you view it. For ordering information, contact Joe Photo at (949) 493-4830 or email him at: joe@joephotoweddings.com/. You can also visit his web site: www.joephotoweddings.com/ and go to the “Enter Photographers” section of the Flash site to order online. For a limited time, the price is $195.
Introducing entertainmentpages.com, an innovative new directory featuring complete web sites for artists, entertainers and vendors. entertainmentpages.com provides a sophisticated, cost-effective option for self-advertising as well as a simple, comprehensive way to research and contact professionals. Members use their entertainment sites to showcase photographs, services, client lists and reviews and may also link to their existing web sites. The directory is free to search by clients, and event planners may mark your site for online client presentations with our unique organizer feature. Members maintain complete control of their sites and may update content and images at any time by logging into their account and using the simple interface. entertainmentpages.com will advertise to event planning professionals to ensure this directory and its members are the premiere resource for entertainment and events. For more information, visit www.entertainmentpages.com/. Enter promo code RF100 to receive a FREE one-year membership; offer expires 8/31/04.