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Leica – Change on the Board of Management of Leica Camera AG: Hanns-Peter Cohn returns to Vitra AG
Ralf Coenen (43), hitherto member of the Board of Management responsible for Engineering, Cooperations and Asian Sales, will become the new Chairman of the Leica Camera AG, Solms, as from January 1, 2005. This decision… read more
Richard Avedon, Dean of Photographers, Is Dead at 81
Richard Avedon, whose fashion and portrait photographs helped define America’s image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century, died today in a hospital in San Antonio, Tex. He was 81 and lived in… read more
“Big Daddy” Don Blair
One of photography’s greatest names, “Big Daddy” Don Blair, passed away Sunday morning surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. Our hearts go out to him and his family at this time. He… read more
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. announces management changes and realignment of organizational structure
Atsushi Yoneda, president and CEO of Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., USA, announced changes to Fujifilm USA’s senior management structure and the realignment of its Photo Imaging management team. All changes were effective… read more
New Protocol “PTP/IP” for Image Data Transfer from a Digital Camera via wireless LAN
New Protocol “PTP/IP” for Image Data Transfer from a Digital Camera via wireless LAN — Nikon’s joint development with FotoNation, to be supported by Microsoft Corporation Tokyo – Nikon Corporation (COO: Teruo Shimamura) is pleased… read more
Universe Today – How About a Gigapixel Digital Camera?
Summary – (Sep 9, 2004) Bought a digital camera recently? It’s probably got anywhere from 3.1 to 6 megapixels of resolution. Well, the European Space Agency is building a 1 gigapixel (a gigapixel is 1024… read more
1394 group approves UWB ‘Firewireless’ technology
It looks as if a wireless version of Firewire may be coming in the future. How great would it be to have wireless firewire transfers from your digital camera to a wireless harddrive. Looks like… read more
Kodak completes acquisition of the Image Sensor Business from National Semiconductor
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., USA, closed its acquisition of the Imaging business of National Semiconductor Corp., which developed and manufactured complimentary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor (CIS) devices. Under the agreement, Kodak has acquired… read more
Famed Photographer, Carl Mydans Dies at Age 97
Carl Mydans, a famed photographer for Life Magazine, died on August 16 at his home in Larchmont. He was 97 years of age. Some of his most memorable photos included photos of World War II,… read more
Fuel cells in your digital camera? possible…
Fuel cells may replace rechargeable batteries Some companies are hoping that a better answer to rechargeable batteries can be found in miniature fuel cells, according to an Aug. 26 article in The New York Times…. read more
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