Archive — April 2007

This Fuji S5 Pro v1.0.6 Firmware update incorporates the following: Download the firmware update here. 1. Upgrade of Barcode-reading function [BCD (Barcode) MULTI READ] function has been added in [IMAGE COMMENT] menu. If this function is selected, the characters (in the EXIF tag) will not be overwritten but added     continuously after each barcode reading. In this case, any manually...
Gray Market product continues to plague the photographic industry.  Below is a portion of an email update sent to us from Fuji concerning this problem.  pictureline does not sell gray market product.  All products sold are because we are an authorized dealer for those products. April 20, 2007 Dear Fujifilm Authorized Digital Camera Dealer: Here's why you do not want...
Canon has today announced the availability of a firmware update for the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi (400D in Europe). Firmware specification changes This firmware update (Version 1.0.5) incorporates the following fixes and improvement.: Fixes the printing of lens names when using PictBridge. [Redeye 1] can now be selected when connecting with specific printers. Improves the reliability of communication with...
Leica has released a new firmware update for their M8 camera.  Version 1.102 includes the following updates: - Automatic compensation of color shifts at the edge of images resulting from the use of Leica UV/IR filters on Leica M lenses with focal lengths of between 16 and 35mm. - Improvement of internal process steps. Click here to download the Leica...
Changes happen quickly... Tokyo, Japanâ€" Pentax Corporation and Hoya Corporation, a Japanese maker of optical glass, announced in separate releases that they are no longer in discussion regarding the planned merger of the two companies. The agreement was to be signed this month and completed on October 1, 2007. At a special meeting of its board of directors on April...
In December of last year, Hoya and Pentax issued a statement speaking of their intention to merge their two companies.  Today, Pentax has announced an intention to dump the share-swap plan in favor or a cash purchase plan that is approximately 17% more than the original share-swap plan.  This news should be great to share holders in Pentax, as the...
CUPERTINO, Californiaâ€"April 9, 2007â€"Apple® today announced that the 100 millionth iPod® has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini,...