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Yellowstone tourist dies in 500-foot fall
June 19th, 2006Associated Press
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - A woman lost her footing after stepping over a retaining wall to take a photograph and went over a cliff, falling 500 feet to her death in a canyon, park officials said.
Canon to stop making single-lens camera
May 27th, 2006Associated Press
TOKYO - Japan’s top camera maker, Canon Inc., will stop developing new single-lens reflex film cameras as more people abandon film for digital, company officials said Thursday.
The Tokyo-based Canon’s move followed a similar move by its closest Japanese rival, Nikon Corp., which announced earlier this year it would stop making seven of its nine film cameras and concentrate on digital models.
Kodak Increases Cost of Processing
May 23rd, 2006Kodak to Increase Prices for Consumer & Professional Photographic Papers and Processing Chemistry
Increasing Raw Material Costs Lead to Price Action
Press Release, Eastman Kodak Company
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 22, 2006–Eastman Kodak Company announced today that it will increase prices on its range of consumer and professional silver halide-based photographic papers and processing chemistry on a worldwide basis.
Monkey Business
May 17th, 2006
In this handout photo from Yahoo! Shelly Fergus, left, competes against Sabel, a six-year-old chimpanzee, in Yahoo! Techs Man vs. Monkey Technology Challenge in New York Citys Bryant Park, pitting human against chimp in a race to shoot and print a digital image.
The event promoted Yahoo! Tech, a new Web site from the Internet company, that offers technology information in a language anyone can understand. According to General Manager Patrick Houston, Yahoo! Tech makes technology so easy a monkey can do it.
(AP Photo/Clark Jones,Yahoo!, HO)
Internet Helps Analog Photography Hold On
May 16th, 2006By PETER SVENSSON, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK - With its market eviscerated by digital photography, Eastman Kodak Co. last year stopped making black-and-white photo paper.
It was a loss most photographers could live with, except for a few who dreaded the loss of Azo, a paper with unusual characteristics that Kodak had made continuously since 1898. Other papers “just are not as beautiful,” said Michael A. Smith, a photographer who prints all of his work on Azo.
Nikonians unveils new search engine for ambitious photographers and imaging pro
March 22nd, 2006
By NIKONIANS.ORG March 21, 2006 - Finding camera reviews and photography information on the Web is now easier for those who prefer the Nikon brand.
The Nikonians new search engine dubbed NikoScope has been quietly weathering beta-tests with the help of the 40,000-member online community, which has been gathering news, articles, reviews, and lively forum discussions for the past six years.
Time up for camera film? Nikon focuses on digital
January 12th, 2006TOKYO (AFP) - Nikon, the iconic Japanese camera maker, has put another nail in the coffin of traditional photography with plans to stop selling most of its film models in favor of hot-selling digital cameras.
New digital camera? Know how, where you can use it
December 31st, 2005By Andrew Kantor, USA TODAY
Digital cameras were one of the hot gifts these holidays - the first one for some people, an upgrade for others. Cell-phone cameras are everywhere too, and sites like Flickr and Buzznet - not to mention photoblogs - make it easy for anyone to share the zillions of photos they’re taking.
With all these cameras snapping around us, I started to wonder about the laws regarding using them. Where can you shoot? What can you shoot?
Digital Photo Printing Easier, Cheaper
December 5th, 2005By MAY WONG, AP Technology Writer
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Point. Shoot. Print. Getting a hard copy of your memories has never been easier.
Picture this: More than two-thirds of the estimated 17 billion prints from digital cameras made this year were created from the comfort of snap-happy American homes.
Adobe expects to close Macromedia deal on Saturday
December 4th, 2005Martyn Williams, IDG News Service - IDG News Service
Dec. 2, 2005 - Adobe Systems Inc. expects its acquisition of Macromedia Inc. to close on Saturday, the company said Thursday.
The deal was announced in April this year but required clearance from shareholders and regulators before it could reach completion. The relevant clearances either have been received or will be received to complete the deal on Saturday, the company said.