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New EIZO ColorEdge Monitor for Photographers EIZO has added a new 24.1-inch monitor to its ColorEdge series of graphics monitors: the ColorEdge CG247. The new monitor is aimed at photography professionals who require video editing and postproduction software. It features a new wide-gamut IPS (in-plane switching) panel that reproduces 99% of the Adobe RGB colour space and comes with a built-in calibration sensor for selfcalibration. For comfortable and versatile use, the ergonomic stand comes with 30º tilt, 344º swivel, portrait mode, and 128 mm height adjustment. Distributor: Colour Confidence www.colorconfidence.com RRP £1257.60 inc. VAT
New Marketplace on Flickr Flickr launches service to help professional photographers get noticed. Yahoo-owned image sharing site Flickr has announced the rollout of a new licensing programme aimed at photographers who not only want their work noticed and used on a wider scale, but also to be paid for it. The programme, called Marketplace, will enable signed-up users to have their photos features on prominent news sites, including Yahoo’s own properties. Flickr describes the program as a new way for photographers to “partner with photo agencies, editors and bloggers” and collaborate.
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New PENTAX Q-S1 ‘Super Compact’ Camera
This ‘everyday’ camera for the ‘everyday’ photographer comes in 40 different colour combinations
Ricoh Imaging has unveiled its latest Pentax Q camera: the Q-S1 interchangeable lens digital compact, designed to be both small and, as the press release describes it, a ‘fashionable little number’. The new Q-S1 will join Pentax’s popular series of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, which were introduced in 2011 and pitched as the world’s smallest interchangeable lens cameras thanks to their small, backilluminated sensors. Designed to appeal to young, styleconscious amateurs, the Q-S1 comes in a choice of 40 colour combinations to, ‘match your individual style’, according to Ricoh. Key features include a 1/1.7-inch
back-illuminates CMOS sensor, highsensitivity shooting up to ISO 12800, a range of creative tools for image editing, including filter effects and scene modes, and an in-built shake reduction system to eliminate blur on images.
match up to 40 combinations, including: Body Colours: Black, Gunmetal, Pure White, Champagne Gold, Bright Silver Grip Colours: Charcoal Black, Cream, Carmine Red, Canary Yellow, Khaki Green, Royal Blue, Burgundy, Pale Pink
“Designed to appeal to young, styleconscious amateurs, the Q-S1 comes in a choice of 40 colour combinations to, ‘match your individual style’, according to Ricoh. ”
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RRP: Q-S1 Body only: £299.99 QS-1 + 5-15mm: £379.99 Q-S1 + 5-15mm + 15-45mm: £549.99 Availability: Early September 2014
The camera also boasts a large 3.0 inch LCD monitor for viewing images, full HD recording and compatibility with EyeFi wireless LAN SD memory cards. Last but not least, the Q-S1 comes with a choice of 5 body colours and eight grip colours, enabling buyers to mix and
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