Category Archives: Hardware

New Epson Printer

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Chuck_Maas

The new Epson SureColor P600 inkjet printer is now shown on Epson’s website and listed as “coming soon”/available for pre-order at B&H Photo.   In addition, Keith Cooper at Northlight Images has posted an extensive review.  In short, this will be … Continue reading →

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CES News

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Chuck_Maas

A number of interesting announcements have come from the annual Consumer Electronics Show going on now in Las Vegas.  Among them is a svelte solid state portable drive from Samsung called the T1.  Samsung has become a huge player in … Continue reading →

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New Photo Printer

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

Evolution in the Epson printer line has been rather slow of late. In 13-inch models the Stylus Photo R3000 has been the top model since early 2011, and the highly respected Stylus Pro 3880 17-inch model harks back to the … Continue reading →

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Show Over

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

Photokina 2014 has come and gone, though reviews and commentary will continue for some time. By most accounts, there weren’t too many stunning announcements, though as always there are enough new things to appeal to some segment of the photographic … Continue reading →

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Pocket Camera

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

There are times when it’s simply not practical to carry a full-sized DSLR plus one or more lenses, but you still want the ability to record quality images—hence the quest for the high-grade pocket camera. Pockets vary in size, as … Continue reading →

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4K Monitor

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

For early adopters looking to jump right into quality “4K,” NEC has one worthy of consideration—the EA244UHD-BK. While it isn’t cheap, it’s certainly not off the scale when the specs are considered. In a nutshell, this is a 24” wide … Continue reading →

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Small Preferences

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

Little things can make a lot of difference in photography, especially in the handling of the tools. Reaching the point where manipulation of the camera is so practiced and automatic that all one’s concentration can be focused on subject matter … Continue reading →

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Disc Storage Not Dead Yet

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

Though many desktops and laptops no longer come with CD/DVD/Blu-ray drives, the concept of using optical discs for archiving data hasn’t disappeared.  Discs still exhibit positive properties that tend to help them withstand many environmental factors such as dust, water, … Continue reading →

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New Epson Metallic Photo Paper

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

Metallic prints from service bureaus and specialty metallic printing papers have been around for a while and for some subjects they create a stunning result.  Epson has now stepped up to the plate and is offering two new metallic photo … Continue reading →

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SD Card Speed Leap

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Chuck_Maas

For a long time the read/write transfer rates for SD memory cards has lagged behind CF cards.  That has now changed.  SanDisk’s new SDHC/SDXC Extreme Pro card with UHS-II sets a new standard of up to 280MB/s read and 250MB/s … Continue reading →

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