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October 2009 Blog

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Customizing Keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Photoshop CS4
Totally customizable keystroke shortcuts are an often overlooked advantage to the full version of Photoshop

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, October 29, 2009

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Everyone knows a handful of keystroke shortcuts in Adobe Photoshop CS4, such as CMD+Z for Undo, and copy/paste operations, but not too many people realize that just about every command in Photoshop can be assigned a quick keystroke timesaver....  > Read more
Weekend Wrap: The Great PhotoPlus Tweetup
140 characters meet face to face as PhotoPlus connects with the Twitterati

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 23, 2009

Actually, if I were to do a headcount, there probably were around 140 people in the PhotoPlus press room yesterday by about 5PM. ...  > Read more

Tags: twitter,  Photo Plus 

New pro Nikon, Canon DSLRs compared
It’s war (again)!

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 20, 2009

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On the surface, the Canon EOS-1 Mark IV, introduced today, and the Nikon D3s, unveiled last week, seem to be cut from the same cloth. But a closer look reveals striking differences....  > Read more
Lexar Professional 600x UDMA 6 Compact Flash Cards launched
Lexar joins the warp speed club with a trio of blazingly fast 600x UDMA 6 CF cards.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, October 20, 2009

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Lexar is touting 600x (90MB/s) guaranteed minimum sustained write speed on its new top-of-the-line Compact Flash cards and an ExpressCard reader that'll write at up to 866x (133MB/s) for the current crop of UDMA 6 enabled cameras, including many of the high end video SLRs from Canon and Nikon....  > Read more

Tags: memory card,  memory card reader,  lexar,  compact flash,  UDMA 

10 Photo Plus Predictions
Photo Plus East comes to New York City this week. What’s going to happen? I have some ideas and bold predictions.

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 19, 2009

Photo Plus returns to New York this week. In addition to its many workshops for professional photographers, assistants and aspring hobbyists, you can stroll the trade show floor and get to fondle the latest gear. ...  > Read more

Tags: adobe,  photo marketing association 

Quick Links, Short Takes, and Other Cool Stuff
Friday afternoons are the perfect time for some short takes and cool links.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, October 16, 2009

A great videojournalism site turns one, Jeff Synder does a guest spot, Art Wolfe talks about Lighting, and an amazing collection posthumously recognizes an amazing Chicago street photographer....  > Read more
Weekend Wrap: CCD inventors win Nobel Prize
Never underestimate the power of well-funded R&D

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 16, 2009

Like autofocus technology, one of the most important developments in photography did not come from the camera industry. Nor will the next one....  > Read more
Nikon D3s Image Quality First Impressions: A Noisless Wonder?
A welcome trend in sensor design leads to jaw-dropping low-light performance. It's all about the noise—or lack thereof.

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 14, 2009

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OK, so I knew Nikon's claim that the D3s's sensor's top ISO of 102,400 was just to get our attention. But how did it do at ISO 12,000?...  > Read more

Tags: nikon 

Quick Look: Casio Exilim EX-FS10
Hi-speed and High-Def video make this pocket digicam stand out from the pack.

Blog TechTock - by Jack Howard, October 13, 2009

At first glance, the Casio Exilim EX-FS10 doesn’t appear much different from so many other slim cameras on the shelf, but there’s not many other cameras smaller than a deck of playing cards than can capture 30 frames per second stills or super high-speed video. I keep finding myself slipping this camera into my pocket (or camera bag), simply because of its slim size and super features....  > Read more

Tags: Casio,  high-speed photography,  how-to tip,  compact digital camera,  hobbyist,  compact camera,  hd video,  hot shoe,  Casio Exilim EX-FS10,  slow motion,  ultraslim 

Mason's Monday Morning Musings for October 12, 2009
The first of an occasional series

Blog TechTock - by Mason Resnick, October 12, 2009

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While scouring the web for news and information, I often find stuff that doesn't neatly fall into any particular category, but may be of general interest to photographers. Are are a handful of recent sits I've stumbled upon....  > Read more
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