FNers of Sidoarjo Declared KOPDAR

Last Thursday (1/1) became the big day for members of Fotografer.net (FNers) of Sidoarjo. They celebrated New Year by declaring Komunitas Photographer Darjo (KOPDAR). It was founded by 13 FNers of Sidoarjo. The declaration took place at RM Legok Asri Sidoarjo, and was attended by 11 members. At present, KOPDAR only has 13 members, and the number will certainly increase in the future. As their first event, they organize free photo hunting to Tanjung Papuma, Jember, next Saturday (1/10). This is not for member only; 12 seats are available for those who want to join. Muhammad Sujai

Displaying a Whole Selection of Pictures on Your Fridge

What if a fridge magnet could display not one, but a whole selection of pictures? Falcon offers the new handy-sized Digital Photo Frame Fridge Magnet able to scroll through up to sixty-six images as a slideshow and be paused on a favorite picture. Conveniently, it has a time display function and a simple to use software included.

The screen is 2.4" TFT LCD, crystal clear with virtually no visible pixels for high quality image reproduction and can be wiped clean with a soft cloth. It features 320x240 resolution images displayed, 32MB internal memory, built-in rechargeable battery (11 hours life time from full charge), charges via USB port and JPG, BMP and GIF files support. The cost is £29.99 photo-i.co.uk | cindy

First Model Hunting by Serang-Cilegon FNers

Some members of Fotografer.net (FNers) from Serang and Cilegon held their first model hunting on November 30, at Rum Vil Hotel Sari Kuring Indah, Cilegon. Seventeen photographers joined the event. Besides giving the opportunity to practice their skills, this event also allowed them to meet and greet especially for those who were not familiar yet. Ten models from Arpon Management were taking part in this hunting themed "Party Time". Not only models showed their best pose, photographers also showed their pose in various ways when shooting the models. nana

OCZ Gold Series Faster SDHC Card For Photographers

OCZ announced the Gold Series SDHC card for photographers who need faster speed than the recent SDHC card. The OCZ Gold Series SDHC card offers 150x speed or equal with 6Mbps of writing speed ability. It is Class 6 card that available in three optional storage capacities, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. It is compatible with DSLR cameras that support high megapixel sensor as well as HD video camcorders. Sadly, no words about the OCZ Gold Series SDHC card availability or the price. cameramoon.com | nana

BPC Junior Held Model Photo Session

BPC (Batam Photo Club) junior members who called as Rusun Photo Club (RPC) held a model photo session at Marina City and KTM Resort, Sekupang, Batam. Organized on December 21, the session was attended by nine participants, two of them were senior members of BPC. RPC rarely organized this kind of model hunting, no wonder one of the senior members had to give them direction in this hunting. Three models succeeded in performing the "Army Look" and "Casual on the Beach" themes. Even participants said they were satisfied with this activity, and plan to organize other hunting in the future. nana

Fujifilm First 3-D Digital Camera

It has been a few months since Fujifilm wowed attendees of the Photokina trade show with a peek at a prototype 3-D camera. The first thing you need to know about this new 3-D technology: no goofy glasses required.

This FinePix Real 3-D System is a digital camera fitted with dual lenses approximately five inches apart; much like human eyes. It has dual sensors, allowing each lens to capture stills from a slightly different position to provide the basis for the 3-D image. This prototype of this camera has almost a size of a brick, but the actual product will probably be more compact.

However, the product itself will not appear until late 2009. Hence, there is no word yet from Fujifilm on pricing. nytimes.com | cindy

Motorola/Kodak Motozine ZN5: Not a Camera Phone but a Phone Camera

A camera phone is not the same thing as a phone camera. Camera phone is a phone with a camera tacked on. Why cannot a cell-phone be a real digital camera? Now it can!

The Motorola/Kodak Motozine ZN5 has a lens cover, xenon flash and an auto-focus assist lamp. The shutter button is in its top right edge; you can depress it halfway to pre-focus and press it fully to capture image. It has 350MB internal memory and 1GB card included. Its 5MP resolution defeats the image quality of 8-, 9- and even 10-MP camera phones. You can download your photos to your PC using a USB cable or view them on a TV using the included cable.

Its control dials summon controls like Flash (On, Off, Redeye or Automatic), Low Light mode (On, Off), Focus (Landscape, Macro, Automatic) and White Balance (Tungsten, Fluorescent, Daylight, Cloudy, Automatic).

Kodak's participation in this project: image quality, built-in photo-editing software and the Share button. nytimes.com | cindy

Pentax K2000 Becoming White

Pentax has announced a limited edition of the K2000 (K-m in Europe) in white, bundled as a double zoom kit with the camera body and two kit lenses. Both Pentax DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL and Pentax DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6 AL lenses and the K2000 body sport a white finish with a black trim.

Pentax K2000 is an entry-level DSLR camera offering uncomplicated operation for new digital SLR users and family photographers seeking high-quality digital SLR photography for the first time. Additional features on the newest digital K2000 SLR body include a 10.2 megapixel CCD, a 2.7 wide-view LCD panel, and Pentax-developed Shake Reduction technology.

The kit will be made available on a limited basis in February 2009 at a price to be announced. In addition, Pentax has also released an online game for K2000 users to learn more about the camera and have a little fun with it. dpreview.com | nana

Disposable Battery Goes Green

Where environment is a concerned for the future, rechargeable batteries have been released. Unfortunately, it did not really catch on with the masses, since the disposable ones are much more convenient that you do not need to bother with charging them once they are exhausted. Fuji EnviroMAX Digital Alkaline battery might not rechargeable, but is a disposable one with a green conscience.

It does not contain any cadmium, mercury and PVC, and is packaged with recycled materials to minimize its carbon footprint. Fuji claims that this battery exceeds most competitive alkaline batteries in its class. ubergizmo.com | cindy