A Fascinating Street Hunting

Bandung photography community held the third Bandung Street Hunting on Saturday, August 30. Although, it has the same theme with previous hunting, the route was different. Istana Building Commodities Center (IBCC) at Ahmad Yani street became the starting point. Then, they moved to Kosambi market, Barangangsiang street, Sunda street, Gudang Utara street, Ahmad Yani street and the finish line was IBCC. They walked for about 4 kilometres.

Seventy people participated in this fascinating event. It also involved several photography clubs in Bandung such as PAF, HFB, Potret, and Spektrum. No wonder it became a lively hunting. Furthermore, participants could join Bandung Street Hunting Photo Contest and win CF or SD memory card and Optech Classic Strap presented by Titan Foto and www.gudangkamera.com. Those who wanted to join the contest had to upload their photos to www.fotografer.net. Nandi Dharma/Albert J. Wirawan

Give Thanks, A Photo Album by Indonesian Financial Officer

Lucy Pandjaitan CFO of AIG Indonesia launched her first photo album with the title "Give Thanks," Thursday (28/8). The launching was held at Kemang Village, Jakarta and was attended by Surjadi Soedirdja, former Minister of Home and Regional Autonomy Affairs. The album contains 50 works of Lucy Pandjaitan. Most of them are landscape photos taken from around the world – from Ayers Rock, Lhasa/Tibet, Laos, Munich, Macchu Picchu, Alaska, to Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Alexander H. Marshall

SanDisk Extreme III 30MBs SDHC Memory Cards

SanDisk set a new speed record of 30 megabytes per second for Secure Digital flash memory cards with the introduction of the SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition line of SDHC flash memory cards. This new cards make it easy for consumers to capture and store more high-resolution images and video content. The Nikon D90 Digital SLR is the industry's first DSLR camera to support SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC cards at increased performance.

Susan Park, director of consumer product marketing for SanDisk's performance cards, said that the high capacities and performance of the SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC cards give users the freedom to shoot lots of high-resolution photos and video clips.

The new SanDisk flash memory cards expected to be available worldwide in September in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The price is US$ 64.99 for the SanDisk 4GB SDHC memory card, US$ 109.99 for the SanDisk 8GB SDHC memory card, and US$ 179.99 for the SanDisk SDHC 16GB flash memory card. letsgodigital.org | nana

New Sony Alpha with Full-frame Sensor

Sony is introducing its full-frame α (alpha) DSLR-A900 camera, aimed at serious photo enthusiasts looking for traditional SLR performance with the benefits of digital photography.

It is designed to deliver ultra-fine picture quality with the resolution, 24.6-megapixel, 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor and fast image processing with a new dual BIONZ processing engines. The camera is also the first to have a body-integrated image stabilization system for a full-frame sensor with Sony's SteadyShot Inside anti-shake system.

Phil Lubell, director of digital camera marketing at Sony Electronics said that A900 represents the best in technologies, and offers enhanced functions, and performance so photographers can push their creativity to the limit. dpreview.com

Panasonic Will Introduce the Third Lumix DSLR

This week, Panasonic will show the successor to the DMC-L10 at a Tokyo news conference. Panasonic said the new camera "offers unique features to set a new trend in digital SLR photography" but did not reveal any information about the camera. The new camera will become the third Lumix digital SLR and is likely to be a main feature of Panasonic's Photokina line-up. pcworld.com | nana

Sony Cyber-shot T500 with HD Video Clips

Sony introduces the 10.1 megapixel Cyber-shot T500 digital camera, allowing you to capture your favorite moments as stills or HD movie clips. The new HD movie mode allows continuous shooting time of up to 10 minutes per clip. In total up to 60 minutes of video content can be stored on the supplied 4GB Memory Stick. Movie files are recorded in MPEG4 AVC/H.264 format. The results can be viewed on the 3.5-inch touch screen LCD. It is also supplied with Picture Motion Browser software, making it easy to browse and manage pictures and HD movie files on your PC. The Cyber-shot T500 will be available from October in piano black, silver and red finishes. dcviews.com | nana

Canon Released Firmware Update Version 1.0.9 for 450D

Canon has released firmware update Version 1.0.9 for 450D. The firmware update fixes a number of problems with respect to Auto Exposure Bracketing, Live view and Playback after continous shooting with a printer connected or the video output terminal in use.

It fixes a phenomenon in which AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting does not operate normally under specific conditions. It also fixes a phenomenon in which the Live View exposure simulation warning indication does not properly display during Live View shooting. And fixes a phenomenon in which images cannot be played back after continuous shooting, when a printer is connected to the camera or a video output terminal is used. Version 1.0.9 firmware is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.0.4. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.0.9, it is not necessary to update the firmware. dcviews.com | nana