Monthly Archives: October 2005

iView Media Pro 3 and Assorted Aperture Thoughts

Posted on October 20, 2005 by Adam Tow

iView Media Pro 3.0 was announced today. The timing of all these photo announcements is not strange, since the Photo Expo is going on this week in New York. Nevertheless, it’s always possible that they rushed their announcement following Aperture’s … Continue reading →

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Aperture and new PowerMacs

Posted on October 19, 2005 by Adam Tow

For the longest time, Apple has been neglecting the professional photography market segment, but no longer. Aperture is to digital photography what Final Cut Pro is to digital video. It’s the biggest, most taxing job you have as a photographer. … Continue reading →

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Photo Collection Size

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Adam Tow

Quick question to all the readers of this website. How large is your photo collection? 1GB, 5GB, 25GB, or greater? I was talking to a colleague of mine and our estimates differed greatly. I guessed most people have between 25-40GB … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Adam Tow

I’m still waiting to purchase a replacement for my 4.5 year old (and counting) PowerMac G4. It’s done a fantastic job over the years, but I’m yearning for a little bit more power and speed from my main desktop machine. … Continue reading →

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October 2005 COBA

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Adam Tow

I’ve posted a quick recap from the COBA meeting last night. If you were unable to make it to the meeting, you can download Chris’ presentation. A number of people came to see the Canon EOS 5D first-hand. Mark and … Continue reading →

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Canon Firmware Updates

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Adam Tow

Canon has released new firmware updates for the Canon 1Ds Mark II (v1.1.4) and the Canon 1D Mark II (v.1.2.4). Updates include: (1Ds Mark II only) Fixes the phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing when P.Fn-21 is set to ON. … Continue reading →

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New GigaPxl Images

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Adam Tow

Check out the latest images from Catherine and Graham’s GigaPxl Project. They are truly breathtaking to look at. The shot of the Space Shuttle Discovery on its launching pad is out of this world! Graham and Catherine spoke at a … Continue reading →

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RDVP Welcome Reception

Posted on October 8, 2005 by Adam Tow

The Reuters Digital Vision Program held their welcome reception at Cordura Hall last week. We started using posters to describe our projects at the end of the 2003-2004 school year. I had created some large posters detailing the work of … Continue reading →

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October 2005 COBA Meeting Announcement

Posted on October 6, 2005 by Adam Tow

The October 2005 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 7:30-10:30 pm. Canon EOS 5D It’s hard to believe … Continue reading →

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Large Format Printing

Posted on October 6, 2005 by Adam Tow

A number of people have been asking me about our wedding invitations and the posters we made from them. ElcoColor handled all of our large printing needs. The company’s Internet Only Specials are very inexpensive for getting prints from 20×30 … Continue reading →

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