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Nikon has unveiled the upgrade to their high-end professional D3 dSLR, the envy-inducing D3S, packing a beast of a CMOS sensor, measuring up at a massive a 36 x 23.9 …
Nikon D3S dSLR – superfast snapper for pros Read MoreEye-Fi’s range of wireless SD memory cards will finally be washing up on UK shores. Scheduled to shuffle on to shop shelves on 19 October, the Eye-Fi cards cunningly let you …
Eye-Fi Wi-Fi memory cards click into the UK Read MoreOur favourite photography site DPreview has posted an early hands-on preview of Leica’s new ‘entry level’ compact camera. Of course, Leica’s notion of ‘entry level’ equates to most people’s idea …
Leica X1 gets hands-on preview Read MoreIf you’re finding Flickr’s bright’n’white interface a little too demanding on your peepers, you may be interested in looking up the Adobe AIR desktop application, Flickroom. Once you’ve got the …
Flickroom: free desktop Flickr photoviewer Read MoreJudging by the traffic to our article, a lot of people here (including ourselves) must have downloaded the v2.0 firmware update for the Lumix LX3 camera – so here’s some …
Lumix LX3 v2.0 firmware update: bad news Read MoreDespite the law being clear on a citizen’s rights to freely take pictures in public places, UK photographers have often found themselves doing battle with clueless cops and power mad …
Stephen Colbert: man arrested for taking pictures of trains Read MoreThe line between compact cameras and cameraphones continues to blur, with Samsung’s new SCH-W880 handset offering an almighty 12 megapixels of resolution. Set to start strutting around the streets of …
Samsung SCH-W880 cameraphone packs a hefty 12MP Read MorePanasonic has posted a major firmware update for its Lumix DMC-LX3 digital compact camera – one of our favourite cameras. Now up to Version 2.0, the update brings additional functions …
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3: firmware update Read MoreWith the Flip Mino proving to be a bit of a hot seller, JVC has decided to grab a piece of the pocketcam action, launching its bijou HD video recorder, …
JVC Picsio FM1 pocketcam offers HD recording Read MoreGoogle’s excellent desktop photo organiser software, Google Picasa, has been updated to version 3.5 today, with the big new feature being face recognition (or ‘name tags’ as they like to …
Google Picasa 3.5 freebie image organiser released Read MoreAdobe has thrown a few levers, set the fork lifts rolling and sent version 8 of its popular Photoshop Elements image-editing software on its journey into willing consumers’ paws. Available …
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 released Read MoreReviewing high end Ricoh digital cameras is turning out to be an expensive business for us. The first time we took a look at one – their fixed lens Ricoh …
Ricoh GX200 digital compact camera: still worth a look Read MoreA long time favourite with the Wirefresh crew, ACDSee’s Windows photo manager has always impressed us with its ability to take a manly grip on large, unruly digital photo collections …
Review ACDSee Pro2.5 Photo Manager Read MorePentax is looking to grab itself a slice of the lucrative low-end dSLR market with the launch of its new budget-priced K-x camera. Based on the K2000 body, the K-x …
Pentax 12MP K-x budget dSLR packs HD video and Live View. Read MorePanasonic’s flagship digital compact for mustard-keen photographers and compulsive shutter clickers, the Lumix DMC-LX3 offers up a tempting package. First reviewed back in February 2009, we’re still using the camera …
Panasonic Lumix LX3 – long term review Read More