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For wedding and portrait photographers, one of the most enjoyable parts of a project is the actual photographic element with the laborious work starting when the time comes to organize files, edit and ultimately provide the finished product. To help make this process less cumbersome, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of a new EOS 7D Studio Version DSLR Camera, ideal for professional school and event photographers which features four levels of “locking” camera controls for studio environments. In addition to the “locking” feature on the new EOS 7D Studio Version, the Company is also introducing a Canon Barcode Solution, which links customer data directly with the image file so that it can be maintained throughout the entire workflow process, ideal for school photographers, forensic and medical photo workflows.

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Kubota Image Tools announced the availability of the “Kubota Artist Series Style Book & DVD Tutorial, Artist: Tamara Lackey” instructional guide for photographers interested in improving their portrait work through smarter use of Photoshop.

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The new PSC100 by CaseCruzer offers snug, padded dividers to protect sensitive cameras and lenses, while a custom lid containing an interior universal sleeve secures most laptops.

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Datacolor (www.datacolor.com), a global leader in color management solutions, today introduced SpyderCheckr, a new color reference tool that allows photographers to obtain consistent, accurate color within a standard RAW processing workflow, perform precision in-camera white balance, create custom camera calibration and record known color references. SpyderCheckr features 48 scientifically engineered color patches in a wide range of spectrally neutral colors and user-friendly profiling software that enables photographers to achieve consistent, predictable color control from capture to edit.

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LDP is offering a limited range of digital SLR cameras which have been converted from color to monochrome. Targeting the fine arts, forensic, astronomical and scientific markets, the converted cameras can capture a much higher resolution and accurate monochrome picture versus a stock camera.

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Leaf Imaging introduced the world’s highest resolution, one-shot medium format digital camera back. The Leaf Aptus-II 12 (and Leaf Aptus-II 12R with internal rotating sensor) is said to deliver the world’s highest-quality image capture. It is both a major technical advance and another important illustration of the benefits of medium format camera technology – namely, the ability to support a very large image sensor, with enormous light sensitivity and high dynamic range.

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Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, has released its latest version 8.6.58 – with support for 8 recently announced Canon scanners. This brings the total number of supported scanners to over 1550. VueScan also adds support for using multi-core processors to increase scan speed.

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