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Olympus Pen range to get new lenses and black E-P2 kit
31st August 2010
Olympus has announced a collection of new developments in its Micro Four Thirds Pen mirror-less interchangeable, or 'hybrid', Pen camera system. These include a new high power telephoto zoom, the m.Zuiko Digital 75-300mm ED f/4.8-5.6 (equivalent to 150-600mm) and m.Zuiko Digital 40-150 ED f/4-5.6 (equivalent to 80-300mm). There are also new Pen E-P2 kits featuring a black version of the m.Zuiko Digital 17mm pancake lens, previously only available in silver.
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Pressure on Lowepro to change competition rules won't abate
2nd August 2010
Mixed messages from Lowepro, the well known and respected manufacturer of camera bags, concerning the rules for its 'My Favorite Things' photography competition continue to attract criticism. Lowepro have asked us to publish a statement that they feel should clarify things, but we aren't so sure. So what do you think?
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Make your own super Neutral Density filter
26th July 2010
It's currently very fashionable to use extremely dark neutral density filters so you can use very long exposures in day time for special effects like smoothing the water surface turmoil of rivers, canals, lakes, etc., or for making the clouds in the sky look like they are racing past. There are expensive and cheap filters that can help you achieve this, but we look at a different strategy altogether; using a pair of polarising filters. Find out if it works.
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Photo Fix Challenge 6 winners revealed
22nd July 2010
Voting for our 6th Photo Fix Challenge has proved to be very close, with the winning spot having to go to a tie-break. But in the end we have a winner and you can see how the winning entry compared with our drab donor image, as well as the three runners-up that formed the best of the rest.
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Your video guide to uploading images to the DPNow photo gallery
21st July 2010
If you post photos onto the DPNow photo gallery you can join in the fun on the DPNow forum salons contests, and you could be picked for the regular DPNow Picture of the Day. And you could attract constructive comments and ratings on your photos. How do you upload photos to the gallery here? That's what this article is all about - with a bit of help from some video.
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Lowepro re-thinks competition rules after DPNow visitors raise concerns
21st July 2010
Lowepro's newly-announced photography competition attracted controversy last week when a DPNow reader spotted that the competition rules appeared to lay huge claims on any photograph entered. We brought this to Lowepro's attention and the good news is that they have acknowledged the problem and promised to reassure photographers and have a re-think of the rules.
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The Panasonic Lumix summer 2010 collection includes the new LX5
21st July 2010
Panasonic Lumix has unveiled its summer collection of new camera models. There is nothing new from the G-Micro (Micro Four Thirds mirror-less interchangeable system or 'hybrid') range, but we do get the long-expected LX3 successor in the LX5. There are also two new superzoom bridge cameras, the FZ45 and the FZ100, the latter sporting an articulating LCD screen. There is the latest in Panasonic's long line in ultra compact cameras in the FX700, and finally we have a new tough/waterproof compact in the FT10. Found out what Panasonic has to lure you with.
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Nokia N8 camera phone hands-on preview
13th July 2010
We’ve had a bit of a treat today and enjoyed some hands-on time with pre-production samples of Nokia’s forthcoming N8 smartphone. It’s of particular interest to photographers because the N8 has an impressive camera specification for a smartphone. It has an autofocus 28mm (equivalent) wide angle Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, a ‘proper’ Xenon flash, and a 12 megapixel CMOS sensor. It's a big sensor for a camera phone too. Find out what our initial impressions are of the N8.
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Video guide to including gallery photos in your forum posts
8th July 2010
DPNow has a tightly integrated photo gallery and discussion forum. There are thousands of photos in the gallery and many of them are featured in forum posts and discussions, as well as contests. If you would like to show your photos in the DPNow gallery and feature them in the forum, this article, helped by a video tutorial, will get you started.
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Photo Fix Challenge 6 - time to vote!
8th July 2010
It's time to show off the entries for our 6th Photo Fix Challenge and to decide the best of the crop. We have twelve great interpretations of our rather dull original landscape shot. Which ones grab you? Check them all out and then vote for your favourite three and the winning entrant nets a prize!
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Three chances to win bundle sets of Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 and Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 during August!
CLOSED: Win one of two GE X5 superzoom cameras in July

31st August 2010
Olympus Pen range to get new lenses and black E-P2 kit
19th August 2010
News Links - August 2010
2nd August 2010
Pressure on Lowepro to change competition rules won't abate
28th July 2010
News Links - July 2010
21st July 2010
Lowepro re-thinks competition rules after DPNow visitors raise concerns
21st July 2010
The Panasonic Lumix summer 2010 collection includes the new LX5
28th June 2010
News Links - June 2010
24th June 2010
DxO adds lens data to its DxoMark test site
21st June 2010
Firmware & Software Updates
31st May 2010
News Links - May 2010
11th May 2010
Sony reveals Alpha NEX hybrid interchangeable lens camera
30th April 2010
News Links - April 2010
29th March 2010
News Links - March 2010
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 An image from the DPNow Gallery: 
DPNow.com Picture of the Day - Friday 6th August 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day -Thursday 5th August 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day - Wednesday 4th August 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day - Tuesday 3rd August 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day Monday - 2nd August 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day - Friday 30th July 2010
DPNow.com Picture of the Day - Thursday 29th July 2010
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