Here is our regularly updated round-up of the month's news snippets from near and far, this month: August 2005:

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Joshua Waller, DigiCamReview, review of the 7 megapixel Sony Cybershot DSC-W7 - it features a 3x optical zoom lens, a large 2.5" screen, takes AA batteries, and allows the use of lens adapters.

Joshua Waller, DigiCamReview, review of the new 8 megapixel Ricoh Caplio GX8 - it features a 28mm wide angle 3x optical zoom lens, full manual controls (including manual focus), ISO settings from 64 to 1600 plus much more:

Mark Goldstein, PhotographyBLOG, reviews the Nikon D50 DSLR.

Joshua Waller, DigiCamReview, reviews the all-weather HP Photosmart M22 - a compact budget 4mp camera.

Keith Cooper, northlight-images.co.uk, reviews the PermaJet's new MonoChromePro pigment ink set for specialist black and white printing. It also looks at using the free QuadToneRIP to get the very best quality prints.

Mark Goldstein, PhotographyBLOG, review of the Nikon D70s DSLR. The Nikon D70s is an updated version of the extremely popular D70 digital SLR camera.