The X5 boasts 14 mega pixels, 28mm wide angle lens and the award-winning pan capture feature that effortlessly captures landscape scenes.

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DxO Labs has updated its DxO Optics Pro raw converter software with more than 60 lens and cameras combinations for Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Sony users. These new lens correction modules join the existing list of over 2000 combinations. The modules are available for immediate download from the company’s website.

High-end fashion photographer Claudia Goetzelmann shares her top tips for taking great fashion photos. Read the article »

The Photography of Curt Gunther, The Beatles First North American Tour, 1964 is a new exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York. Read more and comment »

The new Kata Pro Light Beetle-282 photo backpack is now available in the United Kingdom. Read more and comment »

Nikon has just released a firmware update for the Nikon Coolpix L110 superzoom. Read more and comment »

Hot on the heels of last week’s update for the TZ10, Panasonic has announced firmware updates for the Lumix FT2, TZ8, TZ9 and ZX3 (also called the TS2, ZS5, ZS6 and ZR3 respectively) digital compact cameras. Read more and comment »

The new Sanyo VPC-E1403 is an affordable 14-megapixel digital compact camera with a metal housing and HD video recording capabilities. Read more and comment »

BenQ unveils the world’s first VA (Vertical Alignment) monitors. The new 16:9 Full HD LED series includes the 24″ EW2420 and VW2420 and the 21.5″ VW2220. VA LED panels have better color reproduction, ultra high contrast ratio and display blacks more accurately. Although not stated explicitly, one could expect that BenQ uses the technology from [...]