Its quite obvious now that Canon is getting ready to unleash a new pro-level DSLR. Muliple Canon sites are running little teaser ads hinting at the new product. While there is no limit to the rumours and speculation at what the new camera is going to be called, most people believe it is going to be the replacement for the aging EOS 5D.

Las Vegas, NV — September 4, 2008 (Photoshop World, Booth #321) — Nik Software today announced the latest version of its popular Sharpener Pro photographic plug-in for use with Adobe® Photoshop® and Apple® Aperture™. Designed for professionals and photo enthusiasts, Sharpener Pro 3.0 is the most advanced and powerful sharpening solution for photographers, eliminating the guesswork typically required for achieving superior and consistent results.

The Photowalk was a lot of fun and I had a hell of a time trying to pick a winner from the hundreds of images I had to go through. I eventually landed on this image from Maurice Naragon as the local winner for our group.

Covering a huge range from 18mm to 200mm the new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS makes for a great all-purpose lens. Compact, lightweight and a wide magnification range – this standard zoom lens features a wide focal length range from normal to telephoto equivalent to 29-320mm in the 35mm format.

As expected, the replacement for the EOS 40D has been announced just prior to Photokina. The new EOS 50D is the top end of the “prosumer” market and has a number on improvements over the 40D which is just about a year old. Let’s get right into it and see what this new camera is all about.

We are happy to announce the release of our updated presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. The Dojo Essentials package now contains a few more presets and the existing presets have been tweaked slightly and compatibility with Lightroom 2.0 has been added. As before, the Dojo Essentials is a free set of Lightroom presets.

While the odds of ever recovering a lost camera or memory card are probably still less than your odds of winning the lottery or getting struck by lightning, a new site offers a glimmer of hope and has helped almost a dozen people recover their lost memories already. If you have found a memory card or camera, please go to IFoundYourCamera.net and post some information and pictures from the camera and hopefully someone who lost it will be able to recover their lost treasures.

When I saw the press release for the new Thinkpad W700 I thought the folks at Lenovo had finally lost their minds. This new monster laptop can’t even be considered a laptop, it is truly a mobile workstation. With built-in color calibration of the monitor, built-in camera, built-in Wacom tablet, and enough horsepower to really be able to do ALL of your work on the road.

In-field backup units have gotten more and more sophisticated these days and the new ones from Epson are seriously top-of-the-line in features. The new units both sport 4″, 640×480 (VGA) screen resolution and can display over 16.7 million colors. The P-6000 comes with an 80GB hard-disk drive while the P-7000 comes with a 160GB drive. Both feature a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection that allows download speeds up to one third faster than the previous P-3000 and P-5000 models.

Wolverine Data announces the most advanced GPS geographical tag accessory for your Nikon D200, D300, D2Hs, D2Xs, D3 or Fujifilm S5 Pro Photo!

The Wolverine GEO is a GPS accessory that attaches to the latest Nikon or Fuji DSLR’s to tag your exact location every time you take a picture.

A Photowalk is a group of people walking around a specific area for about two hours taking pictures of the area. Popular photowalks occur in Washington DC, New York, and even in small towns. On August 23rd, in over 100 cities around the world, people of all kinds will be participating in photowalks in their area.

Almost a month before any of us expected it, Adobe has released the much anticipated Photoshop Lightroom 2.0. For those of us who have been using the public beta, there are a number of very cool new features in the final release. If you haven’t been using the public beta, then oh man, are you in for a treat if you decide to upgrade.