Original post by Ray

The PMDA (PhotoImaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association) today announced that Phil Askey of dpreview.com will receive its ‘Person of the Year’ award for 2008. This award will be presented at the PMDA awards dinner just before the PMA show in Las Vegas on 30th January 2008. The PMDA has members such as Casio, Canon, Kodak, Fujifilm, HP, Leica, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Samsung.

Original post by Andrew Barrow

Ricoh have announced the new Ricoh GR Digital II - a 10 megapixel update to the Ricoh GR Digital (review here). The camera features the an f2.4 28mm wide angle lens, a new 2.7″ screen, ISO1600, plus a new GR Engine II processing engine, Electronic leveler, 370 shot battery life, and square picture format. The camera will be available for £399

“A camera that delivers the intended results. A camera that’s advanced yet simple to operate, reliable and precision built. RICOH’s GR DIGITAL has evolved to let you pursue your own ideals. Now comes the GR DIGITAL II. Boasting its forebears’ superior imagery and sharpness that only the Ricoh GR Lens can provide yet achieving even higher image quality. In an amazingly compact, slim body - robustly constructed of lightweight diecast magnesium - the GR DIGITAL II encompasses enhanced expressive capability and adds new functions, along with improved operability that responds almost instantaneously to your commands. It’s the kind of camera that urges you to use it, time and time again.”

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Original post by Joshua

If you are looking for information about how Lightroom and Leopard are getting along, John Nack writes on his blog that “Lightroom PM Tom Hogarty has posted some notes concerning the state of compatibility between the current Lightroom 1.2 and Mac OS X Leopard. Tom mentions that a Lightroom update is due in the next few weeks which should address the snags people are hitting.” (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com)

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