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Pentax Imaging Company is pleased to announce the smc Pentax DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3ED AL [IF] interchangeable zoom lens designed for exclusive use with Pentax digital SLR cameras. With an approximate 14X zoom ratio covering from wide-angle to super-telephoto ranges, this versatile lens handles a great variety of applications from wide-angle landscapes to close-up sporting events and wildlife photography.High zoom ratioMounted on a Pentax digital SLR camera body, this zoom lens offers approximate 14X zoom ratio that covers the range from 27.5mm wide angle to 383mm super-telephoto in the 35mm format.
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Los Angeles—Most of TV’s glamour gals opted for bare necklines at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, choosing instead dangling earrings, cuff bracelets and statement rings as their red-carpet accessories du jour. Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera, winner of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, kept her neck bare but wore platinum and diamond dangling earrings and rings by Lorraine Schwartz to complement her strapless bright-blue gown.
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New York—Vogue’s verdict is in: Wear jewelry big this fall and don’t forget the brooch. The September issue of the influential fashion magazine hit the newsstands recently with all 840 pages dedicated to fall clothing. The overriding theme is dress daringly, and for jewelry, wear a brooch. “Turns out the designers have gone pin-mad for fall,” Plum Sykes writes in the issue. Even Anna Wintour plugs brooches in her editor’s note: “It’s a great season to dress up, even if that only means adding a bright shoe or a bold brooch,” she writes.
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PhotographyBLOG reviews the Canon EOS 40D and writes – ‘The high points of the Canon EOS 40D are the tough, durable body, the control layout and that amazing 6.5fps shooting mode. Yes, it does soundly like a badly-muffled machine-gun, but it lets you grab action sequences that lesser cameras would miss. The speed of the AF system keeps moving subjects sharp, too. But perhaps the most striking thing about the Canon EOS 40D is its value.
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Imaging Resource have reviewed the Nikon Coolpix S200 digital camera, which offers 7.1 megapixels, 3x zoom lens (38-114mm), electronic Vibration Reduction to help combat camera shake, ISO 1000 and a 2.5 inch LCD screen. “A streamlined feature set and an equally sleek design will appeal to snapshooters who appreciate simplicity as well as style. However, its feature set may be a little too meager for more advanced users.
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Horgen, Switzerland—Signity, a subsidiary of Swarovski, will unveil its GemVisions 2008 trend research at a special press presentation on Sept. 27, during the Hong Kong Jewellery and Watch Fair. The presentation, to be held in the Bauhinia room of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from 3:00 p.m.-4.30 p.m., will be led by Dr. Birgit Rieder, head of the gem creative, synthetic and gemstone business of Swarovski.
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By Beth Braverman On Madison Avenue and in the Hollywood Hills, style-conscious consumers are layering themselves in yellow gold jewelry. But in America’s heartland, white gold seems to have won the popular vote, and jewelry consumers are sticking to it, no matter what the fashion magazines say. Meanwhile, jewelers across the country have entrenched themselves in one camp or the other. But is this two-party gold system really wise—or profitable? Read what retailers have to say in The color wars.
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Toshiba mobile projector TDP-PX10U : Toshiba’s Digital Products Division announced the company’s latest ultraportable projector offering the Toshiba TDP-PX10U for mobile presenters, business users and consumers. The projector weighs in at a scant 2.9-pound, fits easily into a briefcase or carry-on luggage and is available for the low single estimated unit price of $999. Small b
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The Nikon Coolpix S510 is an 8 megapixel point and shoot camera with a wider than normal angle 3x optical zoom lens (35 – 105mm equivalent). The S510 has optical image stabilization, 2.5 inch LCD screen, 52 megabytes of internal memory and ISO range of 64 to 2000. It will have a retail price of $299.95 USD when it hits stores in September.
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