Full Metal Jacket
My New Year's Toy
January/04/2008 02:39
This is my first brand new toy in 2008, RICOH Caplio GX100 Professional Pocket Digital Camera.
I got this wonderful gadget in Hong Kong, HK$3,500 (US$448.)
My GX100 sample pix, Check it out....
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PENTAX Halted Merging with HOYA
April/17/2007 08:22
Notice
Concerning the Management Integration with HOYA
Corporation
At the extra-ordinary meeting of its Board of Directors held on April 10, 2007, PENTAX Corporation adopted following resolutions concerning the management integration with HOYA Corporation.
1. With regard to the current discussion concerning the merger of PENTAX Corporation and HOYA Corporation, it has been resolved that the merger shall be abandoned at this point in time due to conditions within the company as well as conditions outside the company including shareholders.
2. However, it has been resolved to continue discussions on management integration in a broader sense with HOYA Corporation, based on the December 21, 2006 basic understanding between HOYA Corporation and PENTAX Corporation.
At the extra-ordinary meeting of its Board of Directors held on April 10, 2007, PENTAX Corporation adopted following resolutions concerning the management integration with HOYA Corporation.
1. With regard to the current discussion concerning the merger of PENTAX Corporation and HOYA Corporation, it has been resolved that the merger shall be abandoned at this point in time due to conditions within the company as well as conditions outside the company including shareholders.
2. However, it has been resolved to continue discussions on management integration in a broader sense with HOYA Corporation, based on the December 21, 2006 basic understanding between HOYA Corporation and PENTAX Corporation.
My iPod shuffle On-The-Road
March/04/2007 02:40
HOYA and PENTAX merged
December/21/2006 17:50
HOYA and PENTAX Official Corporate Announcement
[TOKYO December 21, 2006] HOYA CORPORATION ('HOYA') and PENTAX Corporation ('PENTAX') announced today that they have reached a basic understanding aimed at a management integration of the two companies, expected to be completed on October 1, 2007.
The new company’s name will be HOYA PENTAX HD Corporation. Under a corporate center with strategic planning functions, the new company will realign the business areas of HOYA and PENTAX. HOYA and PENTAX have recognized that they are the best possible business partners to establish a solid business structure that draws on their respective strengths. Through this management integration, the planned new structure will allow the new company to swiftly allocate significant management resources to develop strategic business areas, aiming at accelerating future growth.
My Monitor Display Stands Out
December/06/2006 00:50
Believe it or not! My Apple® 20"-inch Cinema Display stands out of the crowd.
It looks just accurate and tack sharp as brand new after one year, color temperature set at D65, 6500K, Gamma 1.8 and Luminance at 230 cd/m2 that these specifications are currently calibrated by a Pantone ColorVision® monitor calibration instrument, tune-up by using Spyder2PRO 2.2-50 software.
Exploring the Power of RAW
November/24/2006 18:30
Phase One Capture One Pro 3.7.6
http://www.phaseone.com/
Ichikawa Soft Laboratory SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0
http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0b4
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/
Apple Aperture 1.5.1
http://www.apple.com/aperture/
My Pentax Recommendations
October/15/2006 05:33
I consolidated several gorgeous
Special Multi-Coating lenses of Pentax, highly recommended to those
who are serious enthusiast on digital photography.
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The Three Musketeers of Pentax
October/14/2006 16:22
Three interchangeable top-of-the-line
star (*) lens designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR
cameras.
(Picture items shown from Left to Right)
Product type: Wide-angle zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF]
Launch date: March 2007
Product type: Telephoto zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF]
Launch date: March 2007
Product type: Super-telephoto zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF]
Launch date: March 2007
(Picture items shown from Left to Right)
Product type: Wide-angle zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF]
Launch date: March 2007
Product type: Telephoto zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF]
Launch date: March 2007
Product type: Super-telephoto zoom lens
Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF]
Launch date: March 2007
All New Pentax K10D
October/13/2006 20:50
PENTAX K10D SLR
*Picture shown with optional Pentax D-BG2 Grip
10.2 megapixel APS-C CCD with Pentax Shake Reduction.
new PRIME image processing engine.
22-bit A/D conversion.
Rugged weather and dust resistant body.
CCD Dust Removal system.
TTL phase-matching 11-point autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
TTL open-aperature metering with choice of: 16-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter.
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
*Picture shown with optional Pentax D-BG2 Grip
10.2 megapixel APS-C CCD with Pentax Shake Reduction.
new PRIME image processing engine.
22-bit A/D conversion.
Rugged weather and dust resistant body.
CCD Dust Removal system.
TTL phase-matching 11-point autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)
TTL open-aperature metering with choice of: 16-segment, Center-weighted & Spot meter.
ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600