In a blog post on New Year’s Day, JPG Magazine called it quits:
We’ve spent the last few months trying to make the business behind JPG sustain itself, and we’ve reached the end of the line. We all deeply believe in everything JPG represents, but just weren’t able to raise the money needed to keep JPG alive in these extraordinary economic times. We sought out buyers, spoke with numerous potential investors, and pitched several last-ditch creative efforts, all without success. As a result, jpgmag.com will shut down on Monday, January 5, 2009.
There were several reactions to this news across the online photography community, with many people expressing their sadness to see JPG Magazine go. However, Don MacAskill, CEO of SmugMug, reached out to JPG Magazine via Twitter, which is a social media communication tool. This has sparked some reactionary comments and a feeling among many that JPG may be salvageable. Others, however, would prefer to see it just die.
Today, TechCrunch reported that “the company is in the process of taking bids from interested buyers now, and there are already firm offers on the table which are attractive to the company’s current stockholders.” It appears, however, that we won’t know the fate of JPG Magazine until some point next week at the earliest. Stay tuned.
A few months back, I faced the decision of purchasing a new computer for my photographic needs. My old iMac G5 at 1.8 GHz was maxed out with its lowly 250GB hard drive and 2 GB of RAM. I was processing my Lightroom Library off of an external hardrive and was at a breaking point in user-friendly functionality.
The PMA 2009 International Convention and Trade Show is scheduled to take place March 3-5, 2009 at the 
Canon Rebel XSi Replacement: While the 
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV: Ever since the 
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark IV: Canon’s 1.5 year old EOS 1Ds Mark III is no longer king of the megapixel hill. Both Sony and Nikon outrank the 21.1 megapixel 1Ds Mark III with the 
Nikon D40/D60 Replacements: Like Canon, Nikon introduced its current entry-level camera, the 
Nikon D400: The 
Nikon D700x/D800: I’ve seen no credible rumors for a revised 
Micro Four Thirds System: In Summer 2008, Olympus introduced a new 
Four Thirds System: Olympus’ Four Thirds EVOLT DSLRs are fairly up to date with the 
Panasonic G1 Companion: We know that Panasonic has a video-capable G1-like camera on the way. The 
Expect some big news from Pentax at PMA. Hoya, Pentax’s parent, issued a statement with its second quarter 2008 financial results that revealed some of the things to come from Pentax in 2009, including 3 new types of DSLR cameras.
Pentax Optio P70 and Optio E70: Pentax released two new point and shoot cameras at CES 2009, which will carry over into the PMA features for Pentax. The Optio P70 features 12 megapixels, a 4x optical zoom, a 2.7? LCD screen and a ridiculous maximum sensitivity setting of ISO 6400. The Optio E70 features 10 megapixels, 3x optical zoom and a 2.4? LCD screen. The P70 will retail for $199.95 and the E70 for $139.95. For more info, see Photography Bay’s coverage of the 
Expect new DSLRs from Sony this year – and lots of’em. I received an email tip from someone who provided accurate info on the A900 that the entire Sony Alpha DSLR lineup will be replaced in 2009. I don’t know whether all the cameras will drop at PMA, but I expect to see several there. I would say that the 
