Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording to the EOS 5D Mark II with Firmware 2.0.3

Scott Gentry | 03/02- 08:24 AM

Video shooters rejoice!

London, 2nd March 2010 – Canon today pre-announces the release of a firmware update for the multiple award-winning EOS 5D Mark II. Originally announced in late 2009, the update adds 24* and 25 frames per second (fps) recording to the camera’s EOS MOVIE video function, and will be available as a free download from the middle of March.

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Monday, March 01, 2010

Mamiya Introdces New DM40 Large-Sensor DSLR

Scott Gentry | 03/01- 03:36 PM

Elmsford, NY - March 1, 2010 - Mamiya today announced the addition of the new Mamiya DM40 to its lineup of professional large-sensor DSLRs. Featuring a resolution of 40 megapixels with a peak capture rate of .8 seconds per frame and a sustained capture rate of 60 frames per minute, the Mamiya DM40 is the industry’s fastest large-sensor DSLR.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Lensbaby Celebrates 6 Years of Creative Lenses

Tony Donaldson | 02/23- 01:41 PM

Lensbaby® Celebrates 6th Birthday at PMA 2010


Photographers at PMA and everywhere can enter to win a Lensbaby Composer, six Lensbaby Optics, and a treasure trove of other photo-related gifts

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

LEICA CAMERA Announces North American Road Show

Scott Gentry | 02/23- 10:24 AM

Leica will host first-ever series of experiential seminars on M and S-Systems

February 23, 2010 - (Allendale, NJ) - Leica Camera announced today that it will bring the latest and newest Leica products to major North American cities as part of the first-ever Leica North American Road Show. Leica’s product specialists will visit 26 cities over the course of 14 weeks; the road show will commence on March 18, 2010 in Miami, Florida and conclude on June 23, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.  The series is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of and familiarity with the M and S Systems.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Wiebetech Debuts Two New Products at PMA

Tony Donaldson | 02/19- 10:03 PM

News Release




WiebeTech Meets Digital Storage Need at PMA

The new RTX200-QR portable desktop storage enclosure was designed with photographers in mind and features preconfigured RAID 5 to ensure data integrity, high speed quad interface (FireWire 400/800, USB 2.0 or eSATA), TrayFree™ drive bays for easy drive installation and removal, ultra-quiet fans and a rugged handle for portability.  The RTX200-QR suits photographers needing a back up and archiving solution to provide security of precious data.

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Apple releases Aperture 3

Tony Donaldson | 02/11- 04:24 PM

New Features Include Faces, Places & Brushes

New Features Include Faces, Places & Brushes


CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 3, the next major release of its powerful photo editing and management software, with over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto® ‘09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organize large photo libraries. Aperture 3 introduces new tools to refine your photos including Brushes for painting image adjustments onto parts of your photo, and Adjustment Presets for applying professional photo effects with just one click. Stunning new slideshows let you share your work by weaving together photos, audio, text and HD video. 

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Monday, January 25, 2010

tamron USA announces First Photo Contest of its 2010 series: Dusk till dawn

Tony Donaldson | 01/25- 01:15 PM

Four Separate Contests Gives Entrants of Any Equipment the Chance to Win Their Choice of Selected Tamron Lenses

January 25, 2010, Commack, NY— Tamron USA, Inc announced the first in its series of four photo contests for 2010: Dusk till Dawn asks entrants to submit sunrise, sunset and nighttime images by March 31, 2010. The Grand Prize Winner of Contest One 2010 will receive his/her choice of one of these Tamron lenses: SP AF60mm F2 Di-II 1:1 Macro; SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di-II; SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 Di-II VC; or AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC. Users of any camera equipment may enter the Tamron photo contest.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Think Tank Photo Hydrophobia rain cover released

Tony Donaldson | 01/25- 01:04 PM

A water-resistant, seam sealed rain cover for 70-200 and smaller lenses

Santa Rosa, Calif. –Think Tank Photo announces the release of two water-resistant, seam-sealed rain covers for 70-200 and smaller lenses: the Hydrophobia® 70-200 and the Hydrophobia® Flash 70-200 with built-in flash protector.  Featuring side arm holes for focusing and accessing switches, they allow DSLRs to be turned vertically.  And now, without exposing their expensive bodies and lenses to the elements, photographers can change memory cards and batteries without taking off the rain covers.

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