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Sony Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX Memory Cards
Sony is enhancing its lineup of Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo HX memory cards to increase transfer speeds to 30MB/s transfer rate, making them Sony s fastest memory cards on the market. These new enhancements really shine when using features like burst shooting for DSLR or shooting HD video.
Read More »Sigma APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony & Pentax
Sigma announced that its APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM telephoto zoom lens will now be available for Sony and Pentax cameras. Currently available in Sigma, Canon, and Nikon mounts, this lens features Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function, HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual […]
Read More »5th Annual Canon in the Parks Photo Contest
Today, Canon announced its fifth annual Canon in the Parks Photo Contest that will run from May 17 to September 30, 2010. The theme for this year’s contest is “Nature” and submitted photos must be taken at a park or monument in the United States. The winning photographers from each division (teen division ages 13-17 […]
Read More »Think Tank Photo Retrospective Camera and Lens Shoulder Bags
Think Tank Photo has launched a new shoulder bag series called the Retrospective. It was given that name to honor the great photographers of the past, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, who made history while having their gear slung over their shoulders in beaten canvas bags.
Read More »Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH Wide-Angle Lens
Leica announced the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH, a revised version of the Leica M rangefinder system’s popular wide-angle lens. The Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH lens now offers a floating element for outstanding imaging performance at closer focusing distances, and a full-metal, rectangular, screw-mount lens hood. This compact, light weight (11 ounces) lens is ideal […]
Read More »Luxand's PicTreat.com Photo Retouching Technology
A new photo retouching technology was recently introduced from Luxand, called PicTreat. With a single click, PicTreat.com magically removes unsightly skin flaws, like blotchiness and blemishes, removes red-eye and auto-corrects the image color to produce the best photo. Adobe Photoshop and other imaging software can be expensive and time-consuming to learn and use. PicTreat.com makes […]
Read More »Leica Scavenger Hunt at The New York Photo Festival
Leica and the New York Photo Festival are offering photographers a hands-on experience with the new Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera. The New York Photo Festival will take place Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 16 from 12:00-7:00pm (Thurs-Sat) and 12:00-5:00pm (Sun). Attendees can borrow the Leica M9 for up to 4 hours for free. […]
Read More »Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Digital ELPH Camera
Today, Canon announced the PowerShot SD4000 IS Digital ELPH camera. This ultra-compact, point-and-shoot camera, is Canon’s first Digital ELPH camera to offer Canon’s HS SYSTEM (high-sensitivity system) that will enhance image quality in low-light situations and help reduce noise at high ISO speeds. Canon has elevated the current ELPH series by now offering advanced settings […]
Read More »Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Winner
Sigma has selected the winner of the first-ever Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Contest. Sigma’s Scholarship Contest winner is Jamie Russell, a 17-year-old high school senior from Cheektowaga, NY. Her gritty black-and-white images of a bleak city landscape and portrayal of poverty has earned her the scholarship contest prize, which includes $5,000 in cash and […]
Read More »Olympus PEN E-PL1 TV Commercial
Demonstrating that seeing is believing, the new Olympus PEN E-PL1 both shoots and stars in a new, integrated multimedia “Look What You Can Do” campaign featuring television, print and online advertising. The entire ad campaign for the PEN was shot on a PEN, demonstrating the incredible qualities of the camera that has the professional still […]
Read More »ViewSonic Digital Media Albums
ViewSonic announced the VFM842-12, VFM842-52, VFM1042-52, VFM1024w-11 and VFA724w-10 digital media albums. ViewSonic’s new suite of digital media albums offers a choice for varying needs and price points.
Read More »Olympus Mother’s Day Sale
Olympus is offering a Mother’s Day Sale for 1 week only from 5/2/10 through 5/8/10. Save on select cameras available directly from Olympus and at Olympus Authorized Dealers.
Read More »Olympus "PEN Your Story Challenge"
Today, Olympus announced the “PEN Your Story Challenge” that asks contestants, “What you would do if you had the amazing new Olympus PEN E-PL1 portable camera featuring professional digital single lens reflex (DSLR) image quality, point-and-shoot simplicity and high-definition (HD) video, along with $5,000 to bring your creative vision to life?”
Read More »X-Rite "Image Levitation with Eddie Tapp" Webinar
Today, X-Rite announced “Image Levitation with Eddie Tapp”, a free webinar that will take place on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 1:00 PM EDT. Eddie Tapp will show photographers, designers, retouchers, art directors and Photoshop users how they can take images to a new creative color level with skin tone enhancement techniques, fashion contrast, use […]
Read More »ACDSee Photo Manager 12
ACD Systems released ACDSee Photo Manager 12, the latest version of their easy-to-use photo software. New features include storing and sharing online with Online mode, direct upload of images to social networking sites such as Facebook, a free 2GB account on ACDSeeOnline.com, an FTP uploader, one-click tagging capability, and a newly refined interface.
Read More »Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Lens Availability
Sigma has announced the availability of the 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM lens, the widest angle zoom lens on the market today. The Sigma 8-16mm lens was first introduced at PMA 2010 in February. It is designed specifically for APS-C size image sensors and has an equivalent angle of view of a 12-24mm lens when used […]
Read More »Layers Magazine Adobe CS5 Learning Center
Today, Layers Magazine launched a new Adobe CS5 Learning Center to help readers and online visitors better familiarize themselves with the latest version of Adobe Creative Suite 5. Layers is the “how-to magazine for everything Adobe” and their Adobe CS5 Learning Center includes nearly 35 in-depth tutorial videos on Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Dreamweaver, […]
Read More »WD Photos Photo Viewer iPhone Application
Western Digital announced the WD Photos Photo Viewer application for iPhone and iPod Touch for use with its My Book World Edition and WD ShareSpace network drives. The WD Photos Photo Viewer app allows users to log in to their drive from anywhere so they can view their entire photo library from anywhere in the […]
Read More »TIPA Selects Hasselblad H4D-40 as Best Medium Format D-System
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced the Hasselblad 40-megapixel H4D-40 camera as the Best Medium Format D-System for the second consecutive year. The Hasselblad H4D-40 is being recognized for its groundbreaking True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock) and because “The H4D series has been designed to meet the demands of high-end commercial […]
Read More »Datacolor Spyder3 Elite 4.0 Upgrade
Datacolor announced a new upgrade for their celebrated Spyder3 Elite color calibration system. The Spyder3 Elite 4.0 upgrade introduces a host of new features designed to help both professional photographers and pro-sumers improve the color accuracy of their work. New features include, New Workflow Features, Software Brightness Control, Automated Brightness Adjustment on Apple Cinema Displays, […]
Read More »Leica V-Lux 20 Digital Camera
Today, Leica announced the V-Lux 20 compact digital camera. The V-Lux 20 features 12.1 megapixels, a Leica DC-Vario-Elmar 4.1-49.2mm f/3.3-4.9 ASPH zoom lens with 12x optical zoom, built-in GPS tagging, HD movie recording, integrated image stabilization, a 3-inch TFT display with a resolution of 460,000 pixels, face recognition, automatic scene modes, smart exposure, and manual […]
Read More »Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1
Sanyo announced the DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1, two new Dual Camera Xacti cameras based on the Dual Camera concept of taking both videos and photos with one camera. The DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1 can capture both Full HD video (1920 x 1080 (60i)) in MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 video format and 14 mega-pixel photos. They feature Double […]
Read More »Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and Lumix DMC-G10 Pricing Announced
Today, Panasonic announced the pricing for the Panasonic Lumix G2 and Lumix G10. These two digital cameras are the latest additions to Panasonic’s Lumix G Series Digital Singles Lens (DSL) Micro Four Thirds cameras.
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