Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Video Preview

2009 PhotoPlus Canon Events Featured Uncategorized Videos

  Our friend, photographer Bob Scott, visited the Canon booth at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, last month. He got to take a close-up, hands-on look at Canon’s latest flagship camera, the EOS-1D Mark IV. The new 1D is a 16-megapixel professional digital SLR built for speed. It has an updated auto focus system, […]

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Kata CS-15 and CS-17 GDC Camera Satchels

2009 PhotoPlus Bags News

Kata introduced the new CS-15 and CS-17 Global Digital Collection (GDC) Camera Satchels to it’s popular camera bag line. These new over-the-shoulder bags offer photographers a stylish and discreet carrying solution for their photographic equipment and accessories. The GDC Satchels feature a padded insert which provides protection for a DSLR, lenses or camera flash, additional […]

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Kata 3N1-11, 3N1-22 and 3N1-33 Sling Backpacks

2009 PhotoPlus Bags News

Kata added three new models to their 3N1 series of photo and video carrying solutions. The new 3N1-11, 3N1-22 and the 3N1-33 sling backpacks now let photographers carry a compact laptop or netbook. Each bag also has plenty of space to carry all of the photo and personal gear of an on-the-go photographer.

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Gitzo Announces Enhanced Basalt Collection

2009 PhotoPlus News Tripods

Gitzo has revamped their Basalt Collection of six tripods, three quick-release center ball heads, one monopod and boom. The Basalt Collection uses the fibers of basalt rock to produce high performance, lightweight tubes which are 20% lighter than aluminum and are now up to 22% stronger than before, giving photographers a higher-performing support solution. The […]

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Kubota RPG SpeedKeys 2.0 for Adobe Lightroom 2

2009 PhotoPlus Adobe News

Kubota Image Tools announced the new Kubota RPG SpeedKeys 2.0 for Adobe Lightroom 2, the latest addition to the Kubota Lightspeed Workflow family. Kubota RPG SpeedKeys 2.0 is a customizable wireless USB keypad with preset 1-button access for essential adjustments such as brightness, exposure, and fill light, the most popular Kubota Lightroom presets, and advanced […]

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Lensbaby Fisheye & Soft Focus Optics

2009 PhotoPlus Lenses News

Lensbaby announced two new additions to their Optic Swap System, the Fisheye Optic and Soft Focus Optic. The new Lensbaby Fisheye Optic allows photographers to turn their Lensbaby Composer or Muse into a fisheye lens by swapping out the installed optic and dropping the new Fisheye Optic into the lens. The Fisheye Optic has an […]

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Nik Software Viveza 2 for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom & Apple Aperture

2009 PhotoPlus Adobe Apple News Software

Nik Software announced Viveza 2, the upgraded version of its selective color and light control plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom & Apple Aperture. Viveza 2 now features robust global adjustments and precise selective controls that utilize Nik Software’s award-winning U Point technology. It eliminates the need to create complicated selections or layer masks and provides […]

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Sony DPP-F700 Digital Picture Frame with Printer

2009 PhotoPlus Digital Picture Frames News Printers & Printing Sony

Sony launched the DPP-F700 all-in-one digital picture frame with printer. The DPP-F700 features a 7-inch LCD with WVGA resolution, image editing, one gigabyte of internal storage capacity with an auto-resizing adjustment that downsizes photos to store up to 2,000 photos, and support for most memory cards, including Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Secure […]

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Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta Overview

2009 PhotoPlus Adobe Featured News Software Uncategorized

Browsing through the new Lightroom reveals a variety of new features. New organization implementations and an improved RAW rendering and de-mosaic algorithm are major announced features. Adobe Labs has posted intro videos that are worth browsing for details.  Allowances need to made as this is a beta but by any other name, it has a […]

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta

2009 PhotoPlus Adobe News Software Uncategorized

 Adobe has announced a new beta version of their popular Lightroom digital photography software. The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta is available for download on the Adobe Labs Web site. It’s a free, public beta, available to for anyone to download and use. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was introduced a few years ago as a streamlined […]

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2009 PhotoPlus Expo

2009 PhotoPlus Events News

2009 PhotoPlus Expo October 22-24, 2009 – New York City October 22 – 24, 2009: The PDN PhotoPlus Expo tradeshow bills itself as “the most important event in the photo industry.” That might be overstating things a bit, but it is the largest and most important consumer photo tradeshow in North America. Every fall, photographers […]

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Pro DSLR Announced!

2009 PhotoPlus Canon Featured News Uncategorized

 Canon is calling their latest EOS-1D digital SLR the “ultimate multimedia imaging solution.” The new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV has a 16.1-megapixel APS-H (1.3x crop factor) CMOS sensor and captures full-resolution RAW images at 10 frames per second and 1080p video at 30, 24 or 25 frames per second. The new 1D has a standard […]

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Joby Gorillamobile for 3G/3GS

2009 PhotoPlus News Tripods

Joby launched the Gorillamobile for 3G/3GS earlier this month. It has limitless functionality and positioning capability for movie-viewing, talking, video-recording, and photo-taking for iPhone users. The Gorillamobile for 3G/3Gs features flexible, wrappable legs, four interchangeable quick-release adapters, a custom engineered, slim line iPhone case, two removable 3M high bond residue-free adhesive clips and a universal […]

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Lexar Professional 600x CompactFlash Memory Card

2009 PhotoPlus Lexar Memory Cards News

Lexar announced the new Professional 600x CompactFlash (CF) memory card. It offers a guaranteed minimum sustained write speed capability of 600x (90MB/s) when paired with a UDMA 6 enabled device and increases workflow with minimum sustained read speeds of 533x (80MB/s), or faster when paired with a UDMA 6-enabled reader.

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Lexar Image Rescue 4 Software

2009 PhotoPlus Lexar News Software

Today, Lexar announced the Image Rescue 4 software, the latest version of Lexar’s popular image recovery software. This version of Image Rescue software will provide a friendlier user interface, automatic updates to ensure the software’s compatibility with new RAW images and operating systems, support multiple languages and help photographers around the world recover their lost […]

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