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Panasonic Lumix GH1 Camera Price Announced
Panasonic has announced a price for the forthcoming Lumix GH1 Micro Four Thirds HD-capable digital camera. The Panasonic Lumix GH1 will be available in June with an MSRP of $1499.95. That price includes the new image-stabilized Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8 10x zoom lens. The 14-140mm lens was specially developed for the Lumix GH1 camera. […]
Read More »Olympus E-620 – The Only New DSLR At PMA 2009
For the past 6 years or so, the annual PMA tradeshow has mostly been about digital SLRs. Every manufacturer had to have one or two new ones to show off at the show. This year was different. The bad economy is no news but it was still a surprise that there was only one new […]
Read More »Clik Elite – Backcountry Camera Packs
I spend a lot of time using and thinking about backpacks. Too much time, really. Well – too much time thinking about them, anyway. Camera backpacks seem to be designed with little thought about the reality of serious outdoor activity. Sure, many of them hold a lot of gear, protect it well, and have reasonably […]
Read More »2009 PMA Tradeshow
By Photo-John
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2009 PMA Camera And Photography Tradeshow March 3-5, 2009 – Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall This year’s Photo Marketing Association tradeshow, otherwise known as PMA, takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 3rd to 5th. Every spring all the major camera, photography software and photo accessory manufacturers assemble […]
Read More »Lowepro Toploader Pro Video Demo – PMA 2009
Lowepro had some new camera cases at PMA this year, including an updated version of their popular Topload Zoom AW, the new Toploader Pro AW. The Toploader Pro AW incorporates some thoughtful refinements to the old case that look like they’ll make a real difference for outdoor photographers. Lowepro product manager Tim Grimmer gave us […]
Read More »Lowepro Flipside 400 AW Backpack Video – PMA 2009
I visited the Lowepro booth at PMA this year and got some demos of new camera cases, including the cool new Flipside 400 AW backpack. I’m seeing more and more innovation in camera backpack design – especially when it comes to quick camera access. The Flipside 400 AW is full-featured pro-sized camera backpack with a […]
Read More »Sony Alpha A900 DSLR At PMA
This year’s PMA tradeshow was my first chance to see the Sony Alpha A900 in person. They previewed it behind glass at last year’s show and finally introduced it at Photokina, in the fall. The Sony A900 is a 24-megapixel, full-frame, professional digital SLR, and the first and only digital SLR with an image-stabilized full-frame […]
Read More »Canon Tilt-Shift Lens Demo Video
Canon announced two new tilt/shift lenses just before the annual PMA tradeshow. The TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and the TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift lenses were both on display at Canon’s PMA booth, although they wouldn’t let us mount either one on smartwombat’s Canon EOS 1Ds because they’re still in prototype form. They did let us […]
Read More »Shootsac Camera Bag Video Demo
I first became aware of camera bag maker Shootsac, via photographers on Twitter. I got to see the bags for this first time at the annual PMA tradeshow, last week. They’re very simple, attractive and a really good idea for wedding and event photographers who need to keep critical lenses and a flash on their […]
Read More »Indestructable Hoya HD Filter
I think the most impressive thing I saw at PMA this year was Hoya’s new HD filter demo. “HD” in this case stands for “hardened,” not high definition. The glass is made to withstand the impact of steel balls dropped from a height of 50 inches. So the filter is impressive in and of itself. […]
Read More »Kodak and Photobucket Team Up For Photo Sharing
Kodak and Photobucket announced they will team up to allow Photobucket’s millions of users to begin using new and exciting products and print choices from Kodak Gallery. Now Photobucket’s users can create personalized photo gifts and prints using Kodak Gallery products, such as prints and posters, photo mugs, t-shirts, playing cards, coasters, mouse pads and […]
Read More »Unleashed Bluetooth GPS For Nikon DSLRs
More and more photographers are getting interested in being able to save GPS information with their digital photos. The geotagging enthusiasts at the German company foolography have introduced a new wireless solution for people who want to collect and save GPS data with their photos. The new Unleashed module connects wirelessly to any Bluetooth GPS […]
Read More »Waterproof Digital Cameras At PMA 2009
One of the themes at PMA this year was waterproof point-and-shoot cameras. It seems the camera makers have all decided the time has come for underwater digital cameras. For the past few years, underwater point-and-shoot digital cameras have been the exclusive domain of Olympus and Pentax. Pentax got the ball rolling back in 2005 with […]
Read More »Products that made me go Hmmmm yet again
This time, it’s handling a product that makes me scream WHAT? The Samsung HMX-H106 in this case, the controls on the screen in particular. The more observant among you may have spotted it. But it really shows when you use it.
Read More »Fujifilm / Voigtlander 667 Folding Camera
Last year, Fujifilm had a prototype folding medium format camera in their booth that all the film shooters were drooling over (see photo below, taken at PMA 2008 by walterick). I made sure to ask about the camera when I met with the Fujifilm folks at PMA this time. The rep I spoke to said […]
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