New digital camera, photo software, and camera accessory announcements.

Lexar Shipping 128 GB SDXC Memory Cards

Digital Storage Lexar Memory Cards News Uncategorized

 Lexar has begun delivering the first 128 GB SDXC memory cards – the largest SD format cards currently available. The SDXC (eXtended Capacity) format was developed to accommodate 1920 x 1080 HD video files as well as large still image files from high-resolution cameras. The SDXC format was announced in 2009 (SDXC memory card announcement) […]

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New Think Tank Photo Small Pouches

Bags News Uncategorized

 Think Tank Photo has announced some new travel pouches to help pro photographers wrangle important non-camera items while they’re on the road. The new Credential Holder, AA Battery Holder, Passport Holder, and the Large and Small Travel Pouches will do pretty much what their names say they’ll do. They’ll organize and carry your batteries, credentials, […]

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Adobe Lightroom 3.4 And Camera Raw 6.4

Adobe News Software Uncategorized

 Adobe has announced Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 “release candidates.” These updates add support for the Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D, the Olympus E-PL2, Olympus XZ-1 and the Samsung NX11 cameras as well as lens correction support for thirteen selected Canon, Leica, Sigma, Nikon and Tamron lenses. They also addresses some bugs found […]

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Pricing Announced for 2011 Panasonic Premium Digital Cameras

News Panasonic Point and Shoot

Panasonic has announced the pricing for the recently announced Lumix DMC-ZS10, DMC-ZS8, DMC-TS3 and DMC-FX78 premium digital cameras, which will all be available shortly in late March. Panasonic Lumix Digital Camera Pricing: Lumix DMC-ZS10: $399.99 Lumix DMC-ZS8: $299.99 Lumix DMC-TS3: $399.99 Lumix DMC-FX78: $349.99

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Pentax Optio S1 Digital Camera

News Pentax Point and Shoot

Pentax recently announced the Optio S1 compact digital camera that will be available in three “gem-like” colors just in time for spring. The 14-megapixel S1 boasts a 28mm-140mm, 5X wide angle zoom lens, 720p 16:9 HD video recording, a 2.7-inch LCD, Triple Shake Reduction image stabilization, and a High Dynamic Range mode, making it the […]

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Olympus SZ-30MR Super-Zoom Digital Camera

News Olympus Point and Shoot

Today, Olympus announced the new SZ-30MR super-zoom digital camera. The SZ-30MR includes a 25-600mm (35mm equivalent) 24x wide optical zoom + 4x digital zoom lens that can capture 16-megapixel still images and 1080p Full HD video at the same time with Olympus’ new Multi-Recording mode. The Multi-Recording mode also uses the dual TruePic III+ Image […]

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Olympus Tough TG-810 Rugged Camera With GPS

News Olympus Point and Shoot Underwater

 There’s a new rugged outdoor camera in the Olympus TG “Tough” camera family. The new 14-megapixel Olympus Tough TG-810 camera is waterproof, shockproof, crushproof and freezeproof. It can capture 720p HD video, 3D still photos and it has nine Magic Filters that work for still photos and movies. But what really sets it apart from […]

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Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic 35mm Selective Focus Optic

Lenses News

Today, Lensbaby announced the Sweet 35 Optic 35mm selective focus optic to their Optic Swap System, that has an internal 12-blade adjustable aperture of f/2.5 through f/22 that is controlled by rotating a dial at the front of the optic. The adjustable aperture creates a sweet spot of sharp focus surrounded by blur, and allows […]

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Samsung Adds Five New NX Lenses

Lenses Mirrorless News Samsung Uncategorized

 Last week, Samsung announced five new lenses for their NX mirrorless camera system. Like the Panasonic and Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras and the Sony NEX cameras, the Samsung NX system has interchangeable lenses but eliminates the mirror and optical viewfinder of a traditional SLR and replaces it with an electronic viewfinder or just a […]

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Hasselblad Phocus Family of Software Products: Phocus 2.6, Phocus Quick, and Phocus Mobile

Apple News Software

Hasselblad announced three new software products to the Phocus Family, Phocus 2.6, Phocus Quick, and Phocus Mobile. Hasselblad’s imaging software, Phocus version 2.6, has a faster multi-shot viewer and now features the dust removal tool, star rating, filtering, import/export of image adjustments, combined H and V lens tool, and TIFF and JPEG Windows support. Phocus […]

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Leica “Mirrorless” Camera Rumor Quickly Snuffed Out

Featured Leica Mirrorless News Uncategorized

 Subtitle: I Want My M9 Lite. Yesterday a rumor about a possible “mirrorless” Leica camera popped up on the Twitter account of Spanish photography publication, DSLR Magazine. This morning, that information was reposted by the Web site, 4/3 Rumors. The gist of the rumor was that one of the employees of DSLR Magazine had information […]

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Updated onOne Software DSLR Camera Remote HD Application

Apple News Software

onOne Software has announced an upgrade to their popular iPad DSLR Camera Remote HD application that remotely controls Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras. The new DSLR Camera Remote HD for the iPad features image thumbnails, larger previews, faster access to the intervalometer and auto bracketing, and the new Video Mode with video start, stop and […]

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Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest at the 2011 Vail Film Festival

Contests Events News Olympus

Today, Olympus and the Colorado Film Institute announced the Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest, which runs from March 31 through April 3. The Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest will challenge filmmakers to make a film in a 48-hour time period, during the Vail Film Festival. Registration for the contest […]

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Panasonic HM-TA20 and HM-TA2 HD Mobile Cameras

News Panasonic Underwater

Panasonic announced the new HM-TA20 and HM-TA2 HD mobile cameras for capturing moments on the go. The HM-TA20 features a rugged design that is waterproof to 3 meters underwater, dustproof, and shockproof from drops up to 1.5 meters. The HM-TA20 also includes 8-megapixel still image capture, Full-HD movie capture, MPEG-4 AVC file format (MP4), 4x […]

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Panasonic Waterproof HX-WA10, HX-DC10 and HX-DC1 Full-HD Camcorders

News Panasonic Underwater

Panasonic announced the new HX-WA10 Full-HD camcorder that is waterproof to a depth of 3 meters underwater for up to 60 minutes. Along with the HX-WA10, Panasonic also announced the non-waterproof HX-DC10 and HX-DC1 camcorders. The HX-WA10 features 16-megapixel still image capture, 1920 x 1080 Full-HD movie recording, MPEG-4 AVC file format, Backside Illumination (BSI) […]

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