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

LrSaver Adobe Lightroom Screensaver

News Software

Today, LrSaver Software released LrSaver, a new Adobe Lightroom screensaver add-on. LrSaver creates a slideshow according to Adobe Lightroom meta-data information. Photo selection can be based on specific rating or based on Smart Collections with the flexibility to create a slideshow from practically any meta-data available. See a slideshow of your favorite photographs as a […]

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New Manfrotto Ball Heads

News Tripods

Manfrotto has updated its ball head family to be more ergonomic, easier to handle and lighter weight with increased payloads ranging from 4.4 lbs to 17.6 lbs. New features include a friction control knob, elliptical lines and curves to match the design of the latest Manfrotto tripods, and a smart ratcheting locking lever.

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2010 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Call for Entries

Adobe Contests News Photographers

Adobe has announced a call for entries for their 10th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The Adobe Design Achievement Awards spotlight the talented work of students in three categories, Interactive Media, Motion Media, and Traditional Media. It will honor the best student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists.

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Casio Instant Rebates

Casio News

Casio is offering instant savings of up to $50 off on popular Exilim digital cameras just in time for the holiday season. Instant rebates for the Exilim EX-H10, Exilim EX-S5, Exilim EX-S12, Exilim EX-FS10, Exilim EX-FC100, Exilim EX-FH20, as well as a variety of holiday gift packages that include the Exilim EX-Z90 and the Exilim […]

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Lensbaby Call for Image Submissions

Contests Lenses News Photographers

Lensbaby has announced a call for image submissions for their new book “Lensbaby: Bending Your Perspective” due out in summer of 2010. Photographers will have the chance to be published in the “Lensbaby: Bending Your Perspective” book which will feature lots of how-tos, inspirational content, and galleries of Lensbaby photos.

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Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Contest

Contests News Photographers Photography Business Sigma

Sigma has announced their first-ever scholarship contest. The Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship will award a $5,000 cash prize and $1,000 in Sigma products to one talented high school senior (graduating in 2010) that is pursuing a photo-related career, such as photography, photojournalism, graphic arts and design, visual arts and art history.

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Panasonic Lumix GF1 Wins Popular Science's "The Best of What's New" Award

News Panasonic

The Panasonic Lumix GF1 has won Popular Science Magazine’s 2009 “The Best of What’s New” award in the Gadgets category. “The Best of What’s New” award is the magazine’s top honor and the Lumix GF1 will be featured in the December 2009 issue. The Panasonic Lumix GF1 packs powerful DSLR-like features and High Definition video […]

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Kodak & National Geographic Décor Prints

Kodak News Photographers Printers & Printing

Kodak has announced they will partner with the National Geographic Society and Miller’s Professional Imaging to release décor prints of rarely seen images from the newly published, National Geographic Image Collection book. The book features photographs collected in the 19th century to the cutting-edge work of today, a journey through more than 100 years of […]

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HP Holiday Gift Guide

How-To HP News

HP has released their online HP Holiday Gift Guide that has the perfect solution for every lifestyle and budget. The gift guide is divided into three categories, Stocking Stuffers, PCs under $599 and Ultimate Gifts. HP is also offering rebates and special offers now through Jan. 2, 2010. The HP Trade In and Save Now […]

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Macro Photo Toolkit From Hoodman & Trek-Tech

News Photography Tips Tripods Uncategorized

 Tired of contorting your body into position to take a great wildflower photo only to find out later that it was shaky or out of focus? Hoodman and Trek-Tech are offering a kit to help photographers take better macro photos. The kit includes the Trek-Tech T-Pod tabletop tripod and the Hoodman Right Angle Viewer. These […]

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Casio Exilim EX-G1 – It's A G-Shock Camera!

Casio News Uncategorized Underwater

  Add a new digital camera to the growing list of waterproof and shockproof cameras designed for outdoor enthusiasts. Casio comes out swinging with the world’s thinnest waterproof and shockproof digital camera. The 12-megapixel Casio EXILIM EX-G1 can be dropped up to seven feet (2.13 meters) and submerged ten feet (3 meters) underwater. The EX-G1 […]

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Pandigital PhotoLink Scanners

Film Photography News

Pandigital announced the new PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner and the PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner that will help consumers transfer traditional prints, slides and negatives into digital images. The Pandigital PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner can scan 5×7-inch (or smaller) traditional prints onto a memory card or directly to a PC. It is incredibly portable, weighing only […]

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Zeiss Announces ZF.2 CPU Lenses For Nikon SLRs

Lenses News Nikon Uncategorized Zeiss

 Optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss has announced a new line of manual focus prime lenses for Nikon SLRs. The eight new Carl Zeiss ZF.2 lenses allow full automatic exposure control with compatible Nikon DSLR and 35mm SLR cameras. That means photographers who want to use the excellent Zeiss lenses will no long be restricted to using […]

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Pentax "Focus On Savings" Rebate

Lenses News Pentax

Pentax announced their “Focus On Savings” Rebate from now until January 15, 2010. Pentax K-7 buyers may select from more than 20 lenses and receive a $100 VISA prepaid card rebate for each and every qualifying lens purchased at the same time.

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Panasonic MW-10 Multimedia Audio System Photo Frame

Apple Digital Picture Frames Digital Storage News Panasonic

Panasonic announced the new MW-10 mulitmedia audio system photo frame. The MW-10 combines a built-in CD player, FM/AM radio tuner, a universal dock for iPod to play music and video, and a 9-inch WVGA LCD to display photos from a CD, SD Memory Card or 4 GB of internal memory. The MW-10 also has a […]

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