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Nikon Coolpix S8000 and P100 At PMA 2010
At the PMA tradeshow in February, Nikon showed us a couple of their newest and sweetest compact digital cameras, the Nikon Coolpix S8000 and the Coolpix P100. The S8000 is a 14-megapixel high-end pocket superzoom with a 10x optical zoom lens and 720p HD video. The Coolpix P100 bridge camera uses a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor, […]
Read More »New Nikon Lenses At PMA 2010 – Video
We recently visited with Nikon at the 2010 PMA tradeshow in Anaheim, California where they showed us the two latest Nikkor lenses, the AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR and AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED. They also showed us their recently updated pro 70-200mm zoom lens, the AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II. In […]
Read More »Acme Made Camera Cases Video
Acme Made makes camera cases for people who really don’t like camera bags. I mean, they’re padded and made to protect your camera – but they look nothing like the standard black, nylon camera bag. The bowling ball bag in particular is very different – yet still functional. In this video from the 2010 PMA […]
Read More »Kodak Pulse Digital Frame With WiFi – Video
Normally, we don’t give digital picture frames a whole lot of thought or attention. However, the demo of the new Kodak Pulse digital frame at PMA was pretty compelling. It’s got a built-in WiFi connection and it can be managed from a computer and synched with the Kodak Gallery as well as other social networking […]
Read More »Five New Sigma Lenses – PMA 2010 Video
Sigma announced five new lenses and new FLD lens optics at PMA this year. They have new OS (Optical Stabilizer) versions of the 50-500mm “Bigma” zoom lens and the venerable 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG HSM professional zoom lens. There’s also a rectilinear 8-16mm super-wide zoom and a 17-50mm f/2.8 zoom with OS image stabilization for […]
Read More »Sony Compact Alpha Announcement And EVIL Cameras At PMA
The PMA tradeshow was somewhat uneventful this year. All the big camera announcements were made either at CES in January or before PMA opened. Other than a few point-and-shoot cameras, the biggest announcement this year was a compact Sony Alpha concept camera to be released later in 2010(Sony Compact Alpha announcement). That the biggest news […]
Read More »Tamrac Evolution 8 Backpack And ZipShot Compact Tripod Videos
I visited the Tamrac booth at PMA and made videos of a couple of new Tamrac products – a compact new tripod and a new camera backpack. The new Evolution 8 backpack can hold a pro DSLR body with a pro 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens, opens from the sides as well as the back and […]
Read More »2010 PMA Tradeshow
2010 PMA Camera And Photography Tradeshow February 21-23, 2010 – Anaheim, California Every spring the Photo Marketing Association has their annual PMA tradeshow. PMA is the main event for photography product makers to introduce new cameras, lenses, tripods, camera bags, software and more. PhotographyREVIEW.com has been at the show every year since 2000 and […]
Read More »Clik Elite Contrejour Ski Camera Pack Video Preview
The Contrejour is a ski-specific camera pack by outdoor camera pack maker, Clik Elite. The Contrejour is designed specifically for professional ski photographers, with a padded, adjustable camera compartment, room for avalanche gear, extra clothes, a ski carry system and an serious harness to keep the pack safe and comfortable on long climbs and steep, […]
Read More »Olympus E-PL1 Hands-On Video Preview
The Olympus E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera was announced in early February, 2010. The E-PL1 is the first consumer-level Micro Four Thirds camera. It has much the same performance as the Olympus E-P1 and E-P2 with a simplified feature set and a much lower price. I had a pre-production E-PL1 to play with for a […]
Read More »Liquid Images Diver Mask
By drg
Underwater Videos
Swimming along in tranquil waters with a snorkel gently burbling and suddenly there is a great fish to be photographed. Where is that camera trailing along on a tether?? Or just reach up, click the button on the mask and make the photo! Liquid Image’s photo mask to the rescue.
Read More »Panasonic Lumix GH1 Video Intro
Panasonic announced the Lumix GH1 Micro Four Thirds camera this March at the annual PMA tradeshow. It was the biggest announcement of the show and a solid follow-up to the first Micro Four Thirds camera and last year’s camera of the year, the Panasonic Lumix G1. Like the G1, the GH1 is a “system” […]
Read More »Nikon D3S Video Preview
Here’s a second wacky camera intro from NYC photographer, Bob Scott. This one is for Nikon’s new 12-megapixel full-frame D3S professional digital SLR, which looks like it could be the new king of low light photography. Bob visited with Nikon and checked out the new D3S at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York a […]
Read More »"A Day through Your Lens" Nikon Festival
Nikon has created the Nikon Festival to let people share videos that portray “A Day Through Your Lens”. Nikon is encouraging photographers to explore the D-Movie function of their cameras by teaming up with A-list celebs and internet superstars to act as celebrity judges to evaluate 140 second long user submissions from aspiring film makers […]
Read More »Olympus E-P2 Hands-On Video Intro
Last week Olympus announced their second Micro Four Thirds Pen Digital camera, the E-P2. We got a little sneak peak at the E-P2 in the form of a pre-production camera that showed up about a week before the announcement. Since it wasn’t a finished camera we couldn’t shoot studio tests or evaluate the performance. […]
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