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Archives for April 2009

Casio Exilim EX-FC100 Review at Cruchgear

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Crunchgear has posted a review of the Casio Exilim EX-FC100.

This is easily the most versatile camera on the market, and $350 is a price I’d pay myself for these capabilities. This camera carries the highest recommendation I can give (until its successor comes out), not only to regular picture takers who want a camera that does cool stuff, but also to serious photographers with DSLRs that want to have a pocket camera but don’t want to give up the ability to get that perfect shot.

Additionally, check out Photography Bay’s Casio FC100 Hands-On Review.

 

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Review at DP Interface

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DP Interface has posted a review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000.

The Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 is one of the more hardy rugged cameras in the current market. This little 12 megapixel camera is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and crushproof. So you can definitely bring the Stylus Tough 8000 on your next visit to Alaska or sit down and have lunch without having to pull the camera out of your back pocket first.

Think Tank Streetwalker HardDrive Winner

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The winner of the Think Tank Streetwalker HardDrive backpack giveaway was Alan Gornstein.  I asked Alan to share a little bit about himself as a photographer.  His reply follows:

I’m an old Nikon and Kodachrome hand. Love the technical end and used to develope my own slides and make Cibachrome Pro prints. Even mixed my own chemicals. After my kids talked me into a point and shoot, the Nikons were put in the display case, and I never looked back! The timing of this win couldn’t be better-I just got a G1 with the 15-45 and 45-200 lenses, and don’t have anything to put them in.

Thanks to everyone that took time to enter.  Also, a big thanks to Think Tank Photo for sponsoring the contest.

If you read the Streetwalker HardDrive review and are wanting to pick up some gear from Think Tank, remember that you can get extra gear for free if you spend more than $50 and order through this link for Photography Bay readers.

The current freebies include the following choices:

All the Other Stuff ($34.95)

Lens Changer 50 ($27.95)

Lens Drop In ($34.95)

Lightning Fast ($35.00)

Ritz Camera Store Closings

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Ritz Camera Centers, Inc. (the brick and mortar stores, not the online stores) is going to start liquidating stores on Saturday, April 4, 2009 as part of its reorganization process. Over 300 stores across the nation will be closing. As a result, you may be able to find some deals in the coming weeks.

See the press release below for more details. Additionally, a complete list of store locations that are closing is listed below. [Read more…]

Canon EOS 50D Review at DP Interface

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DP Interface has posted a review of the Canon 50D.

The camera offers a lot of functionality for photo enthusiasts and professionals, yet still has a small handful of scene modes and Creative Auto mode which appeal to users who want to enter and test the waters of the digital SLR world (if they’re daring enough to start out with this camera).

For the latest news and reviews, check out Photography Bay’s Canon 50D Reviews and Resources.

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Review at Imaging Resource

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Imaging Resource has posted a review of the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS.

We still think the SD780 IS is a very nice digital camera to use, and that it will serve as a decent camera for serving up good 4×6-inch prints at up to ISO 800, but that 12-megapixel designation on the front of the camera makes it seem like the camera is capable of more.

Olympus E-30 Firmware Update Ver. 1.1

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Olympus has released a firmware update (version 1.1) for the E-30 DSLR.  The firmware update addresses the following issues:

  • Reduced the sound of Image stabilizer operations when IMAGER AF and HYBRID AF are being used.
  • Resolved the issue where pressing the delete button in Close-up playback occasionally caused the Card access lamp to blink.
  • Resolved the issue where images with a changed aspect ratio played back with Index display sometimes had horizontal stripes.

You can download the update here.