Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Samsung ST30 is a budget-friendly, 10MP point and shoot camera with a 3x optical zoom. The ST30 should be available in March at an initial retail price of $99.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Samsung has announced a trio of new point and shoot cameras – the ST95, ST90 and ST65. [Read more…]
Switronix has announced the PowerBase70 for the Canon Rebel T2i. The PowerBase 70 is a battery pack that attaches to the base of the Rebel T2i and provides up to 6-times the run time over ordinary Rebel T2i batteries.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers is a new book from Klaus Goelker that guides beginning GIMP users through the open-source image editing software. GIMP 2.6 is free, open-source software compatible with Windows, OS X and Linux.
GIMP is considered a rather powerful alternative to Photoshop; however, educational info on GIMP has sometimes been difficult to find. This book “has evolved from classroom materials that the author developed and taught in courses and workshops on image editing with the GIMP.” Conveniently, the book includes a software DVD that contains a full version of GIMP and other open-source photo programs for those with slower Internet connections.
GIMP 2.6 for Photographers carries a retail price of $39.95; however, it is currently available for $26.37 on Amazon.com.
DxO Optics Pro v6.5.3 is now available and includes RAW files support for the Panasonic GH2 and Sony A55, along with 90 new DxO Optics Modules for a variety of camera models.
Additional info can be found on DxO’s website.
One of the things about CES is that you always see a brand that you’ve never seen before. At this year’s CES, I came across Golla Bags, which makes dozens of different camera, laptop, iPad and general electronic accessory bags.
Golla Bags also come in a wide variety of bright colors and feature several different designs. By orders of my wife, I’m always on the lookout for pink camera bags. Golla Bags has plenty of those, including the three above. The two on the left are more for poing and shoot cameras, while the larger bag on the right could accomodate a mirrorless camera, superzoom camera or small DSLR.
You can see the complete selection of Golla Bags gear on Golla.com. Additionally, you can purchase some of the Golla Bags on Amazon.com and Adorama – although neither retailer currently appears to carry the entire line.
More photos below. [Read more…]
SanDisk has announced a new line of Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I cards. The UHS-I speed boost can be taken advantage with new UHS devices like the Nikon D7000.
The new Extreme Pro cards provide read/write speeds up to 45MB/sec. When used with non-UHS devices, the Extreme Pro cards provide a max read/write speed of 25MB/sec.
SanDisk’s Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card is available in 8GB to 32GB capacities and retails from $109.99 to $349.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
In addition to the new Extreme Pro cards, SanDisk also announced a new Extreme Pro ExpressCard adapter for use with SDHC and SDXC UHS-I cards. The Extreme Pro ExpressCard adapter retails for $49.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
We’ve seen what the Canon 7D looks like at 2000fps. So, what about the Canon 60D?
In this video from CrumplePop, you see the 60D slowed down to 1000fps. [Read more…]
PSA: Adorama has the Fuji X100 up for pre-order. Adorama is always first-come, first-served with pre-orders. You can find it here.
See the previous Fuji X100 hands-on from CES here.
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]