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Lowepro Flipside Sport AW and Urban Photo Sling Camera Bags

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Lowepro Flipside Sport AW and Urban Photo Sling

Lowepro Flipside Sport AW (left) and Urban Photo Sling (right)

Lowepro has just launched a pair of new camera bags, the Flipside Sport AW and the Urban Photo Sling.

The Flipside Sport AW is available in two sizes and two colors with convenient body-side access so you can get to your camera gear without removing the pack.  Additionally, the divider system is removable, allowing you to turn the bag into a daypack for other gear.  There’s also a side pouch for a hydration bladder and port for a sip tube.  The Flipside Sport AW retails at $124.99 and $134.99.

The Urban Photo Sling is available in black in two sizes and is built for compact, on-the-go kits.  It features two loading options – top load only or fully open. There’s also a dedicated iPad slot, along with pouches for small photo accessories.  The Urban Photo Sling retails at $99.99 and $84.99.

 

Canon’s Plans for New Cameras that Approach SLR Image Quality

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Canon G1 X

In a recent earnings call, Canon mentioned an upcoming camera announcement that will approach SLR image quality.  Smells like a true mirrorless camera may be in the works for Canon – unlike the big-sensored G1 X.

Next, I will discuss our full year projection for the camera segment. We expect a strong global demand for SLR cameras to continue driven by such factors as an expanding user base and replacement demand.

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Olympus TG-1 iHS Waterproof, “Tough” Camera Announced

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Olympus TG-1 iHS

The Olympus TG-1 iHS adds to the Tough Series line of Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof, Crushproof and Dustproof compact cameras.

The TG-1 iHS features a 12MP CMOS image sensor, 4x optical zoom lens (25-100mm equivalent) with a bright f/2.0 max aperture and a 3-inch OLED display.  It can also capture full 1080p HD video and provides a built-in GPS and e.compass. [Read more…]

Adobe CS6 Available Today

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Available

Today is the first day of availability for Adobe Photoshop CS6 and all the other new CS6 products.  You can download CS6 apps from Adobe’s website.

If you’re ordering a boxed copy, it should ship today.

Also, student and teacher editions are available from Adobe’s website here.

The full list of new CS6 products is below. [Read more…]

Panasonic GX1 Review

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Panasonic GX1

The Panasonic Lumix GX1 is a compact Micro Four Thirds camera that features a 16MP image sensor, a 3-inch touchscreen LCD and captures 1080/60i AVCHD video.

The GX1 is one of the mirrorless cameras that really pushes the compact nature of the mirrorless format, while retaining a large image sensor.  Combined with the ultra-compact 14-42mm power zoom lens, the GX1 delivers near-DSLR performance in an almost-pocketable form factor. [Read more…]