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Peak Design’s Leash and Cuff are Fresh Takes on Camera Straps

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Peak Design has a winner of a new camera strap system on its hands with its Leash and Cuff models. Peak Design previously brought us the Capture Camera Clip for packing our DSLRs and mirrorless cameras on our belts and camera bag straps. Now, Peak Design is after the camera neck and wrist straps. [Read more…]

2012 Camera & Photo Gear Gift Guide

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Best Digital Cameras & Holiday Shopping & Gift Guide 2012

Welcome to the 2012 edition of Photography Bay’s Photo Gear Holiday Gift Guide.

This guide is set up in categories that describe the general type of cameras – be it a price range or general features.  You can scan the headings until you find the right category for you and your special photographer.

In the category summaries below, I have identified the cameras and accessories that I feel are the best buys and best equipment based on my opinion of those products within the specified category. [Read more…]

Custom SLR’s ProDot is a Cushion for Your Shutter Release

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Custom SLR ProDot

Custom SLR is aiming to improve the “feel” of your shutter release with its latest invention – the ProDot.

The ProDot is a textured, press-on dot that adheres to the shutter button in order to provide finite control and finger-padding.  The ProDot was initially crafted to provide photographers a seamless shutter-release free of residual tremors; however, the Custom SLR folks envision a market for all routine button pushers (e.g., mouse buttons). [Read more…]

WD Unveils My Book Studio with USB 3.0 and 4TB Capacity

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WD USB 3 My Book Studio

Western Digital is adding to its My Book Studio line with a new 4TB drive that features a USB 3 interface.  The new unit retains the single drive form factor in 1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB flavors.

The new USB 3 drives are Mac formatted out of the box for compatibility with the newest Macs that now offer USB 3 (of course, they are also backward compatible with USB 2.0).  Accordingly, the new drives are compatible with Apple Time Machine and they offer 256-bit hardware-based encryption for added security against unauthorized access to the drive and its contents.

Pricewise, the My Book Studio 1TB is $159.99; the 2TB is $189.99; the 3TB is $239.99; and the 4TB is $299.99.  The new drives are already available on Western Digital’s website and I expect them to show up soon at B&H Photo.