Just saw these deals from the Dell store and the current Day 3 of the 10 Days of Deals for Dads and Grads promotion.

• Photo Factory featuring Adobe® Premiere Elements & Photoshop Elements. Inspiron 530s Desktop $599 after $269 off.
  
• View photos in hi-def on this 17″ widescreen. Inspiron™ 1720 Laptop $799 after $320 off!
  
• Kodak® EasyShare® 12.0 MP Digital Camera $149.00 after $50 off. Features 5X optical/digital zoom, 64 MB* internal mem!

UPDATE: The Nikon D3X has been officially unveiled. See details of the Nikon D3X Announcement here.

The rumors surrounding the Nikon D3X have been stirring quite a bit over the last few days. See here and here for examples. Thom Hogan has stepped out with some more solid dates based on supposedly more solid rumors.

Current rumors out of Japan have Nikon introducing the D90, D3x, plus lenses, in the second week of June. I’m tightening my D90 (or whatever they decide to call it) prediction date to between May 12th and June 16th.

(via ByThom)

Stay current on these upcoming cameras via Photography Bay’s Nikon D90 Rumors page and Nikon D3X Rumors page.

Looks like Amazon just listed the A300 and A350. I just pre-ordered the A350 w/ 18-70mm lens, so I’ll let you know what I think when it arrives. Currently, Amazon is showing availability dates in May for the A300 and April for the A350.

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Here’s the links:

Sony A300 w/ 18-70mm lens

Sony A300 w/ 18-70mm & 55-200mm lenses

Sony A350 (body only)

Sony A350 w/ 18-70mm lens

Sony A350 w/ 18-70mm & 55-200mm lens

Get more info on the Photography Bay resource pages for the A300 and A350.

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I’m not sure you call it a leak if they’ve been in the wild for as long as they have, but the ever-diligent crew over in the DPReview.com forums have purportedly lifted the K20D specs from a Russian Pentax distributor (I’m not making this up).  Anyway, here’s a quick rundown of the specs:

• 14.6 CMOS megapixel sensor
• 3 types of dust removal
• ISO – Auto, fixed 100-1600 (standard values), manual 100-3200 with possibility of ISO6400.
• 2.7″ display consisting of 230k pixels
• LiveView
• 12 bit RAW
• 3fps – 9 RAW, unlimited JPEG
• PC-contact for studio flashes
• Same battery and vertical grip as K10D

If this stuff is really floating around on a distributor’s website (it was taken down when I checked), then I imagine we’ll hear something official in the next couple of days.  Stay tuned.

Watch the Pentax K20D page for the latest updates.

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SECAUCUS, N.J. (January 22, 2008) – Panasonic today introduced its newest LUMIX digital camera, the DMC-LS80, which features advanced, yet easy-to-use settings that help even the entry-level digital photographer take great photos. Encased in a compact design and powered by AA batteries, the LS80 offers convenience and increased usability. With a newly developed LUMIX DC VARIO lens system, 3x optical zoom and 8.1-megapixel high resolution, the LS80 is feature-rich and user-friendly digital camera, all at an affordable price. [Read more…]

Photography Bay is in the middle of upgrading has been upgraded to the lastest version of WordPress.  I think I caught all the goblins with couple of close calls.  If you see something funky going on with Photography Bay, sit tight let me know with a comment on this post.

alfa romeo – 8c – 1

Originally uploaded by reddo the redneck

Check out more of reddo the redneck’s amazing photos and imagery in his Flickr photostream.

Last fall, we saw the introduction of the EyeFi SD card, which ultimately received underwhelming reviews. Panasonic is taking that concept one step further with a camera that will upload photos to Google’s Picasa Web Albums over T-Mobile’s HotSpot network. [Read more…]

Are you looking for photo contests to enter? Well, PhotoCompete.com is a site that keeps a running tally on all the current photo contests. You can check out all the active contests (58 at the time of this post) and even jump in on ones that are ending soon (better hurry, 24 are about to end). And follow the blog for the latest announced contests. Check out the goodies in this current contest:

Amateur Photographer, the world’s leading weekly photographic magazine, is launching a competition to give away a rare Leica model O replica kit in its Christmas issue, AP 22/29 December 2007.

The limited-edition kit was put together by Leica Camera AG to mark the 125-year anniversary of the death of Leica inventor Oskar Barnack. Worth well over £2,000, the special kit comprises a working replica of the original Leica model O 35mm camera and a ‘1 of 100’ archival print of a test photograph taken by Barnack himself during trials of his unique cameras.

So what are you waiting for? Enter now!

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