Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Kelly Moore has released a new canvas shoulder bag designed for men or women. The Kate bag features a padded interior area that can carry up to a 10″ lens and camera body, as well as a other lenses, speedlights and accessories. It has a laptop and iPad sleeve that holds up to a 15″ laptop. [Read more…]
Amazon has listed the Canon 7D as “discontinued” on its product page. However, the camera is still available via third party sellers on Amazon.com. We have been expecting to hear more on a replacement for the camera, possibly called a 7D Mark II, and we continue to see steep discounts on the Canon 7D.
The new camera is rumored to appear just prior to Photokina in September. [Read more…]
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…]
In the above video, Photoshop Principal Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes shares how to remove noise in Photoshop. He highlights the use of the noise removal tools in Camera Raw, as well as hiding other noise by turning down the black levels.
The same controls are also available in Lightroom, so that portion of the tutorial applies to Lightroom as well. Additionally, you can use the image size and Smart Sharpen tools within Photoshop to combat noise.
The new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now in stock again for Canon mount; however, it is still in limited supply. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Contour closed its doors in 2013 and then was purchased by an investment group in October last year. We saw Contour at CES 2014; however, there were no new camera models available.
Now, Contour is poised to come back into the action cam market bigger and better than ever before. [Read more…]
Fuji has released a new lens roadmap for its X-Series mirrorless cameras, which include the recent X-T1 and X-E2 cameras. [Read more…]
Ricoh has announced a new Pentax K-3 Prestige Edition, which features a gunmetal gray finish with a matching BG-5 battery grip. There will be a limited run of only 2,000 units made. The kit also includes a exclusive black leather camera strap and 2 batteries.
The Pentax K-3 Prestige Edition retails for $1399.95 and ships in August 2014. Check it out here at Adorama.
We previously heard some solid rumors in late 2013 that Canon was testing a 75MP+ pro-level DSLR. Now, a new round of hype is circulating around the rumor sites over the mention of a “high megapixel” EOS camera in an interview with a couple of Canon executives. [Read more…]
There are times when you have to use a flash when shooting a wedding or portrait session. For example, if you are shooting outside and the sun has gone down completely, or if you are shooting inside with dim overhead lighting, a flash is a necessity. But whenever I can avoid it, I prefer taking advantage of natural light, even if it is waning in the half hour after sunset.
To get the most out of your camera, follow these guidelines: [Read more…]