Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The Focus 35 Rotation 360 Skater Dolly is a compact dolly designed for use with HDSLRs and prosumer camcorders. It is based on a 1/4″ aluminum plate with axles on the front and rear and 4 ball-bearing wheels. It’s almost like a baby skateboard – hence the “Skater Dolly” name. [Read more…]
Why Photographs Work is a new book from photographer George Barr in which he analyzes 52 photographs from the world’s top photographers. Each photo is also accompanied by an explanation from the photographer that describes the circumstances of making the image.
Why Photographs Work carries a retail price of 39.95; however, it can currently be found for $26.26 on Amazon.com.
More details below. [Read more…]
The RED Epic’s first foray beta test into the professional world is attached to a huge production. The new Spider-Man reboot film is being shot with the RED Epic – in 3D. [Read more…]
Tamron has announced a new 18-270mm travel zoom lens for DSLRs. The 15x zoom lens features a Piezo ultrasonic motor for fast and silent AF. It also features Tamron’s vibration compensation to reduce camera shake image blur.
The new lens should be available in December for Canon and Nikon mount versions, while a Sony version of the lens is planned for a later date.
Nikon has refreshed and extended its DSLR and lens rebates through the remainder of the holidays. Cameras included in the rebates are now the Nikon D3000, the new D3100, D90, D300s and the D700.
Up to $400 in rebates are available when purchased with qualifying lenses. B&H Photo has the complete rundown on qualifying DSLR and lens combos here.
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I’ll send the winner a message via Facebook for his/her mailing address. Respond within 3 days or the bag goes to someone else.
Adobe has released final versions of Lightroom 3.3 and Camera RAW 6.3, which are now available. The new versions add RAW file support for the following camera models:
More details and download instructions on Adobe’s website.
The above Canon commercial from Director Saman Keshavarz features a game of “freeze tag” using Canon cameras. As part of the commercial, they handed out Canon cameras to various people running through the halls, with many of their shots making it into the final cut of the commercial.
The behind the scenes video is embedded below. [Read more…]
The PhotoFast G-Monster X Drive is a USB 3.0 enclosure for CF cards and 1.8″ hard drives. Essentially, the G-Monster X Drive turns a CF card or micro-sized hard drives into an ultra-compact, high speed hard drive.
Recently, I added a USB 3.0 PCIe adapter and an external USB 3.0 hard drive to my desktop PC as a media drive for video editing. So far, it has worked very well – with no discernable difference in performance from my internal hard drives. I have since become a big fan of USB 3.0 tech and was glad to hear about the G-Monster X Drive from Photofast. [Read more…]
There are several solid instant savings deals on Sony DSLRs and lenses that last through the holidays.
The rebates are valid through January 1, 2011. The list of cameras, links and details on availability are below. [Read more…]