Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
At WPPI, Digital Foci has launched a pearl white version of its digital Photo Book, which features an 8-inch display at 800 x 600 resolution and 4GB of internal memory. The new digital Photo Book is geared toward wedding photographers as a proof album. It is priced at $189 and should be available in June 2010 at B&H Photo, Adorama and Amazon.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
At WPPI today, Zenfolio announced the addition of new offerings that provide users with a unique way to add music to their site, and select and share favorite photos. With the addition of the new features, Zenfolio users can now enhance their photo presentations by adding soundtracks to be played along with their images. To provide users with choices in song selection, Zenfolio has partnered with Triple Scoop Music, which is the first music licensing service built specifically for professional photographers and videographers.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Animoto, the unique, automatic video creation service, has announced a new service at WPPI today, called “Quickstart,” which will allow other photo and video sites or services to integrate seamlessly with Animoto. White House Custom Colour, ProSelect and SmugMug are some of the key partners to sign on to use the new Quickstart service, and allow their users to initiate Animoto projects from their existing photo and video assets on those sites.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Along with the Panasonic G10, the Panasonic Lumix G2 is another 12.1MP Micro Four Thirds camera that follows the previous generation G1, GH1 and GF1 cameras. The G2 headline features include an articulating, 3-inch Live View LCD with a touchscreen interface, along with HD video capture in AVCHD Lite format.
The G2 is paired with a 14-42mm image stabilized kit lens and, of course, is compatible with all previously introduced Micro Four Thirds Lumix G lenses from Panasonic. Additionally, the G2 includes a built-in pop-up flash and a hot shoe for external flashes. The G2 will be available in red, blue and black body colors.
The Panasonic Lumix G10 is a 12.1MP Micro Four Thirds camera that follows the previous generation G1, GH1 and GF1 cameras. In addition to still images, the G10 captures 720p HD video at 30 fps in Motion JPEG format.
The G10 is paired with a 14-42mm image stabilized kit lens and, of course, is compatible with all previously introduced Micro Four Thirds Lumix G lenses from Panasonic. The G10 features a 3-inch, 460k dot resolution LCD and an electronic viewfinder, both of which offer approximately 100% frame coverage. Additionally, the G10 includes a built-in pop-up flash and a hot shoe for external flashes.
This dispute, which appeared on the Judge Joe Brown TV show, has been making its way around the Interweb. What makes this ‘trial’ so classic is that Judge Brown knows a thing or two about cameras, lenses and wedding photography. So, sit back and watch Judge Joe Brown taking these two ladies to task over the quality of wedding photos produced by a Rebel XTi and kit lens.
[via LeggNet]
WiebeTech, maker of all sorts of storage solutions, is hosting a photo contest that gives photographers a chance to win one of four ToughTech Secure mini-Q with AES Encryption Key HD enclosure. Additionally, one grand prize winner will receive the big RTX400-QR RAID 5 portable enclosure that holds up to four 2TB hard drives. [Read more…]
Nikon has some solid DSLR and lens combo rebates going on right now. B&H Photo sent me a list of the rundown of cameras and lens, and they’ve put together kits to make picking up the right items a simple task.
The rebates are instant rebates, so there’s no clipping UPCs off the box and sending in 3 copies of your receipt. Just add the item to your cart and you see the discounted price right away.
Follow the links above to the qualifying cameras, then click the words “View Available Kits” (see top screenshot) that is just below the product image to see the lens kits and rebate amounts, which range from $200 to $400.
(Update: Note that the rebates are “stackable” in some cases, so you can save $700 when you buy a couple of lenses with the D3S and D700. Those kits are specified in the list as well.)
By default, B&H displays the retail price; however, once you add the “kit” to your online shopping cart, you will see the discounted price. Additionally, you get free shipping in the USA.
The Olympus E-PL1 is a 12.3MP Micro Four Thirds camera that follows the original Olympus E-P1 and E-P2. The former cameras were geared more toward enthusiast photographers, and the new E-PL1 is aimed squarely at consumers graduating from point and shoot cameras.
The E-PL1 is smaller than both the E-P1 and E-P2. Additionally, the new camera features a pop-up flash, which is a feature that was missed by many on the previously released Olympus cameras. The big kicker, however, is a reduced price point of $599 for the body and kit lens. These factors combine to create a solid offering over the previous E-P1 and E-P2 cameras, and a serious option for consumers shopping for a powerful point and shoot camera. [Read more…]
Topaz Labs has updated the highly touted Photoshop plug-in, Topaz Adjust, to version 4. The new version is available as a free upgrade to existing Topaz Adjust users. Topaz Adjust 4 is available direct from Topaz Labs for $49.99 for new users. A banner on the Topaz Labs website reveals that you can get 20% off Topaz Adjust 4 through March 15, 2010. You can also download a free 30-day trial to take the plug-in for a spin before you buy it.
More details about the update in the press release below. [Read more…]