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Firmware Friday: Casio EX-H20G, Panasonic 14-140mm Lens, Paul C. Buff Cyber Commander

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Camera Firmware Update

Below you will find this week’s firmware updates.  Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.

Casio EX-H20G version 1.01 – “Adds a function that writes position log data saved in camera memory to a memory card (Output Log)” [Casio Website]

Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm G HD Lens version 1.4 – “Improved stability of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and AF(Auto Focus) in movie recording.” [Panasonic Website]

Paul C. Buff Cyber Commander version 32 – “Optimizes antenna hardware to increase range by up to 25%. Corrects the power range of the White Lightning X3200 1/4 power as displayed on the FLASH screen. The -3.7f Ws power rating of 640Ws lights now displays as 9.2Ws (previously displayed inaccurately as 49.2Ws).” [Cyber Commander Website]

Why Photographs Work – New Book

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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…]

Nikon DSLR Rebates for December 2010

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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.

Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise 30 Giveaway

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Want an awesome, new Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise 30 camera bag?

For free?

Here’s how you can score one:

1. Be a fan of Photography Bay’s Facebook page by “Liking” it.

2. Leave a comment on Photography Bay’s Facebook wall that says:  “I want a free Think Tank Photo bag from Photography Bay.” (or something along those lines)

3. Spread the word to help Photography Bay reach a total of 2500 Facebook fans.

When Photography Bay reaches 2500 total Facebook fans, I’ll randomly select a Facebook fan that has commented (see #2) as the winner.

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.

Canon Freeze Tag

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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…]

PhotoFast G-Monster X Drive USB 3.0 Review

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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…]

Red Scarlet S35 Renamed, Re-priced

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The yet-to-be-released, Red Scarlet S35, has been redubbed by Red Leader, Jim Jannard, as the EPIC Light.  As he puts it, the price and features have changed as well.

The Scarlet S35 was originally announced in late 2008 and was spec’d with a 5120 x 2700 resolution Super 35 sensor that would capture 5k footage at 30 fps (w/ 72fps burst rates).  The initial price point for the Scarlet S35 was $7000 for the body (brain) only and would be available in Canon, Nikon, Red and PL mount options.

No word on the revised specs or price; however, according to Jannard, we should know something next week.

[RedUser.net via PhotoRumors]