Calling Clik Elite’s products ‘camera bags’ is a bit of an understatement. So, consider the keyword in the title to be ‘adventure’ instead.
I ran into the guys from Clik Elite at PMA 2010, and they were kind enough to give me a rundown of their product line. As they showed me some of the features of the camera bags, I spent most of my time commentating with words like ‘cool’ and ‘oh, wow’.
Clik Elite bags are designed first and foremost for active photographers. If you just need to tote cameras and lenses from your typical point ‘A’ to your typical point ‘B’, then the Clik Elite gear is going to be way overkill for you. However, if point ‘A’ happens to be at the top of a snow-covered mountain, you have skis on your feet, and you intend to reach point ‘B’ at the bottom of the mountain via those skis, then you’ll probably dig these bags. [click to continue…]
If you missed out on making it to PMA 2010, but still want to catch almost everything in the Olympus booth, check out the video below. [click to continue…]
Think Tank Photo has released a new massive camera gear case, the Logistics Manager, which holds a ton of gear. It’s big enough for large telephoto lenses, lighter gear such as strobes and reflectors.
The Logistics Manager runs $599 direct from Think Tank Photo.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
GigaPan is introducing several new EPIC robotic, panorama mounts today. If you aren’t familiar with GigaPan products, these mounts allow you to make massive multi-gigapixel images with your camera by capturing literally hundreds of images that are stitched together in post-processing software. Popular images shot with the GigaPan system include the Obama Inauguration and the 2009 World Series.
The GigaPan EPIC and EPIC 100 are slated for use with point and shoot cameras and smaller DSLRs. Both models are currently available at gigapansystems.com for $349 and $449, respectively.
The GigaPan EPIC Pro is designed to work with DSLRs are larger lenses with up to a 10 lbs combined weight. The EPIC Pro should be available in April 2010 for $895 from gigapansystems.com.
All GigaPan EPIC models come with GigaPan Stitch, which “automatically combines and blends hundreds of photos into one seamless gigapixel panorama, then uploads it to GigaPan.com, where users can zoom into the detail, discover, explore and share.”
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
The Sony H55 is a 14.1MP point and shoot camera with a 10x optical zoom, which covers an equivalent range of 25-250mm on a 35mm format camera. It retails for $249 and is a sort-of middle-of-the-road point and shoot. It’s not quite as high end as the Sony HX5V; however, it’s still a step up from most of Sony’s W-series of Cyber-shot cameras. [click to continue…]
