The future of camera memory cards may be a new CF card that offers transfer rates of 500 MB/sec and capacity in excess of 2 TB. The development of these proposed specifications were announced today as part of a joint effort among Sony, Nikon and SanDisk.
Nikon, SanDisk and Sony have submitted these high-powered specs to the CompactFlash Association in hopes of a future standardization of the format. The new card specifications are based on a PCI Express interface (in order to achieve a 500 MB/sec transfer rate) instead of the Parallel ATA interface used in current generation cards.
According to the statement issued by SanDisk, Sony and Nikon, the new cards will be similar in size to existing CF cards. Hopefully, that also serves as a hint that the new cards will do away with the pins inside camera, which are so susceptible to being bent.
Complete details of the announcement are below. [click to continue…]
This week’s Holiday deal from Westcott is the uLite Green Screen Photo Kit with Free Software Kit, which is available for $249.90. This package includes the following items.
- (2) uLite Constant Lights
- (2) 20″ Collapsible Soft Boxes
- (2) 6.5′ Light Stands
- (2) 500-watt Photoflood Lamps
- (1) 9′x10′ Green Screen
- (1) Educational DVD
- (1) Photoshop Elements Trial
- (1) 110 Digital Backgrounds
- (1) 5′ x 7′ Green Screen Background
- (2) Background Hooks
- (1) PhotoKey Lite Software
You can find the uLite Green Screen Photo Kit with Free Software Kit at B&H Photo, Amazon and Adorama. [click to continue…]
Manfrotto School of Xcellence is offering a free webinar on Taking Great Portraits hosted by Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer Bill Frakes.
The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, December 2 from 2-3PM ET.
You can register for the free webinar at Manfrotto School of Xcellence’s website.
More details below. [click to continue…]
Amazon is serving up the new Flip MinoHD alongside a free $20 Amazon.com gift card. Get it here on Amazon.com.
The Speedliter’s Handbook is a new book from Canon Speedlite specialist, Syl Arena.
The book has been in the works for nearly a year now, and just went to the printer last week. But it turned out to be much bigger than planned…
“It’s almost 400 pages, includes 800 photos, 100 diagrams, and 39 shoots detailed on 2-page spreads. If you shoot small flash (any brand), then 70% will be of interest. If you shoot Canon Speedlites, then 110% of the book will be of interest.” -Syl Arena
Speedliter’s Handbook: Learning to Craft Light with Canon Speedlites carries a retail price of $49.99; however, it is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com at $31.49 and will ship just after Christmas.
