October 2011

Switronix Torch LED Bolt

by on October 10, 2011

in Lighting

TLBoltkit

Switronix has introduced a new on-camera continuous light – the Torch LED Bolt.  The new light offers 200w-equivalent of continuous light while drawing only 22w.  It’s halogen light power in LED form. [click to continue…]

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Nikon V1 and 1 Series Family

B&H sent me an email to pass along that the Nikon V1 is available for pre-order and should be shipping soon.  Hopefully, they’ll get these out the door before they close for 11 days starting on Wednesday.  I’ll update this if/when I hear more.

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Sony A99

Recent rumors purport to make the Nikon D800 a “sure thing” for a 2011 announcement.  While a follow-up to the Nikon D700 is overdue in terms of camera life expectancy, the biggest “shocker” of the rumor suggests a 36MP full frame sensor in the D800.

Nikon has relied on Sony for its past full frame sensors, and so, it seems logical that Sony would make use of such a sensor in its own Alpha-series DSLRs as well (as in the Nikon D3X and Sony A900 models).  And that me be what’s to come with a new full frame Sony camera sporting the same 36MP Sony sensor to be found in the Nikon D800. [click to continue…]

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Jill-e Designs - Everywear Gadget Bag-Nougat - Front

Jill-e Designs recently released a new Everywear Gadget Bag, which has room for a DSLR, a couple of lenses and a speedlight – as well as other small photo accessories.  It also has a protective sleeve pocket that can hold an iPad, Kindle or other small tablet device. [click to continue…]

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LockPort5

The LockPort5 (from the folks who make the Lock Circle) protects your Canon 5D Mark II‘s HDMI port and includes a built-in mini-HDMI to full-size HDMI adapter.  As a result, you can use standard HDMI cables on your 5D Mark II when going to an off-camera monitor.

There’s a 7D version coming soon as well.

More details below. [click to continue…]

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Canon CPS VIP Event

Canon Europe sent out an invite for a CPS VIP event on October 18, a date which had previously been rumored as a announcement date for the Canon 1D Mark V or 1Ds Mark IV.

Rumored specs for the Canon pro camera are as follows: [click to continue…]

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