
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…]

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.

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…]

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…]

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…]