Category: News

Lexar Professional 233x CF Memory Cards

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 23rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Lexar has upped the speed of its professional CF card line from 133x to 233x.  The new cards offer a read/write speed of 35MB per second to accommodate higher megapixel cameras and video capture.  The new CF cards are available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB flavors.

Smartparts 32 Inch SP3200WF and 8 Inch SPX8WF Digital Photo Frames

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 23rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Smartparts has announced two new digital photo frames.  The 32″ Wi-Fi enabled SP3200WF is the largest such frame in the world.  The 8″ SPX8WF digital frame has a real wood frame and offers 512MB of internal memory.

HP Digital Imaging News from Photokina

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 23rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

HP today announced the newest additions to its digital photography portfolio, designed to empower customers to do more with their digital assets across the printing ecosystem at retail, online or at home.
The technologies are being demonstrated in the HP booth in Hall 4.1 at Photokina 2008, one of the world’s largest photography tradeshows for consumers, [...]

Lowepro Lens Trekker 600 AW II

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 23rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Lowepro Addresses Needs of Photographers Who Carry Expensive and Delicate Telephoto Lenses
PHOTOKINA 2008, KÖLN, Deutschland - September, 23 2008 - Lowepro, creator of innovative carrying solutions for the imaging world, introduces the next generation of its pro-level Lens Trekker series, designed for the distinct requirements of nature and sports photographers who carry a telephoto lens [...]

Lowepro Classified AW Shoulder Bags

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Lowepro has announced new shoulder bags, dubbed the Classified AW series.  Geared toward the photojournalist photographer, the Classified AW series offers a range of sizes to fit different photographers’ needs.  The largest of the four models can even tote a 15.4″ laptop.

Pretec Releases 64GB and 100GB CF Cards

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Pretec, who previously announced a 48GB CF card to become the world leader in CF card size, just beat itself with a 100GB card.  I suppose the high megapixel cameras will create a need for larger CF cards.  Although, I’m not sure that my camera bag is quite ready for a 100GB CF card yet.

KODAK CCD Image Sensors Power New Cameras for Professional Photography

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment

Leica, Hasselblad, and Sinar Select KODAK CCD Image Sensors for Use in New Cameras
Cologne, Germany, September 23 — CCD Image Sensors from Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) have been selected again to power the most advanced cameras for professional photographers. Showcased at this year’s Photokina trade fair in Cologne, Germany, the new cameras – the [...]

Pentax K2000 Reviews and Resources

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 22nd, 2008 | 0 Comments

The Pentax K2000 is a new 10.2 megapixel DSLR.  The K2000 is geared toward entry-level shooters.  The new 18-55mm and 55-200mm kit lenses both feature plastic lens mounts.  The K2000 became available in November 2008 with an smc Pentax DA-L 18-55mm lens and an AF200FG flash included in the kit for a retail price of [...]

New Olympus Four Thirds Camera

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 22nd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Olympus has announced another unnamed camera for its E-System. The new DSLR is slotted between the E-520 and flagship E-3 as an advanced amateur camera. According to Olympus, “It will inherit all the outstanding features of the E-3 such as the high-speed AF system using 11-points-full twin cross sensor and the built-in image stabilization mechanism [...]

Olympus Micro Four Thirds Camera

Written by Eric from http://www.photographybay.com/ on September 22nd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Olympus has announced a new Micro Four Thirds camera.  The product name, launch date and retail price of the new Micro Four Thirds camera will be announced at a later date.  See the press release below for more details.


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