jill-e designs will be at CES 2011 showing off their new, stylish camera bags for girls and guys. The Messenger-Style Carryall Bag (above) accommodates a DSLR and accessories and can be customized by swapping out the designer covers for the bag. Other stylish bags for the guys include the new jack Rolling Satchel and jack Small Messenger Bag, which you can see below. [Read more…]
Year-End Camera Deals at Amazon.com
Amazon is serving up several year-end deals on a number of products – including cameras and photography gear.
- Save 10% instantly on select camera accessories (includes several Sigma lenses)
- Save 25% instantly on select camera accessories
- Save $150 instantly with the combined purchase of select Panasonic G-Series Lumix and a Lensbaby Composer.
- Save 15% instantly on select Kata camera bags with the purchase of a qualifying digital SLR
Lots more deals can be found on Amazon’s dedicated page for year-end camera deals.
Think Tank Photo Digital Holster 10 V2.0 Review
The Think Tank Photo Digital Holster series is designed to handle one DSLR with a lens attached. This makes for a lightweight setup when heading out for a casual day of activities and photography is not your primary objective. It’s also ideal for those who are never without their DSLR. I’ve been using the Digital Holster 10 V2.0 for a couple of months and have been pretty impressed with it so far. [Read more…]
Camera and Photo Gear Rebates and Deals Recap
There are several great deals on cameras and photo gear right now. Below, you will find a quick recap of these deals, some of which end in the next few days.
Also, if you are doing some last minute Christmas shopping, both Amazon and B&H have free one-day shipping on select products – Amazon’s one-day shipping – B&H one-day shipping.
Canon Cameras and Lenses
- Canon 60D and 7D Instant Rebates
- Canon Rebel Instant Rebates
- Canon Lens Double Instant Rebates
- Canon DSLR Plus Printer Rebates (ends 12/31)
- Canon PowerShot Instant Rebates (ends 12/25)
Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Samsung
- Nikon DSLR and Lens Instant Rebates (ends 1/1)
- Pentax K-r Instant Savings (ends 12/25)
- Samsung Camera Instant Savings (ends 12/25)
- Sony DSLR and Lens Instant Rebates
Westcott Holiday Deals
- Westcott Strobelite Holiday Gear Set
- Westcott Speedlite Accessory Gift Pack
- Westcott Photo Basics 406 Light Kit
- Westcott Spiderlite TD5 Holiday Kit
- Westcott Light Accessory Holiday Gear Set
- Westcott uLite Green Screen Photo Kit with Free Software
Other Accessories
Sony Bringing Translucent Mirror to NEX-Format Cameras?
If a recent patent application from Sony is any indicator of coming products, it looks like we could see a translucent mirror in future NEX-format cameras.
The obvious benefit of using this design in future NEX cameras is the ability to use a phase-difference autofocus mechanism (as typically found in DSLRs) instead of the slower, less accurate contrast-detection method that so-called “mirrorless” cameras have used to date.
Sony has already forged this technology in current Alpha “DSLR” models – Sony A33 and A55. The rapid live view and video autofocus in the A33 and A55 looks to be a hit among reviewers so far.
Essentially, this patent application presents the A55 in an NEX-5 body. It’s actually a design that should have been pretty easy to see coming. There’s nothing really new that’s not already in the A55 . . . Sony’s just taking out the parts that make it look like a DSLR and presenting it in a smaller package more akin to the NEX cameras we already know. And, it could very well be an Alpha mount camera in a compact shell, which would mean native functionality with Alpha lenses.
While I found the AF speed and accuracy in the Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 to be quite acceptable, taking it up a notch or two wouldn’t hurt at all.
What do you think about this design? Would you be interested in an APS-C camera that is this compact and has DSLR-like AF speed?
[via PhotoRumors]
New Canon EF 1.4x and 2x Teleconverter Availability
The new “version III” 1.4x and 2x Canon teleconverters, which were announced back in August, should be available very soon. B&H Photo has them available for pre-order, which is synonymous with “they should be in stock any day now.”
Check availability on their respective product pages below.
Firmware Friday: Canon 60D, Fuji F300EXR, Nikon P7000
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.
Canon 60D version 1.0.8 – “Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite in combination with the lenses listed below…” [Canon Website]
Fuji FinePix F300EXR version 1.01 – “Unstable volume level during movie recording is fixed.” [Fuji Website]
Nikon Coolpix P7000 version 1.1 – “Image recording time at image quality settings that include NRW (RAW) has been reduced. Lens control has been optimized to reduce the frequency with which the “Initializing lens. Cannot focus.” message is displayed. An issue that, in some rare cases, prevented zoom operation has been resolved. An issue that caused the monitor display to exhibit a loss of detail in highlights (blown highlights) when the shutter-release button was pressed halfway with Active D-Lighting enabled has been resolved.” [Nikon Website]
DxO Optics Pro Adds Support for Pentax K-5, Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3
DxO Optics Pro version 6.5.2 is now available with added RAW support for the Pentax K-5, and Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3. Additionally, the new version adds 50 new DxO Optics Modules for Canon, Nikon Pentax and Sony cameras. The update is available at DxO’s website.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Photoshop Elements 9 Book for Digital Photographers Now Shipping
It looks like Scott Kelby’s new Photoshop Elements 9 book has started shipping from Amazon.com.
As I’ve said before, if you are a photographer struggling with Photoshop Elements (or any version for that matter), you could do a lot worse than picking up a book penned by Kelby.
If you were holding off getting this book for a photographer on your shopping list because you didn’t know if the pre-order would get here, it looks like you’ll have no trouble getting it delivered in time for Christmas morning.
You can find it here on Amazon.
Firmware Friday: Casio EX-H20G, Panasonic 14-140mm Lens, Paul C. Buff Cyber Commander
Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware.
Casio EX-H20G version 1.01 – “Adds a function that writes position log data saved in camera memory to a memory card (Output Log)” [Casio Website]
Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm G HD Lens version 1.4 – “Improved stability of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and AF(Auto Focus) in movie recording.” [Panasonic Website]
Paul C. Buff Cyber Commander version 32 – “Optimizes antenna hardware to increase range by up to 25%. Corrects the power range of the White Lightning X3200 1/4 power as displayed on the FLASH screen. The -3.7f Ws power rating of 640Ws lights now displays as 9.2Ws (previously displayed inaccurately as 49.2Ws).” [Cyber Commander Website]
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