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Kata Auxiliary System
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Kata has launched its Auxiliary System, a new kit carrying system for photographers who are selective about the precise kit they take on shoots, and want everything close to hand when they need it most. The Auxiliary System is a collection of individually specified pouches that can be used alone or combined using Kata’s Auxiliary Belt and Harness to carry a combination of kit. With [...]
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30″x30” Ezybox Hotshoe Softbox
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The new 76cm x 76cm (30” x 30”) Ezybox Hotshoe softbox is the largest in JP Distribution’s range offering the photographer a greater spread and a softer light when using their off camera flash. It will be available as the softbox only, bundled with the Ezybox Hotshoe plate and as part of a kit including: 76cm Ezybox Hotshoe, Ezybox Hotshoe plate, 4 section stand, tilthead bracket, extending [...]
Active Media Rolls Out 600X Pro Series CF Cards
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Active Media Products, manufacturer of solid state drives and innovative USB drives, has launched a new line of 600X CF cards for professional photographers. The cards range in capacity from 8GB to 64GB, and are priced from $99.95 to $299.95. ” These 600X Pro Series cards can write up to 90MB per second, so even in raw mode a high-end DSLR will be able to shoot at or near its rated [...]
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Custom Brackets Launch New Folding Brackets
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Flaghead Photographic has announced the availability of two new folding brackets from Custom Brackets. The CBFolding-T and CBFolding-S are designed to keep the flash well above the camera and lens, regardless of camera orientation, ensuring that shadows disappear down behind the subject and red-eyes are avoided. The CBFolding-T bracket accommodates tall cameras, or those with add-on [...]
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Kodak R110
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Sakar International has announced a new Kodak-branded microSD memory card reader. Roughly the size of a quarter, the new Kodak R110 card reader for microSD cards has special features to keep the card, USB connection and device itself safe and secure. It slides open from the middle to expose the card compartment and USB – then slides closed to prevent the card from falling [...]
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Etre Touchy Gloves for Photographers
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Etre, a digital communications agency, has created the Etre Touchy gloves as a stylish, fun and practical way to keep your hands warm while fiddling with your gear outdoors. Originally targeted at users of mobile phones, music players and portable games systems, Etre Touchy gloves have proven particularly popular with photographers, the company says. They give you the warmth and dryness [...]
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Lowepro GPS Cases & Camera Bags
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Lowepro has introduced a new line of GPS cases, and unveiled its latest camera bags. The Lowepro Navi Series of cases and pouches for GPS units provides the protection and accessibility needed for this increasingly ubiquitous device and its many destinations. The Lowepro Pro Runner AW is a six-backpack series that offer an array of carrying solutions from smaller standard photo backpacks [...]
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OmniVision Launches 14.6-Megapixel, 1080p/60 HD CMOS Sensor
Zoltan Arva-Toth
OmniVision, a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, has launched a 14.6-megapixel image sensor capable of delivering high-resolution still photography and full 1080p high-definition video at 60 frames per second (fps). The new OV14810 for digital still/video cameras and OV14825 for mobile applications are among the very first sensors to achieve the highest quality in both [...]
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Canon today introduced the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens. Built for the professional, the body structure of the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens has been enhanced to provide better durability and strength without a significant increase in weight, the manufacturer claims. Canon has improved optical performance on the new EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens by redesigning [...]
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Davis & Sanford Traverse Tripod
Zoltan Arva-Tot
Davis & Sanford, a division of The Tiffen Company, has introduced the TRAVERSE tripod, whose legs have the ability to fold up over the head saving several inches of space as the tripod is readied for storage. The TRAVERSE opens up to a full size 57 inches and folds down to a mere 16”. The independent legs have 2 stops to shoot down to 16” or up to 57 inches. The TRVERSE tripod [...]
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New Marumi Filters Hit Shelves in UK
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Kenro has announced the UK release of two new Marumi digital high grade filters, the Super Circular Polarising Filter, and the Super Lens Protection Filter. Both filters use a specially developed ultra-low reflection coating to minimize internal reflection off the cameras’ built-in CCD and CMOS sensors. Other anti-reflect features include a special slim frame with satin smooth finish [...]
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“Vivicap” White Balance Filter
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Kaiser Fototechnik has just introduced the Vivicap, a small accessory that helps make custom white balance quick and easy. The Vivicap white balance filters concentrate and filter incident light resulting in a neutral grey area with uniform light distribution facing the lens. This effect is achieved by a special surface structure with microprisms. The basic operation is quite easy: [...]
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Choosing a Camera Bag
By Fredrik Silverglimth
Camera bags can be one of the most difficult pieces of equipment to choose. No camera bag is made to fit every occasion so I will here talk about some different types of bags and cover a few points to consider.
Choosing your next lens or camera is often quite easy, you often know what you want, but when it comes to choosing a new camera bag at least I can be confused and have [...]
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25 Spectacular Light Painting Images
Light Painting in its many forms has been a growing trend on Flickr and other photo sharing sites in the last couple of years. These images are attention grabbing and full of amazing color, movement and detail. In this post we share 25 examples to inspire you.
Image by brentbat
These great images come from a variety of talented photographers including Brent Pearson (his image is above) who has written [...]
A 90 Year Old Example of Forced Perspective Photography
Posted by Darren Rowse on November 6, 2009 · 0 Comment
A few months back we published a collection of Forced Perspective images which was very popular with readers.
Forced perspective is defined as ‘a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.’ (Wikipedia)
This is far from a recently popular thing for photographers to do. Here’s a great example from 1918 which was submitted [...]
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