Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The new Hoodman HoodCrane is a versatile tool that serves to keep the HoodLoupe on a 3” screen. Using the camera’s hot shoe as an anchor point, the HoodCrane locks onto the HoodLoupe for perfect hands-free viewing, then when the viewfinder needs to be used for shooting stills or just a less critical view of the LCD screen is needed, the HoodCrane just swings away. The HoodCrane is available now from Newpro UK priced at 89.99 pounds.

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Ricoh has just released an iPhone app with Flick File functionality that connects iPhone users with its visual online storage service “quanp,” which provides 10GB of free online storage, easy ways to share large files up to 500MB, and advanced search and tagging capabilities for quick and easy management of files and documents. The new iPhone app builds on these capabilities, allowing uploading and management of photos and videos taken on the user’s iPhone, but also allows local sharing with other iPhone users utilising its Flick File functionality.

Website: quanp iPhone App

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Olympus UK has announced a cashback offer on the Olympus E-PL1 mirrorless interchangeable-lens system camera. Starting tomorrow, 1st July, Olympus UK is offering £75 cashback on purchases of E-PL1 bodies and kits from authorised stockists. The offer will run in the UK and Ireland and is valid on purchases made up to 31st August 2010.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Photography of Curt Gunther, The Beatles First North American Tour, 1964 is a new exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York. The candid photos capture the young Fab Four in intimate and lighthearted moments, just as Beatlemania was reaching its most fevered pitch. The limited-edition prints of the Beatles photos in this exhibit were printed exclusively on Canson Infinity papers. The exhibition will run through the middle of July.

Website: Morrison Hotel Gallery

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The new Kata Pro Light Beetle-282 photo backpack is now available in the United Kingdom. Able to accommodate up to 3 DSLR bodies with 4-6 lenses and other accessories as well as a 17” laptop, the Kata Pro-Light Beetle 282 has been designed to comply with the strictest regulations regarding carry-on baggage (though Kata still recommends checking with your airline, due to “constantly changing” regulations). The Beetle-282 is also compatible with Kata’s Insertrolly, so can easily be transformed into a rolling bag. The suggested retail price for the photo backpack is £269.95 including value added tax.

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Nikon has just released a firmware update for the Nikon Coolpix L110 superzoom. Version 1.4 improves the performance of the automatic white balance setting in “incandescent coloured fluorescent” light.

Website: Nikon Coolpix L110 Firmware 1.4 - Mac
Website: Nikon Coolpix L110 Firmware 1.4 - Windows

Hot on the heels of last week’s update for the TZ10, Panasonic has issued firmware upgrades for the Lumix FT2, TZ8, TZ9 and ZX3 (also called the TS2, ZS5, ZS6 and ZR3 respectively) digital compact cameras. As with the TZ10, version 1.1 - for all products - optimises the light output of INON external underwater strobes, including the following models: S-2000 / D-2000 / Z-240.

Website: Panasonic Firmware Updates

The new Sanyo VPC-E1403 is an affordable 14-megapixel digital compact camera with a metal housing and HD video recording capabilities. Movies are recorded at a frame rate of 30fps and a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, whereas for stills, there are a host of scene modes plus smile and blink detection on offer. Boasting a large, 3-inch TFT LCD screen, the Sanyo E1403 is available priced at €129 and comes with a three-year warranty.

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Adorama has announced the winners of the first annual APPOS Photo App Awards for the iPhone. The top 10 winning apps were selected from among the most frequently used apps in more than 17,000 images submitted into Adorama’s first annual iPhone Photography Contest. These include the following applications: Photoshop.com Mobile, CameraBag, Best Camera, Photogene, TiltShift Generator – Fake Miniature, ShakeItPhoto, Hipstamatic, PhotoForge, Lo-Mob and Photo fx (see screenshot above).

Website: Adorama APPOS Photo App Awards and Photo Contest for the iPhone

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Swann Security has just announced the new ThumbCam Mini Digital Video Camera. It is a pinhole video camera designed to create clear, 720x480-pixel colour AVI files. Videos can be recorded manually at the push of a button, or switch to the sound activated recording mode for hands free operation. The ThumbCam has a built in, rechargeable lithium ion battery which can be recharged via USB. The new ThumbCam is now available at SRP £49.99 from PC World including a 2GB microSD memory card, silicon cover, USB cable, wall, magnetic and belt brackets, software CD and operating instructions.

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