Due to overwhelming demand, Datacolor is extending mail-in rebates on its Spyder color calibration systems. You can now save $15.00 off of Spyder3Pro, $35.00 off of Spyder3Elite, and $100.00 off Spyder3 Studio until December 31st 2008. The rebate program will continue to be offered in addition to any other promotions currently offered by retailers nationwide in the USA.

Ridata have unveiled a new 300x speed CompactFlash flash memory card for professional photographers. The Ridata 16GB 300x CompactFlash card’s reading capability equates to approximately 45MB/per sec, while the high-speed writing capability is about 31MB/per second. The Ridata 16GB/300x Supreme Series CompactFlash card is apparently “competitively street priced” and carries a two-year warranty.

The Fantasea Line FS-710 is a new underwater housing for the Nikon Coolpix S710 compact camera. The FS710 has a depth rating to 60 meters/200 feet, double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, and built-in diffuser. It also features a 46mm port ring thread for easy attachment of accessory lenses and filters. As with all other Fantasea Camera Housings, in the event of accidental water leakage, the Coolpix camera inside is insured and will be replaced. The Fantasea Line FS-710 will cost $198.95.

The new StreetWalker series of backpacks from Think Tank Photo is designed specifically for urban and other crowded environments. The StreetWalker backpacks’ slim vertical profile allows you to get the shot in spaces that allow little room for navigating, with shoulder straps that fit a wider range of sizes for both males and females. There are three models - StreetWalker, StreetWalker Pro and StreetWalker HardDrive (pictured). In addition Think Tank Photo founder Doug Murdoch has published a new free white paper called “Active Shooting vs. Transportation/Storage”, which looks at what type of camera bags the pros for different shooting challenges.

Wacom are offering 50% off Photoshop CS4 to Intuos3 or Cintiq users. When you buy any Intuos3 tablet or Cintiq interactive pen display, you can now get Adobe Photoshop CS4 for only $299, at least 50% off retail. This special upgrade offer is available to customers who received a bundled version of Photoshop Elements with their Wacom Pen Tablet, is limited to one order per person, and only applies in the United States.

Website: Wacom Photoshop CS4 Offer

Douglas Photographic’s latest Grey Card provides better, more consistent colour balance in your images. The Douglas Photographic Grey Card Mark II works across the widest range of illumination, including tungsten, daylight, flash and warm fluorescent tubes and is more compact than the previous version.
“Neither the grey or white sides contain artificial brighteners – the sort of thing used in household detergents”, explains Douglas Green, proprietor. “They are found in many other grey cards and they do affect exposure readings. The Douglas offers a truly stable, reliable reference point for the photographer to calculate correct exposure.” The Douglas Grey Card is available now from Douglas Photographic and costs £14.75.

The GrafiLite Mode from Colour Confidence provides a convenient source of natural daylight for assessing prints. The new GrafiLite Mode (£85/€125 ex. tax) offers the same viewing accuracy as the original GrafiLite model, but over a larger area. “Because artificial lighting can distort your colour perception, the best way to assess prints or proofs is in natural daylight – but of course, that isn’t available 24 hours a day”, comments Simon Prais, Technical Director of Colour Confidence. “The GrafiLite range offers a choice of convenient ways to recreate these conditions whenever and wherever you need them.” Colour Confidence is also launching a GrafiLite Twin Pack (£94/€150).

Delkin Devices are offering 25% off their range of photographic products from today until Sunday. There’s also free shipping on all orders over $100. This special holiday offer ends at Midnight on 30th November.

Website: Delkin Devices 25% Sale

M-ROCK has released two new camera backpacks, the Zion 525 and McKinley 526. Identical except that the McKinley includes smooth roller wheels and locking telescope handle, both backpacks include a modular interior with a removable Accessory Bag and additional dividers for three set up options. Both models also include a rear compartment that can hold up to a 15 inch laptop computer. The M-ROCK Zion 525 costs $230, and the McKinley 526 $290.

Kenro’s new foldable studio light table is ideal for product shots and close-up photography. The curved acrylic board creates the illusion of an endless horizon; this means the subject appears to float against the background. The light table is portable and can be easily folded away for storage. The Kenro Light Table is available now for £499.99, or complete with three Kenro Slim Light Heads for an all-inclusive price of £962.33.

The Pandigital PhotoLink Handheld Scanner transfers digital images into digital photo frames, PCs and laptops. You can quickly and simply scan existing color and black/white prints, up to 4x6 inches large, directly onto a convenient flash media card. In addition, the PhotoLink scanner can scan in photos that can be downloaded onto a PC or memory card for additional use. The Pandigital PhotoLink Handheld Scanner is available now for $99.99.

Fantasea have launched a new photo competition for users of their underwater equipment. The best pictures of which will be chosen for the new Fantasea screensaver. The overall winner will recieve a Fantasea Nano Single Pro Set, a complete lighting system, with 10 finalists each winning a Fantasea Nano Spotter Light. The deadline for receiving entries is January 5th, 2009.

The Lens Trekker 600 AW II from Lowepro is billed as the ultimate backpack for sports and nature photographers. The main compartment can hold a 600mm telephoto lens attached to a pro DSLR, or unattached 800mm lens on its own, plus the lens hood and tripod. The Lens Trekker 600 AW II also comes with the Lowepro Pack Jack Harness System that allows you to adjust the removable torso harness to get a customised fit. The new Lens Trekker 600 AW II is available now in black and costs £199.

The FS-610 is a new underwater housing for the Nikon Coolpix S610 and S610c digital cameras. Fantasea’s new housing design and improved construction, together with a depth rating to 60 meters/200 feet, makes the FS-610 ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers. The Fantasea FS-610 housing has a double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, 46mm port ring thread and built-in diffuser. The Fantasea FS-610 is currently available for $198.95.

Nikon have released a firmware update for the SB-900, their top-of-the-range Speedlight flash gun. The following improvements have been made in version 5.02

- With uninterrupted shooting with the SB-900 set to i-TTL mode, images captured just before the flash ceased firing were sometimes overexposed.
This issue has been resolved.  By resolving this issue, metering precision has been further increased and the number of times the flash fires has also been increased.

- When the SB-900, set to TTL auto flash mode, is used with a camera supporting the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS), flash mode automatically changes to A mode according to camera communication status.  That flash mode was previously maintained, but it has been modified so that TTL auto flash mode is restored once the SB-900 again recognizes the camera as a CLS-compatible camera.

Website: Nikon SB-900 Firmware Update 5.02 (Windows)

Website: Nikon SB-900 Firmware Update 5.02 (Mac)

Think Tank Photo are offering free bags or belts when you buy a roller, Airport backpack, or modular set. The offers are

- buy an Airport roller, get a free Lightning Fast DSLR flash modular bag
- buy an Airport backpack, get a free Chimp Cage modular bag
- buy a Modular Set or Skin Set, get a free Pro Speed Belt

All purchases must be from a US retailers or directly from Think Tank Photo. Send in your coupon and sales receipt, and Think Tank Photo will send you the free gift.

Kenro has added two new compact camera cases to its ‘City Case’ range. The first new design is finished in stylish leatherette material, and the second new model comes in two fashionable colours, metallic pink and blue. These cases are made from a lightweight, padded material that offers excellent protection. The new Red and Black Leatherette City cases retail for £9.10 and the Padded Metallic City cases for £9.05.

To celebrate their first anniversary, Eye-Fi are releasing a 4GB Eye-Fi Anniversary Edition wireless SD memory card. The Eye-Fi Anniversary Edition doubles storage capacity to 4GB and also features faster memory speeds. Like the Eye-Fi Share, the Anniversary Edition wirelessly sends photos from a digital camera to a computer and to one of more than 25 online photo sharing sites. The new card is available only at Costco.com for $99 to club members, or on www.eye.fi for $129, while supplies last.

Think Tank Photo have updated four of their best-selling photo backpacks. Version 2.0 models of the Airport Addicted, Airport Acceleration, Airport Antidote and Airport Ultralight backpacks are now available, priced from $169. In addition, until the end of December, order one or more of these backpacks and get a free Chimp Cage worth $40.

ViewSonic has introduced two 8-inch digital photo frames to its product line, starting at $129. The catchily-named DPG801BK and DPG807BK both feature touch-screen technology with hidden control buttons that illuminate to show your menu selections only when needed. Both frames feature 512MB of internal memory, 800x600 resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio and 500:1 contrast ratio. The DPG801BK and DPG807BK are available now at estimated street prices of $129.