The new Hama Omega Carbon tripod range is aimed at semi-professional photographers. The height of the Omega Carbon III tripod adjusts from 71 to 202 cms, and it weighs under 3kgs including a 3D precision ballhead. The smaller Omega Carbon II model has an extension length of 68 to 174 cms and weighs 2.5kgs including the tripod head. A tripod case is included with both models. The Hama Omega Carbon III costs 329 Euros, and the Omega Carbon II 269 Euros.

The new Parrot Digital Photo Frame has been created by the leading lady of French design, Andrée Putman. “I would like to pay tribute to Parrot for daring to think that this wonder of technology could be coiled up inside a beautiful wrapping,” explains Andrée Putman. “Storage fans will be the most vulnerable to the charms of this object, which will overcome any problems of arranging photo souvenirs,” she adds. The Parrot digital photo frame by Andrée Putman will be available in exclusive concept stores across Europe and Asia in June 2008 for 299 Euros / £249.99.

Colour Confidence has expanded its selection of viewing booths and controlled lighting solutions, offering accurate colour assessment for photographers. Products range from the desktop Colour Confidence GrafiLite – a natural lighting solution for just £60/€99 inc. VAT – to full-size specialist proofing stations.  “The benefits of monitor calibration and printer profiling are well known, but if you are viewing prints or proofs in harsh artificial lighting, colours can become distorted and the benefits lost. Standardised lighting not only allows colour professionals to accurately assess their work, but also provides clients viewing proofs with a quantifiable reference point”. commented Simon Prais, Technical Director at Colour Confidence.

Canson Infinity is a brand new range of inkjet fine art paper, available in 14 different medias. The Canson Infinity range with its unique coating properties has been engineered to allow optimum color gamut, an incomparable D-Max and ensure maximum resistance to aging. Cut sheets and rolls up to 60” width will be available for shipment in July. “Our range, tested by the Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc., has been developed with a new process that has enabled us to get an un-rivalled whiteness without using Optical Brightening Agents on many of our papers.” commented Heidi Vincent, International Product Manager for Digital fine Art and Photo.

The new WR-100 is both a standard cable release and a wireless remote shutter release with a range of up to 100m. The WR-100 includes a built-in Li-ion battery pack and a dedicated charger and international power adaptor. Models are available for Canon 3 pin and single jack cameras, Pentax, Samsung and Contax single jack, Nikon 10 pin and Olympus cameras, priced at £39.95.

Eye-Fi users have now wirelessly uploaded more than one million photographs to the Web. The Eye-Fi Card is the world’s first wireless memory card for digital cameras. “With the Eye-Fi Card, uploading digital memories is automatic and effortless, so users are sharing photos with friends and family while the memories are still fresh.  They aren’t waiting until their memory card is full or they have spare time to transfer pictures from their cameras.” said CEO Jef Holove. The 2GB Eye-Fi Card retails for $99.99 USD and is PC and Mac compatible.

Buy a 50 sheet pack of Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk paper and get 10 sheets of the same size, worth up to £39.99. This special offer is available at participating dealers in the UK whilst stocks last. There’s also a special promotion on Gold Fibre Silk rolls - buy 3 rolls of the same size, get another roll free whilst stocks last.

The new Digital Photo Grey Card from Perfect Pixs helps you get better exposures and tonal balance in your photos. Using a grey card is the ideal way to start with a correctly exposed image for the lighting conditions you are shooting in. Priced at £10.95 in the UK, the Digital Photo Grey Card is 9"x7” in size and uses an industry standard reflectance value and low glare matte finish.

Schneider B+W Infrared Filters allow anyone to create infrared images using the right digital SLR camera. Schneider Optics offers two B+W Infrared Filters for digital SLRs; the IR 092 and the IR 093. The B+W IR 092 is nearly opaque, and creates infrared images that also include a portion of the visible red spectrum. The completely opaque B+W IR 093 Infrared Filter blocks the entire visible spectrum, resulting in pure infrared photographs. B+W Infrared Filters 092 and 093 cost $105.00 each and are available with screw-on mounting rings to fit a wide range of DSLRs.

Take part in Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day this year using one of the new Corbis ReadyMech pinhole cameras. Featuring five very distinctive designs from the New York based graphic design firms FWIS, you can download a Corbis ReadyMech for free, then print and build your own pinhole camera. This year Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day takes place on April 27th.

Bron, the Swiss lighting experts, have announced their latest promotional offers to help celebrate 50 years of broncolor. From April 1st to 15th June 2008, if you buy two Grafit A2 or A4 power packs you will receive the second power pack of the same type with 50% discount.

WD’s My Passport Essential portable USB hard drive is now available in 10 fresh new colours. My Passport Essential Drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter. “Our striking new color selection gives our customers an opportunity to express their unique style, while securely storing and carrying the massive amounts of rich content generated by higher resolution cameras, HD videos and music,” said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups.  The price of the WD Passport Essential USB Drive with 320 GB is $179.99 USD, 250 GB capacity is $149.99 USD, and 160 GB is $119.99 USD.

Viewsonic have introduced 10 customizable digital photo frames that offer a stylish and affordable gift for mothers, starting at $139. The 7-, 8- and 10-inch photo frames feature stylish, interchangeable bezels allowing consumers to customize the frame to their home decor. “The digital age has become ubiquitous, but people still want a way to display their content in the ‘old fashioned’ way,” said Steve Woo, vice president and general manager of VTV Consumer Electronics Products Division, ViewSonic Americas. “ViewSonic brings its award winning heritage in high-quality display technology to this category, making these frames an obvious, affordable choice for gift giving this spring.” The ViewSonic frames are currently available with estimated street prices of $139 for the 7-inch, $149 for the 8-inch and 10-inch models starting at $179.

Ray Flash: The Ring Flash Adapter is a portable and lightweight adapter for a hot-shoe flash unit which creates ring light lighting effects. The Ray Flash a virtually shadowless look on the front of the subject, while leaving a soft, even shadow around the edges. “Lightweight and portable, the Ray Flash is the only product of its kind. It’s a great accessory tool for your strobe because it enables the photographer to easily achieve a high fashion, studio portrait look while on location.” said Erik Sowder, president of ExpoImaging, Inc. Current models of the Ray Flash are designed to fit the Canon 580EX (MKI & MKII) and Nikon SB800 flash units and retails for $299.

The new Samsung TruDirect SE-S204S DVD Burner allows consumers to create DVDs and burn digital content through a PC without the need for a hard drive. The SE-S204S provides easy and fast real-time recording from nearly any digital device, including camcorders, digital cameras and Web cams. Compared to using a hard disk drive, the Samsung SE-S204S dramatically cuts down on the time it takes to create DVDs. The TruDirect SE-S204S is shipping now in the UK for £69.00.

PNY Technologies has launched the Lady Attaché, a pretty floral design USB flash drive aimed at women. The PNY Lady Attaché is no bigger than a lipstick and can discreetly fit into a make-up or travel bag. “We’ve learnt from our retail experience that women are driven by design, shape, capacity and of course price.  Our Lady Attaché enables women to embrace technology for everyday functions.” says Laure Lapègue, Flash Media Category Manager for PNY Technologies. The Lady Attaché is is available in 2GB and 4GB format with a warranty of 2 years.

MXI Security’s new 8GB Stealth MXP and Stealth MXP Passport USB drives allow you to carry an entire Operating System and work environment on a portable security device. Both drives feature a unique sliding mechanism and ergonomic design, protecting the USB connector and biometric reader. The MXI Security Stealth MXP product family also includes 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacity devices.

Gitzo are celebrating their 90th anniversary by releasing the limited edition GT90TT Titanium tripod. Gitzo has only produced a quantity of 390 GT90TT tripods worldwide making the special tripod a ‘must-have’ piece of photographic equipment. The GT90TT Titanium tripod has an RRP of £1500 and can be purchased by placing an order with a Bogen Imaging accredited 5 star dealer.

Pandigital has just launched the new PanTouch series of touchscreen digital picture frames. Clear, convenient icons on the screen direct where to touch and swipe on the surrounding matte for completely intuitive control. Photos can be viewed as if they were pages in a photo album with a convenient page turn effect. “The new PanTouch user interface is incredibly intuitive and user-friendly. It’s the perfect complement to the frame’s sophisticated, upscale look, incredible image quality and popular extra features such as ample internal memory, multimedia support and WiFi compatibility.” said Dean Finnegan, CEO and founder, Pandigital. Pandigital’s new PanTouch line of frames will be available in May.

The Kodak M1020, M820 and P720 are new additions to Kodak’s range of digital picture frames. These sleek and stylish frames host a suite of features including the newly announced Quick Touch Border, as well as accessories for enhancing your home. “Kodak’s acclaimed and industry-leading Digital Picture Frames let consumers bring their favorite memories to life, releasing them from a computer and displaying them in brilliant quality in the home or office,” said John Blake, general manager Digital Capture and Devices, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “With the addition of Quick Touch Border, Kodak has made the consumer experience even more intuitive and engaging.”