At the upcoming 2012 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, Tiffen will be unveiling a number of new solutions across its brands, which include Tiffen optical filters, Steadicam, Lowel-Light, Davis & Sanford Tripods, Domke Bags, and Tiffen Dfx digital filter suite. At the Tiffen booth (C8818), visitors will be able to check out the full line of professional Steadicam camera stabilisers, four new Lowel-Light fixtures, brand new Tiffen filters for motion picture and broadcast professionals and the Tiffen Dfx 3.0 digital filter suite (read review). Additionally, Tiffen will be unveiling a new line of Davis & Sanford tripods designed for professional photographers.

PNY has added two Class 10 UHS-1 SDHC memory cards to its line-up of high-speed storage media. The PNY Pro-Elite 16GB and Pro-Elite 32GB SDHC cards have been developed to meet the demands of photographers using high-resolution DSLR cameras to shoot Full HD movies and capture fast action in high-speed continuous shooting mode. The PNY Pro-Elite 16GB SDHC card carries a recommended retail price of $24.99, while the PNY Pro-Elite 32GB SDHC memory card (pictured) will be available for $39.99.

Sigma UK has announced the suggested retail price of the new Sigma 19mm F2.8 EX DN lens. Available from the end of this month in both Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount fittings, the Sigma 19mm F2.8 EX DN boasts a newly developed linear AF motor which moves the lens elements directly without the need for gears or the drive of other mechanical parts, and comes with a non-rotating 46mm filter thread. The suggested retail price is £169.99.

onOne Software has released three new Preset Packs developed with the improved Develop Module tools in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. The new preset packs include the Nicole Young Film Presets for Lightroom 4 and the Nicole Young Black and White Presets for Lightroom 4, developed by food and lifestyle photographer Nicole Young; as well as the New York City Stories Presets ­for Lightroom 4 built by onOne Software’s Curriculum and Education Manager, Brian Matiash. Each of the onOne Lightroom 4 preset packs are available immediately for $9.95 each through the onOne Marketplace.

Wall Pepper is a new photo printing service that also offers a novel way of displaying your photos in your home. Essentially a self-stick canvas fabric imaged with your photos to create murals for walls, windows or doors, Wall Pepper allows users to upload their photos to pepperyourplace.com, choose from 7 different templates and order the prints online. After receiving their Wall Pepper prints, they can apply them to almost any smooth or lightly textured surface in their home. “The idea is to take your digital photos that are trapped and building up on your computer and put them on display,”  says Robert Travis of InkWork Printing, the company behind Wall Pepper. “While the digital world provides great opportunity it also means large masses of photos stuck on the computer and never seen. Wall Pepper provides a convenient, easy, and inexpensive way to print and display your photos without the hassle of framing or putting holes in the wall.”

Website: Pepper Your Place

Kenro has announced the UK launch of the Nissin MG8000 Extreme flash. Nissin has developed a new ceramic insulation for the inside of the gun as well as a unique quartz-based flash tube which ensures the unit remains cool, even in extreme use conditions. When tested, the Nissin MG8000 can produce over 1000 full flashes without any fear of overheating, the company claims. The Nissin MG8000 Extreme boasts a recycle time of just 3 seconds for the first 200 shots, and then 5 to 7 seconds for subsequent frames, maintaining its guide number throughout the burst. Other highlights include an included external diffuser, tilt-swivel head, guide number of 60 (in metres at ISO 100/21° with the head zoomed to the 105mm position), full support for Canon’s and Nikon’s wireless TTL flash control systems, high-speed synchronisation and a stroboscopic flash mode. Weighing in at 400g, the Nissin MG800 is compatible with the E-TTL, E-TTL II (Canon) and i-TTL (Nikon), and features a USB connector enabling the flash to receive firmware updates.

Corel has just released Corel VideoStudio Pro X5, the newest version of its video editing software, featuring screen recording and HTML5 authoring capabilities, multi-core acceleration, and advanced video compositing. “HTML5 offers a lot of possibilities for consumers who aspire to see their videos integrated onto web sites. Since HTML5 video can be played natively within any browser, it offers a much more robust, flexible solution for developers who have been constrained by funneling content through plug-ins,” said Rob Enderle, President and Principal Analyst of the Enderle Group. “VideoStudio Pro X5 is a pioneer in its category because it marks the first time we’re seeing HTML5 video creation placed in the hands of consumers.” Additionally, VideoStudio Pro X5 provides new support for Canon DSLR cameras for creating stop-motion animations. Users can connect their Live View compatible DSLR to their PC or laptop with a USB cable.

Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 is available immediately as an electronic download. Box versions will be available from Corel’s global resellers after 21 March 2012. Suggested retail pricing is £59.99.

Professional photo printing lab theprintspace has announced that it will host the awards ceremony & exhibition of the Professional Photographer of the Year (PPOTY) 2011 Awards. Organised by Professional Photographer Magazine, the competition was open to digital submissions by photographers from the UK and those across the globe, and there were 13 different categories to compete in, such as The Wild World, Street Photography, Still Life and Breaking the Mould. At the awards ceremony, a winner and runner-up will be appointed in each category as well as an overall winner, who will receive the Professional Photographer of the Year title. In addition, the best portfolio will also be recognised and awarded. The exhibition will run from Thursday 22nd March until Wednesday 11th April, at theprintspace gallery on 74 Kingsland Road, London.

Apple today introduced the new iPad, featuring a 9.7-inch Retina display with 2048x1536 pixels, new dual-core A5X chip with quad-core graphics, and a 5-megapixel camera. The new display boasts a resolution of 264 pixels per inch (ppi), up from 132ppi in the iPad 2. The integrated “iSight” camera module features a five-element f/2.4 lens and a BSI sensor as well as digital image stabilisation for capturing shake-free Full HD (1080p/30fps) movies. The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white on Friday, 16th March for a suggested retail price of £399 including VAT for the 16GB model, £479 for the 32GB variant and £559 for the 64GB version. iPad Wi-Fi + 4G will be available for a suggested retail price of £499 (16GB), £579 (32GB) and £659 for the 64GB model.

The winners of the February 2012 Photography Blog Competition have been announced. The theme for February was “Friends” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 5 winners:

1st Place
A lifelong friendship by miliu

Prize: X-Rite ColourChecker Passport
Kindly donated by X-Rite
http://www.xritephoto.com/

DxO Labs have announced the immediate availability of DxO FilmPack 3.2 for Mac and Windows. This version adds full support for 64-bit environments and the ability to process very large files of up to 200 megapixels. Additionally, it brings major improvements in speed - the software starts up almost instantaneously, and image processing is up to two times faster than in version 3.1 - and adds full compatibility with Photoshop CS3, CS4, CS5, Photoshop Elements 9 and 10, and Aperture 3. .

As part of its current contemporary black & white photography exhibition, No Place Like Home – Photographs by Judah Passow, the Jewish Museum London has announced an upcoming Photography Masterclass. The museum’s four-week documentary photography course kicks off on Sunday, 15th April. The cost of attendance is £150 including free entry to the galleries. Advance registration is required.

SmugMug has announced that its free iPhone app Camera Awesome has been downloaded over 2 million times in less than a week. This app enables users to capture images faster, and offers features like a built-in electronic level and the ability to focus on one spot and set exposure on another. Additionally, it allows for a wide range of one-tap adjustments including filters, borders and special effects. Photos can then be shared via email, or uploaded to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SmugMug, Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket.

Following news that Hasselblad H4D medium format cameras will ship with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom from March 12, an update announcement reveals the software will be Adobe’s latest version, Lightroom 4. Chris Russell-Fish, Hasselblad Global Sales and Marketing Director said: “Integrating the Adobe platform with Hasselblad is a ground-breaking step. Changing platforms is always a challenge for time-starved photographers and digital operators but now all users can have the excellence of a Hasselblad image file married to the functionality and ease of use of Adobe Lightroom.”

Canon USA has announced the Canon Pixma MX892 Wireless All-In-One (AIO) printer. This print, copy, scan and fax machine has a variety of connectivity options for easy printing of documents and images from the cloud and other compatible portable devices. For those registered with Google’s PicasaWeb Albums, there is Pixma Cloud Link so users can print photos directly from their online albums. The printer also provides direct access to a wide range of printable templates, such as stationary and calendars, so photographers can get creative with their images, the company says. Additionally, the Canon Pixma MX892 Wireless Office AIO printer will also have 802.11n wireless capability allowing for a high-speed network transfer rate and easy sharing on a network. The will have an estimated selling price of $199.99.

Nik Software has announced that all of the company’s image editing plug-ins have been updated to ensure full compatibility with the newly released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. The updates are available now free-of-charge to registered customers from the website below.

Website: Nik Software

BRASSAÏ: Paris by Night is a high-quality reproduction of the Hungarian photographer’s now-legendary and extremely rare first book of photographs. Born as Gyula Halász in the Transylvanian city of Brassó, Brassaï moved to Paris in 1924 and quickly became part of the avant-garde artist community. It was around this time that he began to teach himself photography. Fascinated by the city’s night-life, Brassaï photographed prostitutes, policemen and other typical characters as well as empty Parisian streets. His works were first published in 1932 in a book entitled “Paris de Nuit”. This reproduction, published by Flammarion, includes 64 duotone illustrations in a 96-page hardover format, available for $45 in the US and $51 in Canada.

Version 6.7 Release Candidate of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) is now available. This update adds support for a number of new cameras, including the Canon EOS 1D X, EOS 5D Mark III, PowerShot G1 X and PowerShot S100V, the Fujifilm FinePix F505EXR, F605EXR, HS30EXR and X-S1, as well as the Nikon D4, D800 and D800E. Additionally, the list of supported lenses has been expanded with a number of Leica, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses. A Release Candidate label indicates that this update is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to all of Adobe’s customers.

Website: Adobe Labs