Mambo, a Barcelona-based magazine focused on artistic photography will be launching its first hard copy edition in January 2012. The bilingual, English/Spanish magazine will focus on photography as a form of art, and offer “the same quality and attention to detail as the on-line editions”. The digital version of Mambo can be accessed for free on the magazine website, where you can also order the first issue of the print version or purchase an annual subscription.

White Knight Press has just released the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100, a 297-page guidebook available as a PDF or a 5.5x8.5-inch paperback. This book, written by Alexander S. White, is a follow-up to the author’s earlier guides to advanced compact digital cameras. Illustrated with over 190 photographs, the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 explains all operations, features, menus, and controls of the camera in clear language, providing guidance not only about how to accomplish things with the camera, but when and why to use certain features. The PDF version is available now for $9.95, while the paperback edition will retail for $24.95.

From the Boundary’s Edge is a new coffee-table book featuring images captured by award-winning sports photographer Laurence Griffiths. Described as a “glorious celebration of village cricket”, the book is filled with photos of anonymous village and club cricketers; tea ladies, spectators, scorers, kids playing cricket on the beach, and more. Published by Atlantic Publishing, the book is available now for £25.

International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) has issued the final call for entries for its 5th annual competition. This year’s contest has several categories including The Beauty of Plants, Beautiful Gardens, Wildlife Havens, Breathing Spaces, Bountiful Earth, Fragile Landscapes and Greening the City. The deadline for entries is 30th November 2011.

Lost Leviathans - The World’s Last Working Steam Locomotives is a new title from Milepost Publishing, featuring 300 colour photographs by Colin Garratt. The photographer, who used to work as an office clerk at the Leicester Midland Motive Power Depot, has dedicated his life to documenting the demise of the steam engine by travelling around the world photographing the last remaining locomotives. The 224-page hardback is available for £30.

RED Digital Cinema has officially released the Scarlet-X, a professional-grade hybrid digital stills and video camera that takes interchangeable lenses. Featuring a “Mysterium-X” Super 35 sensor, the Scarlet-X is a relatively compact, modular camera that can record true 4K video at 1-30fps and also allows users to simultaneously capture motion footage and still content. As a stills camera, the Scarlet-X can take 13.8-megapixel photographs with an aspect ratio of 19:10, at frame rates of up to 12fps. The camera comes standard with a Canon EF or PL mount, which can be swapped easily using Scarlet-X’s interchangeable lens mount system. In addition Panavision, Anamorphic, and Nikon lenses are also compatible with the camera. The EF-mount version (pictured, with an aluminium lens mount) will be available for $9,750 (if ordered before 31st December), while the PL variant - featuring a titanium mount - will be $1,500 dearer. Availability is slated for 17th November for the PL-mount model and 1st December for the Canon version.

The Canon EOS C300 is an all-new interchangeable-lens digital video camera equipped with a newly developed Super 35 mm-equivalent 8.29-megapixel CMOS sensor. The sensor reads Full HD video signals for each of the three RGB primary colours, decreasing the incidence of moiré while realising high resolution with 1,000 horizontal TV lines.Supported by a heightened signal read-out speed, the CMOS sensor reduces rolling shutter skews, and employs 4:2:2 colour sampling for high-resolution performance that minimises the appearance of “jaggies” at chroma edges. In addition to frame rates of 59.41i, 50.00i, 29.97P, 25.00P and 23.98P, the EOS C300 features a 24.00p mode, matching the 24 frame-per-second frame rate of traditional motion picture cameras. The Canon EOS C300 comes in two versions, an EF-mount model compatible with Canon’s current line-up of interchangeable EF lenses for EOS single-lens reflex cameras and new EF Cinema Lens line-up (available from January); and the EOS C300 PL Digital Video Camcorder, with a PL lens mount for use with industry-standard PL lenses (slated for a March release). The list price of the EOS C300 - in either mount - is $20,000. UK pricing to be confirmed.

Canon has introduced seven new 4K EF Cinema Lenses, an all-new series of video cinematography lenses that, in addition to the company’s current line-up of interchangeable EF lenses for EOS single-lens reflex cameras, form the core of Canon’s new Cinema EOS System. The new lens range includes four top-end zoom lenses covering a zoom range from 14.5 mm to 300 mm — two models each for EF and PL lens mounts — and three single-focal-length lenses for EF mounts. The four new Canon zoom cinema lenses comprise the $45,000 CN-E14.5–60mm T2.6 L S (for EF mounts) and CN-E14.5–60mm T2.6 L SP (for PL mounts) wide-angle cinema zoom lenses, and the $47,000 CN-E30–300mm T2.95–3.7 L S (for EF mounts; pictured) and CN-E30–300mm T2.95–3.7 L SP (for PL mounts) telephoto cinema zoom lenses. Each lens supports 4K (4096 x 2160 pixels) resolution, which delivers a pixel count four times that of Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), and offers compatibility with industry-standard Super 35mm-equivalent cameras as well as APS-C models. The three primes - including the CN-E24mm T1.5 L F, CN-E50mm T1.3 L F and CN-E85mm T1.3 L F; priced at $6,800 each - additionally support 35mm full-frame and APS-H sensor sizes.

Canon has launched the Cinema EOS System, a new professional digital cinematography system that spans the lens, digital video camcorder and digital SLR camera product categories. The system currently comprises seven new 4K EF Cinema Lenses — four zoom lenses and three single-focal-length models —, an interchangeable-lens digital video camcorder called the Canon EOS C300 and equipped with a Super 35-mm-equivalent CMOS sensor, and a new digital SLR camera currently under development that features a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor supporting the recording of 4K video. The Canon EOS C300 will also be available with a PL mount.

Canon has announced that the company is developing a new-concept EOS-series digital SLR camera equipped with a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor that will also be able to record 4K video. 4K is a relatively new resolution standard for digital cinematography, whose name comes from its approximately 4000 pixels of horizontal resolution (by comparison, Full HD delivers “only” 1920 pixels in the horizontal dimension). Further details regarding the new EOS digital SLR camera currently under development, including the product name, specifications and scheduled launch date, have yet to be decided.

Redrock Micro today announced the ultraCage | blue line of cinema accessories and support gear for the new generation of digital cinema cameras. The Redrock ultraCage | blue is the first cage designed specifically for the just-announced Canon EOS C300, while the ultraCage | blue Universal is a product that extends the features of the ultraCage to other cameras including HDSLRs and digital cinema cameras such as the Sony NEX-FS100 and Panasonic AG-AF100 among others. Official pricing has not yet been announced for the ultraCage, but cages are expected to start under US $750.

The Sony ECX332A is a 0.7” Organic LED micro-display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, designed for use in electronic viewfinders. According to OLED-Info.com, the new display covers 97% of the NTSC colour gamut and uses the same filter architecture as the smaller Sony ECX331A panel used in the EVFs of the Sony A65, A77 and NEX-7 cameras.

Special thanks to Mr Ron Mertens of OLED-Info.com for drawing our attention to this product announcement.

Source: Sony via OLED-Info.com

Hannspree will be unveiling a new, ‘Apple’ inspired digital photo frame at its London concept store on 12th November. Featuring a shiny red exterior and classic apple detailing, the HANSapple has a 7 inch LCD screen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels and contrast ratio of 500:1, dual SD-MemoryStick memory card slots and USB port. Hannspree’s Apple digital photo frame is exclusive to the UK and Ireland and will be available for £34.99

Vidvinkel Digital is a new photo magazine published in digital format only. Showcasing the works of (mainly) Swedish photographers, the publication offers “a gallery of contemporary photography in close relation to theory, art, politics, fashion and storytelling”. The first issue is based around the theme of Man and Nature. The 173-page magazine features the works of 41 contributors and is available for €2.90/$3.99 through the website below.

Synthetic LLC has announced the Nashville HipstaPak, a limited-edition add-on for its Hipstamatic iPhone app. The Nashville HipstaPak features a new lens and film effect inspired by the music of Miranda Lambert, developed in collaboration with legendary rock photographer James Minchin III. In addition to the James M. Lens effect, the Nashville HipstaPak also includes the new Rock BW Film, a bold black-and-white film simulation tool that allows photographers to achieve “a charcoal contrast mellowed like the finest whiskies”. The company has also launched its “Rock Photographer” contest, encouraging fans to submit pictures inspired by James Minchin III’s photography and style and Miranda’s newest album,Four the Record. One lucky winner will win a FlyAway to a Miranda Lambert concert to document the experience on their iPhone and through the Hipstamatic app. For more information, visit the website below.

The winners of the October 2011 Photography Blog Competition have been announced. The theme for October was “Flash” - you can view all of the entries in this gallery. Here are the 5 winners:

1st Place
Fire by miliu

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

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PSKiss has released three toolkits that help users cut down on the time spent fiddling with Photoshop. This release includes the PSKiss Outdoor Photography Toolkit, Portrait Photography Toolkit and Product Photography Toolkit plus the PSKiss Photographer’s Toolbox - a bundle pack of all three toolkits in one panel. The new PSKiss Photography Toolkits and Toolbox are offered at special introductory discount prices, and demo versions are available free of charge.