May 172013
 
Photography Boot Camp Update

Venue Update! We have a new sponsor! Electric Avenue, Miami’s premier photographic and electronics superstore has graciously agreed to host our boot camps! I have already e-mailed everyone who has already registered with the new venue information. Electric Avenue, Inc. 259 East Flagler St. Miami, FL 33131 USA MAP Electric Avenue is a full service [...]

Jun 122013
 
Hands on with the Leica X Vario

Leica unveiled the mysterious “Mini M” it had been hinting at on its Facebook page. Rumor sites pegged it as larger version of the X 2 with a non-removable zoom lens. The funny thing was that when the specs were leaked no one believed them. I was told that all Leica dealers would have the [...]

Jun 112013
 
Apple Gives a Sneak Peek of the All New Mac Pro

No, this is not some sort of bizarre humidifier being sold at Touch of Modern or Fab.com. This is the all-new Apple Mac Pro. Gone is the tired “cheese grater”. Gone is the tower of power. Gone is the burly, brushed aluminum case that gave many a PC user pause. Gone, but not forgotten. After [...]

Jun 082013
 
PhaseOne CaptureOne Pro 7 Sale

Phase One has begun its campaign to topple Adobe and Apple from the top of the RAW converter dog pile.  COPENHAGEN, June 8, 2013 — Phase One, the world’s leader in open-platform, medium format camera systems and solutions, today took another step in its campaign to ease the process for photographers transitioning from other image [...]

Jun 052013
 
DxO Updates Software Lineup - No X-Trans Support Yet

DxO Labs has released the latest version of their RAW image converter DxO Optics Pro v8.2 and their film emulation software Film Pack 4. Various camera/lens combinations were added as is usual, but the hoped-for inclusion of Fuji cameras based on the X-Trans sensor were conspicuously absent. I contacted DxO to ask them about this [...]

May 162013
 
Think Tank Announces New Monster Roller Bag and Test Drive Program

Our friends at Think Tank Photo just announced an exciting new Test Drive program and the release of a new version of its monster rolling camera case, the Logistics Manager™ 30.   With the Test Drive program you get to try out any of Think Tank’s very popular Retrospective® soft shoulder bags for 30 days for free!  Should the shoulder [...]

Apr 302013
 
Zeiss Officially Unveils New Lenses for Compact System Cameras

Zeiss officially unveiled their new autofocus lenses for compact system cameras. The new lenses will be available for pre order on May 7 and Zeiss expects them in stores by May 29.    Dubbed “Touit”, the lenses will start with a pair of autofocus prime lenses; a 12mm f/2.8 and a 32mm f/1.8. These lenses [...]

Apr 172013
 
Fujifilm Announces XF 55-200mm Telephoto Zoom Lens and Updates Lens Roadmap

Valhalla, N.Y., April 17, 2013 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the launch of the FUJINON XF55-200mm (83-300mm*1) F3.5-F4.8 R LM OIS, the first XF telephoto zoom lens for the X-Series Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera System that includes the award-winning FUJIFILM X-Pro1 and FUJIFILM X-E1. The all new XF55mm-200mm (83-300mm) F3.5-F4.8 gives photographers a [...]

Apr 142013
 
Rumor Mills peg April 17th as intro day for Fuji XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

Digicam.into has posted an image of the upcoming Fujinon XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS. They further speculate that: the OIS will be good for up to 4.5 stops the AF speed will be very fast due to the use of dual linear motor it will be announce shortly (and later mention April 17th) Specification [...]

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