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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The bug with the class registration system is now fixed and you may now register. Voucher coupons will be honored.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]