Posts Tagged ‘Photography’

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 22, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and advanced office solutions, today answers the increasing demand for large format prints in the photographic, proofing and graphic arts market with the introduction of three new imagePROGRAF large format models – the 44-inch imagePROGRAF iPF8300, 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and [...]

Tired of spending money on “canned air” to remove dust particles from your precious gear? Worried about balancing your desire for equipment hygiene and the ozone layer? Fear no more! The fine folks at Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co. of Suffern, NY have the answer:
The DataVacED!
This little beauty packs a 500W, .75HP electric blower delivering 70 [...]

Photorumors.com (great site, I highly recommend it) posted a shot from a movie posted on the Olympus website ostensibly celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Olympus PEN camera. However, since previous statements by Olympus bigwigs indicate that their long-awaited μ4/3 camera will honor the PEN design (and the prototype which I have seen with my own eyes is very PEN-ish) could this be a teaser for said camera?

Pentax announced their newest DSLR, the K-7.

Here is a video clip showing off all of the bells and whistles:

With the recent announcement of the P40+ MF digital back with Sensor+ technology, Phase One has brought to the market two digital backs with a feature called pixel binning (the top-of-the-line P65+ is the other Sensor+ enabled unit). … This has the effect of reducing the overall pixel count of the image, but increase the speed and sensitivity of the sensor without adding noise.

Phase One Launches P 40+ with Sensor+
Medium format camera quality plus hand-held flexibility in one system.
COPENHAGEN, April 30, 2009 — Phase One, the leader in open-platform based medium format camera systems and solutions, today announced immediate availability of the Phase One P40+ — the company’s second Sensor+ enabled digital camera back/camera system.
Like the P 65+ [...]

I would be remiss if I failed to talk about other medium format systems that offer an extensive solution for landscape and architectural photography. Case in point: Hasselblad. Long time purveyor of medium format cameras, Hasselblad has gone digital in a very big way. Their H-System is currently on its fifth generation with the H3D-II, [...]

Hartblei is a name that is not very well know on this side of the pond. This Ukrainian lens maker recently moved it headquarters to Munich, Germany. And struck a major deal with Medium Format Digital Back giant, Phase One, producing the tilt-shift lens for their Phase One Medium Format camera. I recently acquired one [...]

After the initial sweep of Day One, Days Two & Three afforded me the opportunity to calmly peruse the smaller booths to see what gems I could uncover. Here are some of the highlights:
Animoto: Animoto is a web product that converts your images into a professional video slideshow complete with music. Free accounts are available [...]

Thanks to the Leica New York Metro Area Meetup group, I was able to get invited to a session with Leica at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City. Leica will have the M8.2 and S2 available to try out. I will be taking extra memory cards to take some test images. Whether or not [...]