Tired of contorting your body into position to take a great wildflower photo only to find out later that it was shaky or out of focus? Hoodman and Trek-Tech are offering a kit to help photographers take better macro photos. The kit includes the Trek-Tech T-Pod tabletop tripod and the Hoodman Right Angle Viewer. These two accessories will help get your camera lower, eliminate camera shake and make it easier to deal with awkward shooting angles.
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Add a new digital camera to the growing list of waterproof and shockproof cameras designed for outdoor enthusiasts. Casio comes out swinging with the world’s thinnest waterproof and shockproof digital camera. The 12-megapixel Casio EXILIM EX-G1 can be dropped up to seven feet (2.13 meters) and submerged ten feet (3 meters) underwater. The EX-G1 is the newest member of Casio’s rugged “G” line of electronics products, which began in 1983 with the shockproof G-Shock digital watch.
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Pandigital announced the new PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner and the PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner that will help consumers transfer traditional prints, slides and negatives into digital images. The Pandigital PhotoLink One-Touch 5×7 Scanner can scan 5×7-inch (or smaller) traditional prints onto a memory card or directly to a PC. It is incredibly portable, weighing only one pound. The Pandigital PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner can digitize slides, negatives and prints. Place a slide, 35mm negative or print photo (4×6 or smaller) and the PhotoLink Personal Photo Scanner will scan and transfer images directly to a memory card, PC, any digital photo frame, or other device that reads memory cards. This scanner also comes with a 512MB SD card. Read the rest of this entry »

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Optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss has announced a new line of manual focus prime lenses for Nikon SLRs. The eight new Carl Zeiss ZF.2 lenses allow full automatic exposure control with compatible Nikon DSLR and 35mm SLR cameras. That means photographers who want to use the excellent Zeiss lenses will no long be restricted to using only manual exposure - aperture priority, shutter priority and program will now also work with the new Zeiss ZF.2 lenses.
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Panasonic announced the new MW-10 mulitmedia audio system photo frame. The MW-10 combines a built-in CD player, FM/AM radio tuner, a universal dock for iPod to play music and video, and a 9-inch WVGA LCD to display photos from a CD, SD Memory Card or 4 GB of internal memory. The MW-10 also has a remote control and offers an advanced display with a versatile combination of screen options such as, clock and iPod track menu, calendar and photos, clock and photos, and audio and calendar. Read the rest of this entry »

 
Here’s a second wacky camera intro from NYC photographer, Bob Scott. This one is for Nikon’s new 12-megapixel full-frame D3S professional digital SLR, which looks like it could be the new king of low light photography. Bob visited with Nikon and checked out the new D3S at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York a few weeks ago and then decided to make this video preview. It covers the basic features and specs of the camera and manages to be pretty entertaining at the same time.
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Manfrotto has released the M-Y 732CY Carbon Tripod to their successful M-Y family of easy and compact tripods. This carbon fiber tripod is perfect for traveling photographers who need a lightweight, portable tripod who don’t want to accept compromises on performance. When folded, it has a compact size of 16.7″, with an opened height of 53″, and a total weight of less than 2.1 lbs. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, JOBO announced the new ScanViewer digital picture frame. This digital picture frame features a built-in photo scanner that quickly digitizes up to 4×6-inch printed photos and presents them directly on its 8″ high resolution display. The scanned photos are stored on the ScanViewer’s 1 GB internal memory but can be transferred to a connected PC or be printed to a PictBridge compatible photo printer. Read the rest of this entry »

 
Last week Olympus announced their second Micro Four Thirds Pen Digital camera, the E-P2. We got a little sneak peak at the E-P2 in the form of a pre-production camera that showed up about a week before the announcement. Since it wasn’t a finished camera we couldn’t shoot studio tests or evaluate the performance. But we did get to shoot product photos and make a hands-on video of the E-P2 so you could see some of the new features in action.
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Lowepro announced the Photo Runner 100 camera bag. The Photo Runner 100 can be worn as a beltpack or converted to a shoulder bag by tucking away the waistbelt, attaching the shoulder strap and adjusting it for a comfortable fit across the body or on the shoulder. Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe announced Photoshop.com Mobile software application for Android, Google’s Mobile operating system. This application provides quick and easy image-editing tools, color adjustments and instant photo-sharing capabilities. Photoshop.com Mobile also optimizes the camera-phone experience by allowing users to browse for their photos online and on their phone, directly from the application. Read the rest of this entry »

 
Micro Four Thirds fans, listen up! The Olympus E-P2 digital camera has landed and Olympus sent me one to check out for a few days before they made the announcement! Its predecessor, the Olympus E-P1 was one of the surprise hits of the summer. The Olympus E-P2 is more or less the same camera as the E-P1 with a few important new features. The most obvious difference is the sexy new black finish. But it goes deeper than that. Most important is the new Accessory Port and included Articulating EVF (electronic viewfinder). The rest of changes are internal. They include auto focus tracking (yes - it works in Movie Mode, too!), manual exposure control in movie mode, two new Art Filters and a new Picture Mode.
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