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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Fujifilm announced the new Remora Slave Flash Kit that is compatible with Fujifilm’s full range of digital compact cameras and underwater housings. The Remora Flash is not only suited to daytime diving, but its performance is also essential during night dives with a powerful guide number of 20. It also has an extra wide angle flash beam angle of 60 degrees so a bigger area can be illuminated underwater to meet the needs of both macro and wide-angle photography. The Remora Flash features manual light output range of 10% to 100%, so the amount of flash can be fine tuned to achieve a correct exposure for the perfect shot. It is depth rated to 55m/180 feet. Read the rest of this entry »

 
Along with the new D3S digital SLR announced on Tuesday, Nikon also introduced a new DX-format macro lens. The Nikon AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5 Micro Nikkor VR II lens is designed to be used with APS-C sensor Nikon digital SLRs like the D5000, D60, D300s and D3000. The 85mm focal length is effectively converted to 127.5mm (35mm equivalent) on a DX-format camera body. The “Micro” in the name means it’s designed for close-up photography. In this case, that means a minimum focus distance of 9 inches and a 1:1, life-size reproduction ratio.
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The 2009 Epson Red Sea “World of Underwater Images” event will take place from November 9-14th in Eilat, Israel. The competition is open for all underwater photographers, including amateurs, professionals, videographers and more. It has two main competition categories, Images of the World and Eilat Shoot-Out. For Images of the World, underwater photographers can submit images that were shot anytime and anywhere around the world, without attending the competition. The deadline for registration and receiving entries is October 15, 2009. For the Eilat Shoot-Out, participants can submit only images that are taken during the three days of this competition in Eilat. Read the rest of this entry »

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Write a review and qualify to win a Clik Elite camera backpack! Post reviews for your cameras, lenses, photography software, camera bag, tripod - anything listed in the PhotographyREVIEW.com reviews section - and you could win the Clik Elite Medium Nature camera pack. Every review you write counts as a separate entry so the more reviews you write, the better your chances of winning.
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Do you know how to light an elf or an airplane? Can you do it with small flashes? Photographer Joe McNally has and shares the secrets and the results in this unusual book on photography lighting.

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The SeaLife DC1000 is an underwater digital camera that is designed to allow for the best possible photographs, both in and out of the water. The camera operates just as effectively top-side as it does under water by easily removing the slim inner camera from its waterproof housing. Read the rest of this entry »

Bogen Imaging will be hosting a free webinar on how to take amazing photos of the beautiful fall foliage, titled “Capturing the Brilliance of Fall: Roundtable with Adam Barker.” The webinar will be held on Friday, September 18th, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will provide fall foliage photo tips that include, composition, exposure, filters, and lens selection. It will be lead by Adam Barker, who specializes in landscape photography and David Fisher, Bogen Imaging’s webinar host. Read the rest of this entry »

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Pentax adds to the growing number of outdoor and swimming pool-friendly digital camera with the new Optio WS80. The Pentax Optio WS80 is a 10-megapixel camera with a 5x internal zoom lens, 2.7-inch LCD, 720p HD video and it’s waterproof to a depth of 1.5 meters (approximately 5 feet).
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Today, Scott Kelby announced the “Shoot on the Sidelines With Scott Kelby and Mike Olivella” amateur photography contest. This contest is only open to amateur photographers. Contestants can upload one of their best sports-related photos to the contest Flickr Group for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to shoot from the sidelines of the Florida State Seminoles vs. the Jacksonville State Gamecocks college football game on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Tallahassee, FL. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bogen Imaging will be hosting a free webinar on how to shoot adventure sports photos, titled “Adventure Sports Photography: Round Table with Adventure Photographer Michael Clark.” The webinar will be held on Friday, July 17th, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will discuss what shooters need to know and the best gear to use for shooting adventure sports photography. It will be lead by Michael Clark, an internationally published professional adventure photographer and David Fisher, Bogen Imaging’s webinar host. Read the rest of this entry »

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