Think Tank Photo has updated their line of Airport Addicted professional photo travel backpacks. All four backpacks now include a built-in metal security cable that can be used to lock gear into the backpack or lock the backpack to immobile items like airport benches. As the name implies, Think Tank Photo’s “Airport Addicted” backpacks are designed for photographers who spend a lot of time traveling. They range in size from the Airport Antidote, which will fit in tiny commuter plane overhead compartments; to the Airport Addicted, which fits a 400mm f/2.8 or 500mm f/4 lens along with multiple DSLRs and complies with international carry-on rules.
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The Olympus E-420 is currently the world’s smallest digital SLR. Offering professional performance and features in a compact, lightweight body, the 10-megapixel E-420 includes Live View, a 2.7-inch LCD and Face Detection. It can capture both RAW and JPEG file formats.

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Pros DSLR performance in a remarkably small, lightweight body. 10-megapixel sensor provides excellent image quality. Ability to shoot in RAW format. 2.7-inch Live View LCD with auto focus. Face Detection technology Dust-reduction system. Built-in pop-up flash.	Cons No mechanical Image Stabilization. Bigger than a point-and-shoot. Battery charger requires long cord.

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Professional photojournalist and PhotographyREVIEW.com writer, Nhat Meyer, is in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. He’s covering the Olympics for the San Jose Mercury News newspaper and MediaNews Group. He’s a veteran news photographer who’s traveled in Asia extensively and also shot the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. His 2008 Beijing Olympics blog is a personal journal about his experiences there as a photographer. It has behind the scenes photos as well as Nhat’s excellent sports photos from the competitions. So far he’s posted photos from the opening ceremonies, swimming, basketball, and gymnastics. We also sent along a new camera for Nhat to review - the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS point-and-shoot. Hopefully his review will include some cool photos from China and the Olympics!

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Korean Air Travel Photograph Contest

Theme
“Memorable Travel Moment”
(Any entry which has been submitted for domestic or overseas competition will be disqualified.)

Eligibility
Domestic residents (including foreigners), Koreans and Foreigners residing overseas

Application Period
July 25, 2008 (Fri) ~ August 25(Mon), for 31days

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Olympus Announces Winners Of Inaugural “Photographers Of Tomorrow” Photo Contest
Three Winning Images Selected from Impressive and Competitive Field; Winners to Receive $5,000 Scholarship and Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Camera Outfit

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., June 10, 2008 – Olympus today announced the winners of its inaugural “Photographers of Tomorrow” contest. Designed for aspiring professional photographers or photojournalists, the contest was open to students from 12 colleges and universities with the top photography programs across the United States. The following winners in each of the three categories – Speed, Travel and Environmental Issues – were selected for their exceptional work captured with the company’s flagship digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the Olympus E-3.

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Olympus E-420 - World’s Smallest Digital SLR

Olympus E-420 Final Pro Review >>

The 10-megapixel Olympus E-420 is currently the world’s smallest digital SLR. It makes the Canon EOS Rebel XSi / 450D look positively chunky. Olympus recently sent us an E-420 for evaluation so I thought I’d get a short preview up while we work on our comprehensive review.

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A New Twist On The Photo Album,
Photo Books Come In All Sizes And Styles

Back in the days of film photography, pictures that didn’t make it into photo albums languished in shoe boxes under beds or on closet shelves. However, the modern equivalent of a shoebox - a computer hard drive - is generally a far less safe location .

On a computer, photographs are extremely vulnerable to being lost in hard-drive crashes, unless they are regularly and securely backed up onto an external hard drive, CD or DVD. But while archival digital storage is important, it’s not much fun for viewing.

The best way to enjoy photographs while ensuring they last for years is to place them in a photo album or its more recent variation, a photo book.

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