http://reviews.photographyreview.com Digital Camera Reviews and Photography News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   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 ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/olympus-e-p2-preview/   Our friend, photographer Bob Scott, visited the Canon booth at the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, last month. He got to take a close-up, hands-on look at Canon's latest flagship camera, the EOS-1D Mark IV. The new 1D is a 16-megapixel professional digital SLR built for speed. It has ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-video-preview/ Joby announced their photo contest that allows photographers to enter up to three (3) images by December 31, 2009, 11:59pm PST to win an assortment of prizes. The Grand Prize winner will receive the entire Gorillapod assortment (Gorillapod Original, SLR, SLR-Zoom, Ballhead, and Focus), the opportunity to have your photograph ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/joby-photo-contest/ The Kodak Pic Flick is a free application for your iPhone or iPod Touch device. It allows you to effortlessly print stored pictures to a Kodak ESP 5250 All-In-One Printer or send pictures to a Kodak EasyShare W820/W1020 Wireless Digital Frame. Share your pictures easily and affordably with Kodak Pic ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/kodak-pic-flick-iphone-application/ Kata announced their Dream Bag Challenge. Design your dream photo bag and submit it to the challenge. Each bag will be reviewed by a professional panel of judges and the best design will be selected as the winner, hand built exclusively for the designer and packed full of high-end photo ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/kata-dream-bag-challenge/ Kata introduced the new CS-15 and CS-17 Global Digital Collection (GDC) Camera Satchels to it's popular camera bag line. These new over-the-shoulder bags offer photographers a stylish and discreet carrying solution for their photographic equipment and accessories. The GDC Satchels feature a padded insert which provides protection for a DSLR, ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/kata-cs-15-and-cs-17-gdc-camera-satchels/ Kata added three new models to their 3N1 series of photo and video carrying solutions. The new 3N1-11, 3N1-22 and the 3N1-33 sling backpacks now let photographers carry a compact laptop or netbook. Each bag also has plenty of space to carry all of the photo and personal gear of ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/kata-3n1-11-3n1-22-and-3n1-33-sling-backpacks/ Phase One released Capture One 5 PRO, the latest version of their RAW workflow software. New features include the Focus tool and Focus Mask for quick selection of images with correct focus, Skin Tone Enhancer to perfect the appearance of smooth, soft skin tones, and the ability to add vignettes ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/phase-one-capture-one-5-pro/ Carl Zeiss announced the launch of the sixth lens in the ZE series for EOS cameras. The Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZE is a moderate wide angle lens designed for full-frame (D)SLR cameras, delivering a 62-degree field of view. Like the other Zeiss ZE lenses, it incorporates a CPU and data ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/carl-zeiss-distagon-t-235-ze-wide-angle-lens/ Gitzo has revamped their Basalt Collection of six tripods, three quick-release center ball heads, one monopod and boom. The Basalt Collection uses the fibers of basalt rock to produce high performance, lightweight tubes which are 20% lighter than aluminum and are now up to 22% stronger than before, giving photographers ... http://reviews.photographyreview.com/blog/gitzo-announces-enhanced-basalt-collection/