Canon has made plans to NOT attend the PMA 2010 show in Anaheim, California. This is a big loss for not only PMA but also for the photo industry as it pulls up its bootstraps against a challenging economy. But, Canon will be once again exhibiting at CES (Consumer Electronics [...] Read more »
Getting More Mileage from Your Lenses

Lenses can get addictive and once you have one lens you want another. As they say in potato chip commercials, bet you can have just one. There are many “families” of lenses, you can be hooked on zooms and then discover primes, or visa versa. Or you can love the [...] Read more »
Samsung Announces 12MP Digital Camera with Phone

It’s difficult to recognize Samsung’s SCH-W880 as a phone with a digital camera when it includes a 12 megapixel sensor. If that’s not enough the SCH-W880 can also capture HD Video. In addition there’s a 3.3″ touchscreen and a 3x optical zoom. Samsung has a lot at stake here, maybe [...] Read more »
More Panasonic LX3 / Leica D-Lux 4 / and Olympus E-P1 Cameras Are Showing Up

At a recent photography event held in Orlando, Florida photographers and members of the press came from all around the world, virtually all bringing a camera with them. Over two days you found yourself mingling with over 200 people and you got to see their cameras. There were plenty of [...] Read more »
Hasselblad launches new H4D high-end DSLR, featuring revolutionary True Focus functionality.

25/09/2009 With the release of the new H4D-60, the first H4D camera and most recent addition to the Hasselblad H System, Hasselblad marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of medium format DSLRs. The H4D-60 will feature True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock), making auto-focus substantially [...] Read more »
Is Canon Planning to Increase Prices?
With the economic challenges existing today coupled with a need to increase cash to support R&D, Canon is rumored to be preparing for price increases in the neighborhood of 10%. While this may not seem all that significant on the surface an increase from one major player could certainly open [...] Read more »
Embracing Change: Adaptation and Innovation in the New BODA Lens Bags

Introducing the BODA V3 Series. The GoBoda team has been hard at work. After more than a year of intense, dedicated effort and a few challenges along the way, the next generation of GoBoda products launches this fall. Customers will be able to choose between the full-sized BODA V3 and the [...] Read more »
Adobe Releases Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows and Mac

Intelligent Technology and Ease of Use Delivers the Power to Do More with Photos SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 23, 2009 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Elements 8 software available for Windows(r) and Mac, providing automated and intelligent photo-editing technology across both platforms. With the newest [...] Read more »
Olympus Said to Set Up Trick or Treat Announcement in October

Olympus appears to have found a new zest for photography. In June 2009 the Pen E-P1, based on M4/3, was announced in a worldwide blitz worthy of some of the best PR seen in quite a while. Panasonic brought out its competition in the form of the GF1 in the [...] Read more »
Nikon D3s Week 1 or 2 in October

Heard from 2 sources now that are pretty reliable that week 1 or 2 in October will see a refresh of the Nikon D3 to become the Nikon D3s. These quicker changes are a departure from Nikon’s plan of a few years ago – actually many years ago, when the [...] Read more »