Not just for broadcasters anymore, there were a number of interesting announcements that came out of the recent NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show including Blackmagic Design’s new—and, quite affordable at $995—Pocket Cinema Camera. Surprisingly sophisticated, especially given its compact size, this pint-sized camera puts digital cinema capabilities into the palm of your hand. The… Continue reading »
Mar
12
WPPI 2013 Tech Dispatch, Day 2
By John Rettie, Rangefinder Technical Editor Day two of #WPPI2013 was just as energetic as the opening day of the showroom. Here are two of our favorite products from the floor: Manfrotto Klyp iPhone Case Manfrotto’s first accessory for an iPhone will appeal to those who use their iPhone for shooting video. It allows a… Continue reading »
Mar
11
WPPI 2013 Tech Dispatch, Day 1
By John Rettie, Rangefinder Technical Editor The show floor at WPPI was buzzing today with a slew of new products—check out a couple from today: PocketWizard PlusX Last year at WPPI, PocketWizard introduced the Plus III which was well received by photographers who need to work on complex photo shoots with multiple cameras and many… Continue reading »
Jan
23
Hands-on: A Preview of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 Camera System
By Bob Rose While the recent 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (January 10-13) was the setting for a number of new camera introductions, Fujifilm decided to take a revolutionary step in their recent evolution by introducing a completely new interchangeable lens camera system. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 was designed for wedding, portrait, commercial and… Continue reading »
Dec
27
Eizo Nanao Supports X-Rite’s i1display Pro Colorimeter
X-Rite (Grand Rapids, MI, www.xrite.com) recently announced that Eizo Nanao Corporation offers color calibration for its ColorEdge monitors using Eizo Nanao ColorNavigator software and X-Rite’s innovative i1Display Pro colorimeter. The improved software directly utilizes the Look-Up Tables of ColorEdge monitors besides simplifying the calibration process. Eizo Nanao (Hakusan, Japan) is a global manufacturer of high-end… Continue reading »
Dec
23
WD Introduces Stylish, High Capacity Portable Drives for the Mac
Western Digital (Irvine, CA, www.wdstore.com) is marketing its newest generation of My Passport portable hard drives specifically designed for use with Mac computers and Apple Time Machine. The new My Passport Studio, for example, features an all-metal design, capacities up to 1TB and multiple connectivity options, with two FireWire 800 ports and a USB 2.0… Continue reading »
Nov
21
Is this Nikon’s New D800 DSLR?
The first pictures of the camera have circulated, and boy does it look like it means business. Nikon Rumours has gotten its hands on some images of the new camera, and it looks a lot like a heavily updated D700. Now, the world of photography tends to be one very much of evolution rather than… Continue reading »
Nov
17
NEC Introduces 24-Inch Multisync P Display
NEC Display Solutions of America (Itasca, IL, www.necdisplay.com), a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, recently rolled out the first model in the MultiSync P Series. Ideally suited for web graphics and photographic applications, the new 24-inch widescreen MultiSync P241W desktop monitor features optional hardware color calibration using the NEC SpectraView kit. SpectraView… Continue reading »
Oct
27
RoundFlash Soft Box Improves Your Portraits with a Donut Diffuser
To avoid shadows on their face and to produce a lovely halo effect in their eyes, portrait photographers often use a ring flash, which completely encircles the lens with light for even illumination. But it also results in a telltale darkened halo around the subject that the cheaper RoundFlash could alleviate. Combining the best features… Continue reading »
Oct
12
Buyers Laboratory Recognizes Canon Wide-format Solutions
Buyers Laboratory (BLI) (www.buyerslab.com) has given the Outstanding Document Security Solution and Outstanding Color Inkjet Wide Format Production Photo Printer Summer “Pick” awards to Canon U.S.A (Lake Success, NY, www.usa.canon.com/cusa/home) for its Uniflow Serverless Secure Print solution and the popular imagePrograf iPF8300S large format printer. “Pick” awards were created to recognize the hardware and software… Continue reading »