Posts about 'Press Release'

Forget all the novelty apps, here is something Photographers can really use.
Application Gap has released an electronic model release app for the iPhone. Now whenever you are away from the office or studio you can instantly produce a model release right on your iPhone. The app displays a legally binding model release, allows you to ... read more
March 11, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Mamiya has announced the DM40 a new medium format digital camera system based on a large 44×33mm 40MP sensor with a 0.8s/frame capture rate enabling upto a 60 frame/min capture rate. The camera also features a dual shutter design allowing photographers to choose between the traditional focal plane shutter or an in-lens central leaf shutter ... read more
March 8, 2010 in News by John Omvik

WPPI and Brooks Institute are teaming up to provide a scholarship for aspiring professional wedding photographers. This sounds like a great way to help kick start a career.
Press Release:
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WPPI and Brooks Institute Announce First-Ever WPPI Scholarship
Full scholarship available to enroll in the Wedding Certificate Program at Brooks Institute
Culver City, CA (February 23, 2010) – Celebrating ... read more
February 23, 2010 in News by John Omvik

The governing body of CF standards, Compact Flash Association (CFA) today released the specifications for CF5.0 the next generation of CF Cards. The key benefits of this new specification for consumers will be increased size, performance and compatibility marks for video performance. This is great news for professional photographers and videographers as future high end ... read more
February 22, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Sigma announced 5 new lenses at PMA today including a super fast f1.4 85mm prime and 10x 50-500mm zoom for Sigma, Sony, Nikon, Pentax, Canon mounts. Unfortunately pricing and availability were not mentioned in the press releases.
Sigma is also showing a new prototype of the SD15 Foveon based digital SLR that was first introduced at ... read more
February 21, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Leaf Announced the Aptus – II 8 a 40MP medium format back with a maximum capture rate of 0.8 sec/frame (not frames/sec as usually quoted). This is an impressive performance for a medium format back processing 40 MP of data, but it is only half of the performance equation. While the press release mentions that ... read more
February 14, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Unified Color Technologies announced that they have begun shipping a Macintosh version of their HDR PhotoStudio software. HDR PhotoStudio has a reputation for delivering true color and realistic looking High Dynamic Range images. It is based on the company’s own “Beyond RGB” color model that encompasses the full human visual gamut, and separates brightness from ... read more
February 3, 2010 in News by Micah Walter

In a press release today, Canon announced that it had passed the 50 Millionth lens milestone in December 2009. That is a lot of glass in 22 years. It is a testament to the growth of the DSLR market to see that it took 8 and a half years to build the first 10 Million ... read more
January 29, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Think Tank has offered Hydrophobia protective covers for Super Telephoto lenses for a while, now they are bringing this much needed functionality down to shorter lenses as well with the new Hydrophobia 70-200 cover. Wile it is not immersion water proof (a.k.a. a underwater housing) it does protect D-SLRs with short lenses from the elements ... read more
January 25, 2010 in News by John Omvik

PRESS RELEASECANON U.S.A. EMPOWERS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS VIA FAST WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY AND INNOVATIVE TRANSFER MODESThe EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D Cameras Utilize New Canon WFT Units To Help Professionals Deliver “The Shot”Lake Success, N.Y., January 7, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is announcing a step forward ... read more
January 7, 2010 in News by John Omvik