Thorsten “The Great” Ott Returns with One of the Deepest Lighting Tutorials Ever Made!

Just how much information can you cram into your brain in 2hrs for $250.00? UPDATE 8/09/10: THIS JUST IN! OTT HAS CONFIRMED THE PERMANENT PRICE OF THE NEW TUTORIAL AT AN AWESOME $175.00!!!! Photography veteran Thorsten Ott makes his grand return to the photography community forefront with what could easily be argued as the “Photography …

Pocket Size Sanyo VPC-PD2BK Dual Camera Shoots 1080p HD Video, 10MP Stills

The new Sanyo VPC-PD2 pocket-size dual camera offers the convenience of shooting high quality photos and videos from one single unit. The Sanyo VPC-PD2 is a Full HD (1920 x 1080 30p) camcorder capable of also taking 10-megapixel still photos. Sanyo said the new pocket-size dual camera, about the size of a deck of cards, …

Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 Digital Flash is New Flagship Model

The Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 Digital is the new flagship model in the mecablitz line. It replaces the mecablitz 58 AF-1 by adding a new stable metal base, an optimized lock system, a revised motor zoom mode and an improved high-performance flash tube. This top model in the Metz compact flash unit range offers E-TTL …

Metz Rolls Out Mecablitz 50 AF-1 Digital Flash

The German-made Metz mecablitz 50 AF-1 Digital flash, successor to the much-applauded 48 AF-1 Digital, has increased its guide number to 50 (in meters) at ISO 100/21° and 105mm focal length. It also sports an improved new flash tube. Touting an elegant housing, the mecablitz 50 AF-1 can be mounted onto the camera flash shoe …

Canon Announces PowerShot SX130 IS Camera

The new Canon PowerShot SX130 IS camera is a 12.1-megapixel shooter featuring a 3.0-inch LCD screen and a 12x optical zoom lens with the company’s Optical Image Stabilization technology. The SX130 IS replaces the SX120 IS model in this Canon line-up. The 12X optical zoom, with image stabilization which should enable one to shoot distant …

Canon Unveils 3 New PowerShot Digital Cameras

Canon USA today announced three new high-performance PowerShot cameras – the PowerShot S95 (shown), the SD4500 IS and the SX130 IS digital cameras. The new cameras utilize Canon’s HS (High Sensitivity) SYSTEM for improved low-light shooting in the S95 and SD4500 IS cameras, High Definition (HD) video recording, High Dynamic Range (HDR) in the S95 …

New Ricoh CX4 Offers 10.7X Zoom, Enhanced Image Stabilization

The new Ricoh CX4 compact digital camera boasts 10.7 times optical zoom which delivers a 35mm zoom equivalent of 28mm in the wide view to 300mm in telephoto. It also touts an improved image sensor shift stabilization to allow blur-free photos even in low light. Ricoh explains that the CX4’s image stabilization system has been …

Nikon USA Announces 4 New NIKKOR Lenses

Nikon has added four new lenses to its NIKKOR line: the AF-S DX 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR (shown), AF-S 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR and AF-S 85mm f/1.4G. Nikon said these are designed to meet the needs of all types of photographers, from those looking for the ideal lens for capturing …

Nikon D3100 is Official, Touts Full Time Autofocus in Movie Mode

Nikon USA announced today the official existence of the new entry-level D3100 digital SLR, confirming that it will have a 1080p/24 H.264 AVCHD movie mode with continuous contrast-detect autofocus, complete with face detection and subject tracking. This, following the obligatory leaks of the past few days. The Nikon D3100 features a 14.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor, …

The Wild Side of Photography by Cyrill Harnischmacher

O’Reilly announces the new book, The Wild Side of Photography, Unconventional and Creative Techniques for the Courages Photographer (Rocky Nook, $29.95 USD), compiled by designer/author Cyrill Harnischmacher. The book provides a rich source of ideas and inspiration for fun projects ranging from clever to unconventional. Examples: learn to build a shift/tilt lens for your DSLR …