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Phottix Hero gets shout-out from PMA

February 24, 2010

The Phottix Hero received a PMA “shout out” from photography writer Robert Franner. In his piece on Day 2 at the PMA, he mentioned the Phottix Live View Wireless Remote.
Franner said the Phottix Hero provides “much greater versatility,” that comparable products and great compatibility as it works with many DLSR models.
The Phottix Hero and Phottix [...]

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Sony EVIL? Sony unveils concept Micro Four-thirds body at PMA

February 22, 2010

The Sony EVIL / Micro Four-thirds concept camera was one of the first out of the PMA gate. Sony unleashed its new product line up at the 2010 PMA (Photo Marketing Association) in Anaheim, California, February 21.
The new super-small compact body with interchangeable lenses will provide AVCHD video and use an Exmor™ APS HD CMOS [...]

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Canon’s fleet of Minis at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

February 22, 2010

Before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are overshadowed by the PMA and the cavalcade of new gear announced and released, let’s take a quick look at what’s happening at the games.
CNN has a great insider article on a day-in-the-life of an Olympic sports photographer. Many photogs dream of shooting an Olympic event, but do they really [...]

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Warning from Phottix – Nikon firmware upgrades and D300 and D700 Phottix Battery Grips

February 11, 2010

A warning for Nikon D300 and D700 users: There have been some reports of Phottix Battery Grips for Nikon D300 and D700 DSLRs not working correctly after Nikon firmware upgrades. Phottix is working to remedy this technical difficulty. Further information will be released when available.

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Phottix Weekly Photo: Endurance

February 10, 2010

Flickr member nadrulshaqman added his image Endurance to the Phottix Photos group. Another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories.
In his caption he says:
This shot was taken with my 400D + Sigma 24-70mm at f2.8, 1/20 and ISO1600. The noise can be seen in the picture but i have to bear with it [...]

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Canon announces 550D Rebel T2i

February 9, 2010

Canon announced the newest addition to the Rebel line yesterday: The Canon 550D, aka, the Rebel T2i
The newest DLSR offers photographers a 18 megapixel APS-C sensor and Canon’s DIGIC 4 processor. The new rebel will also record HD video.
Sharing a feature with its big brother the Canon 7D, the Canon 550D uses the iFCL metering [...]

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From the rumor-mill: Canon 5D Mark III scheduled for 2010

February 8, 2010

Just as the rumors were starting to dry up out comes a doozy: Canon Rumors is reporting that the Canon 5D Mark III will be announced and/or released during 2010.
Canon’s professional DSLRs are released every 2 to 3 years – a Canon 5D Mark III in 2010 shaves 6 months off the expected announcement of [...]

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What does Phottix have up its sleeve?

February 8, 2010

What new accessories have the engineers at Phottix been working on?
That’s the thousand dollar question. I could tell you, but then I’d have to swear you to secrecy. All will be revealed at the PMA in Anaheim, CA, February 21 – 23.
Stop by and take a look at some amazing new products. Yes, amazing. That’s [...]

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Intuitive Science: Photographer Johnny O

February 5, 2010

From Canada, Photog Friday travels to meet US Photographer Johnny O. The former magazine editor and shooter has branched out on his own, and specializes in automotive photography. The right spot for the right shot can make all of the difference, says Johnny. How did he get started? What are his secrets? Read on…
Name: Johnny [...]

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