Canon 5D Mark II firmware upgrade (finally) announced.

March 3, 2010

Canon 5D Mark II new firmware: It’s here. Canon has announced the long-awaited firmware upgrade to the 5D Mark II DSLR. The upgrade will add 24 and 25 frames-per-second (fps) video recording modes to the camera’s video functions. Photographers will be able to download the up
The firmware (version 2.0.3) will make the video functions meet [...]

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Phottix Weekly Photo: Untitled

March 3, 2010

Flickr member mario denmark added this great untitled portrait to the Phottix Photos group.  Another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories.
He shoots with a Canon 450D, a Phottix Battery Grip and Phottix Tetra flash triggers.
Phottix Professional Photo Accessories – helping make great photos around the world. Join the Phottix Photos group on flickr!

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Unsentimental clarity: Artist Lucinda Holmes

February 26, 2010
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After an absence for the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, Photog Friday is back. This week, meet Lucinda Holmes, an artist and photographer based in China. She likes photos that convey one idea, with an unsentimental clarity about them. Who is Lucinda? What drives her? What’s her approach? Read on…
Name: Lucinda Holmes
Country of residence: China
Brief [...]

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Phottix Weekly Photo: A fridge affair

February 25, 2010

Flickr member B.F.Outburst added this fun image, A fridge affair, to the Phottix Photos group.  Another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories.
In his caption he says:
Strobist info: SB-900 from the left of my face @ 1/16 zoom 200mm; SB-20 above the scene @ 1/16 wide. Triggered by Phottix PT-04ll (Tetra)
Phottix Professional Photo Accessories [...]

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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
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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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Happy Chinese New Year from Phottix

February 12, 2010
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Happy New Year  – 新年快乐 – from Phottix. Chinese New Year starts February 14 and Phottix Professional Photo Accessories is celebrating with you – by offering a special discount.
All across Asia, people will be celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with family and friends. As part of the Phottix extended family – [...]

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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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