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SR has introduced an LED ring light that features two flexible arms. The Digi-Slave Flex-Ring 6400 has 32 LEDs mounted on the ring and 16 LEDs on a panel at the end of each arm.
The Flex-Ring 6400 features a variable power dial for adjusting the LEDs’ brightness and can be either switched on as a continuous light source or triggered from a standard PC or hotshoe sync.
While you were out, the digital-only superzoom got more super. Tamron, originator of the superzoom lens more than a decade ago, ups the ante with its new 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 optic — boasting the industry’s broadest zoom range, at nearly 14X (13.9X). A 28-388mm equivalent, it adds 50mm to the tele end and does so at no cost of weight, dimension, or optical performance over Tamron’s 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 lens (which remains in Tamron’s catalog).
(Continue ‘Lens Test: Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro’…)
The new Olympus SP-550 UZ is a bridge-style digital camera with an 18x zoom lens equivalent to 28-504mm on a 35mm camera – yes, you read that correctly, an 18x zoom, currently the biggest on the market. An optical image stabilisation system and ISO range of 50-5000 promise to counteract the inevitable camera-shake that occurs when hand-holding the SP550 at telephoto settings.
Trusted Reviews has a review of the Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 and writes, “Image noise levels were no higher than I would expect to see from a good 7MP camera, with very low levels up to 200 ISO, some noise at 400 and significant noise at 800. Those annoying purple fringes on high-contrast edges seems to have been all but eliminated, which gives the EX-Z1050 a huge advantage over most other 10MP compacts.
(Continue ‘Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 Review at Trusted Reviews’…)
Tenba has introduced a new line of protective portfolio cases. The Airbook cases use the same Air Case frame that Tenba employs in its photo equipment cases. According to the company, the cases are made of a “multi-layered skeleton of air-channeled plastic panels, high-density foam and specially molded framing components.” The frame is designed to be rigid and sturdy enough protect the cases’ contents during shipping.
The Airbook cases all have soft interior linings and corner cutouts to protect mounted prints and books.
This month there is some fantastic photography software and books up for grabs, from Ulead Systems, who are offering 3 copies of
Ulead PhotoImpact 12
, and Peachpit, who are offering 1 copy of
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book
.
On
Friday 1st June 2007
, four names will be randomly selected from the list of PhotographyBLOG Newsletter subscribers.