Nauticam announces The NA-NEX7 Housing
Nauticam has announced the NA-NEX7 housing for the line mirror-less interchangeable lens camera from Sony, the Sony Alpha NEX-7. The NA-NEX7 housing allows users get image quality rivaling any DSLR in a housing that is incredibly small and light. It also offers a fine control over all camera settings. In addition, the NA-NEX7 housing supports all of the new controls on the NEX-7 camera, including the triple command wheels. It also comes with an optical correction features for the excellent electronic viewfinder (EVF) which allows users dial in critical focus.
The NA-NEX7 housing has water resistant up to 100m and has measures Approx. 183mm x 133mm x 81mm with weight Approx. 0.88 kg (1.9 lbs.). It will be on sale in USA with Retail Price: $1850 and estimated shipping date: January 15, 2012. For more information please visit the Nauticam USA website.
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Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer 2012 Photo Contest
The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer 2012 Photo Contest invites photographers of all ages to submit images that reveal nature as it has never been seen before. It is an annual wildlife photography competition which is one of the most prestigious of its kind. Now it suggests for photographers all ages to submit their entries in this competition. The competition offers to photographers who to be the winner to share part of a £30,000 prize fund, with £10,000 for the overall winner. The photographers can be submit their images until 23 February 2012. For more information and participate please go to the competition website.
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Kenro Launches Nissin MF18
Kenro is pleased to launches a new Nissin ring flash, it is a MF18 Macro Flash. The flash offers an an impressive high power guide number of 16m (100 ISO) with the Power ratio that can be adjusted down to 1/1024 in the Fine Macro mode. The Nissin MF18 also has a Wireless TTL function which allows adds a slave flashes to achieve high quality performance macro shooting. Additionally, the flash is available with either a Canon or Nikon fit with retail prices of £359.99.
As a new flash equipment, the Nissin MF18 allows photographers to achieve the great lighting on their macro work which means an end to overexposed images and removes the ugly background. The MF18 Macro Flash is particularly suited to shoot portrait, indoor, even outdoor.
Paul Kench – Kenro managing director said: “Ring flash can be an expensive luxury, but now, thanks to the MF18 Macro Flash, it is within reach of every serious photographer. I’m delighted Nissin have introduced this unit, it’s easy to use and produces very impressive results.”
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BenQ unveiled BenQ AC100
BenQ has unveiled the new BenQ AC100 compact digital camera. The camera has 14-megapixel sensor which offers ease of capturing photos, with a fun shooting experience to provide an artistic senses and lifestyle on their life. The camera also provide special effects which allows you to create an artistic effect of your photos and video before or after you take them. In addition, the camera also has feature a 27mm wide-angle lens with 5cm Super Macro, BenQ AC100 also allows you to record 720p Movie and offers 2.7” LCD screen which has resolution up to 230.000 dots for easy viewing your images. It will be available on sale at January 2012.
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Manfrotto Introduces First Range of LED Lights
The leading global developer of imaging accessories and supports – Manfrotto has introduced a new range of LED lights in London, December 2011. With an advanced technology and special attention to design, the new range of LED lights aims to introduce a new and bold way to provide great experiences on photography and videography. The Manfrotto LED lights consists of six different models that divided into continuous and hybrid LED lights with each model offers unique characteristics to complete the different needs of enthusiast and professional photographers. The Manfrotto LED lights are available now on sale with price start from $ 69.99. For more information, please visit the Manfrotto site.
The new range of LED lights featuring a fresh new dimension to Manfrotto lighting systems. It is a new territory for Manfrotto as a developer of imaging accessories and supports, that has brought decades of sleek design history and high performance experience to produce photographic kit to the world of photography lighting.
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Jessops Launches Tecno Camera Bags
Jessops, the leading photographic retailer in UK has launched the new range of Tecno camera bags. The new Tecno camera bags offers seven camera bags, they are: two Tecno Shoulder Bags, two Tecno Rucksacks, a Tecno Holster Case, a Tecno Compact Case and a Tecno Gadget Bag. With those new bags, the company has already expand the range of photography bags and offers their customers with a choice of bag for all accessories. The Head of Accessories, Jessops UK, Lisa Pool said “As a specialist photography retailer, we are dedicated to increasing the depth and breadth of our product range and continually strive to deliver exciting new products at great value to our customers. Featuring a combination of instant accessibility, lightweight materials and modern design, this range of Tecno bags has been designed to meet the needs of today’s photographer and includes a bag for every type of camera and every environment.”
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Leica Announces V-Lux 3 Compact camera
Leica has unveiled the V-Lux 3, it is a new compact camera which offers a 24x superzoom with 12.1MP CMOS sensor to capture exceptional image quality. The camera has a 4.5 – 108mm F2.8-5.2 image stabilized lens that covers a wide range of focal lengths equivalent to 25-600mm in 35mm film terms to support videos recording in full 1080p HD quality with stereo sound and 12fps shooting at full resolution. The Leica V-Lux 3 Compact camera will be available on January 2012.
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Rollei Announce Powerflex Series
Hamburg, December 2011. Rollei has announced three new model Powerflex digital camera. The cameras consists of Rollei Powerflex 400, Rollei Powerflex 500, and Rollei Powerflex 600. The Rollei Powerflex 400 has a 14-megapixel images sensor with a 25-125mm equivalent zoom lens, 720p HD movie recording and 32 scene modes, while the Rollei Powerflex 500 offers a 16-megapixel images sensor with a 28-140mm equivalent lens, 35 scene modes, HD video recording and a 3-second pre-recording function. And the Rollei Powerflex 600 offers a 14-megapixel images sensor with a 25-200mm equivalent 8x zoom lens include optical image stabilization equipped with a 35 scene modes, a 3-second pre-record function and 720p HD video recording. All this camera will be a fun digital camera that fit with your pocket.
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2012 Voies Off Prize Photo Contest
Voies Off has invites photographers participate on 2012 Voies Off Prize Photo Contest. The photo contest has been organized for the past 17 years and the prize has been awarded by a jury of renowned professionals to an artist for the clarity of his vision and the high quality of his work. And the Voies Off night projections on the Rencontres d’Arles festival (first full week in July) have become an international reference for the discovery of emerging authors and the alternative venue. Now, the Voies Off open for entries through 20th January. The winner will receive €2,500. For more information and participate please go to the Voeis Off site.
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Carl Zeiss preps photo contest
Oberkochen, Germany-based Carl Zeiss AG has announced to organized a “Carl Zeiss Photo Contest 2011″, that invites everyone who shooting wiht Zeiss lenses. The photo contest will be organized for a month starting from December 15 2011 to January 15 2012, and offers a some interesting prizes. For more information and participate on the contest, please go to the Official Carl Zeiss Lenses Group on Flickr or visit the blogs ZEISS for see the Terms of Participation, and submit themed photos shot with Zeiss lenses, and tagged with “ZEISSContest2011″.
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