Monday, November 26, 2007

Tuesday News Bytes

- The fine folks over at Lastolite have introduced a new All in One Umbrella Kit. The kit can be used as a silver or white bounce, a silver and white bounce or shoot through. The kit is available in two sizes featuring either an 80cm (34”) or 100cm (40”) Lastolite All in One Umbrella for $185 and $205 respectively. This is accompanied with a 4 section stand, hotshoe flash tilthead and a padded shoulder bag for quick and simple transportation.

- China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are expected to produce over 80 million digital still cameras in 2007 - up 27 percent year-on-year. Greater China accounted for more than 73 percent of global shipments in 2006. “Greater China manufacturers...are increasingly targeting mid- to higher-end markets with feature-rich products and competitive pricing. This trend has weeded out many entry-level companies, leaving a more robust manufacturing base.” commented Mark A. Saunderson, President of Global Sources’ Electronics Business Unit. Recently Fujifilm announced that they were moving production of their entire digital camera range to China.

- From DSLR dad, Moose Peterson, wildlife and landscape photographer extraordinaire, has launched a new section of his site devoted to the Nikon D3. As a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, he has had the opportunity to shoot extensively with the D3 over the last month.
I really enjoyed shooting with the D3, know you will as well! This is just a user report based on my first month of shooting with the D3. It’s nowhere near complete, I have more I want to add, this is just a start. We have more to post but that won’t happen until we simply have more free time to get the writing done and videos edited. You can visit the D3 site here.

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