Photography Industry News

August 1, 2017

Interfit Announces Honey Badger Compact Studio Flash Head
Designed to offer photographers speed, power and versatility, the 320Ws flash is joined by the new universal S1 Manual Remote
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Interfit flash
Interfit has announced the Honey Badger compact studio flash head. Designed to offer photographers speed, power and versatility, the 320Ws flash is joined by the new universal S1 Manual Remote, optimized for use with the Honey Badger, as well as the Interfit S1 and S1a strobes. Look for our hands-on review soon, and as we’ve just received our sample... Read more
July 31, 2017

Voigtländer Announces MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical
The new Sony E-mount lens for full-frame-sensor cameras features an ƒ/2 to ƒ/22 aperture range, with a 1:2 magnification ratio
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Voigtländer’s MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical lens
Voigtländer has announced the MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical lens. The new Sony E-mount glass for full-frame-sensor cameras features an ƒ/2 to ƒ/22 aperture range, with a 1:2 magnification ratio at a minimum focusing distance of 31cm (about 12.2 inches). Solidly built, like all Voigtländer lenses, this manual-focus macro also includes electrical... Read more
July 31, 2017

Nikon 100th Anniversary Celebration Expands With Two New Programs
The Nikon Storytellers Scholarship will award 10 college students, while the #Nikon100 List will recognize up-and-coming photographers and their work on Instagram
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Nikon 100th Anniversary
Nikon is expanding its 100th Anniversary celebration, with two new programs representing the company’s commitment to supporting creative talent. The Nikon Storytellers Scholarship will award 10 college students, while the #Nikon100 List will recognize up-and-coming photographers on digital platforms and share their work on Nikon’s Instagram channel. Ten... Read more
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July 27, 2017

Canon Explorers Of Light Portrait Photography Tour
A special opportunity to learn from award-winning portrait photographers this fall, at one of six U.S. events
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Canon Explorers of Light
Canon and the Explorers of Light are taking the show on the road this fall, with the Portrait Photography Tour: Explorers of Light Share Their Secrets, as part of the Canon Live Learning program. This special opportunity allows attendees to spend a full day with one of six award-winning portrait photographers at locations across the U.S. Here’s the... Read more
July 26, 2017

Phottix Announces Premio Parabolic Umbrella Series
Featuring a deeper umbrella with a more substantial build quality, the new line of lighting modifiers replaces the popular Para-Pro umbrellas
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Phottix Premio Parabolic Umbrellas
Phottix has announced its Premio Parabolic Umbrella series, replacing the company’s popular Para-Pro umbrellas. The new line includes 85cm/33” and 120cm/47” Shoot-Through Umbrellas ($40-$50) and 85cm/33” and 120cm/47” Reflective Umbrellas ($55-$45). For the shoot-throughs, 85cm and 120cm black backing ($15-$25) provides two extra stops of... Read more
July 25, 2017

Nikon D850 In Development
Nikon is calling this replacement to the D810 part of its next-generation full-frame, high-resolution, high-speed DSLRs
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Nikon D850
Nikon took the unusual step of preannouncing a new camera, the Nikon D850, though no specific details of the camera’s specifications have been released, other than the fact that the FX-sensor camera will replace the D810 and will be, according to company’s PR, “high-resolution, high-speed,” and will target photographers shooting “landscapes,... Read more
July 24, 2017

Inaugural Fujifilm Festival Announced
The two-day event for professional and enthusiast photographers will offer workshops, courses and networking, to be held September 16-17 in NYC
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Fujifilm Festival
Fujifilm has announced its inaugural Fujifilm Festival, featuring workshops, courses and networking opportunities, to be held September 16-17, 2017 at the PUBLIC Hotel in New York City. Workshops include street and documentary photography and travel photography to wedding photography and working with off-camera lighting. Photographers interested in... Read more
July 21, 2017

Canon Introduces imagePROGRAF PRO-6000
Featuring a 60-inch print width, the company’s latest professional, large-format inkjet is the largest 12-ink printer available today
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Canon introduces the imagePROGRAF PRO-6000
Canon grows its PRO series of professional large-format inkjet printers with the introduction of the imagePROGRAF PRO-6000. Capable of making fine-art prints at a 60-inch width, the unit represents the largest 12-ink printer available today. The imagePROGRAF PRO series printers now range from 17 to 60 inches. Part of the “red line” series, which... Read more
July 21, 2017

Photokina Moves To Yearly Schedule
The world’s largest trade show for photography, video and all things imaging runs September 26-29, 2018, and May 8-11, 2019, in Cologne
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Photokina
Photo: Koelnmesse GmbH/Harald Fleissner No longer a rumor, beginning next year, Photokina will become a yearly event, and that’s good news for the industry. The world’s largest trade show for photography, video and all things imaging runs from September 26-29, 2018, and May 8-11, 2019, in Cologne. In addition to the schedule change, Photokina is... Read more
July 20, 2017

Lightroom CC 2015.12 Released
Adobe adds support for new cameras and lenses, fixes bugs, in addition to releasing updates for Adobe Camera Raw and Lr for iOS and Android
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Lightroom CC 2015.12 released
Adobe has released Lightroom CC 2015.12, with added support for new cameras and lenses, plus bug fixes, in addition to updating Adobe Camera Raw with v9.12. Adobe noted that the version 9.11 designation was skipped for obvious reasons, hence Lightroom jumped from 2015.10 to 2015.12 to keep the naming conventions aligned across the programs, as they... Read more