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Photo Accessory Reviews
X-Rite ColorMunki Smile: An Affordable Calibration Option
Jon Canfield  |  Nov 19, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  |  0 comments

Color calibration is the key to obtaining an accurate reproduction of what you saw when capturing the image, and what is reproduced on screen or paper. It’s long been considered a bit of black magic as to how it is done, what with terms like gamma, color temperatures, luminance, and the like as part of the mix, but the simple fact is that unless you’re working on a calibrated display you don’t quite know whether the greens, blues, or other colors you are seeing are actually what everyone else is going to see, or what you’re getting when you look at the print you’ve made.

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Pro Techniques
USPS Photography Stamp Release: Portrays “Made In America: Building A Nation”
Lorin R. Robinson  |  Nov 19, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  |  0 comments
“In 1938, aided by widespread publicity from Hine’s photographs, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act that, in part, established more stringent child labor regulations.”
The slight 56-year-old man who appeared at the Empire State Building construction site in New York on a spring day in 1930 probably failed to impress the workers he’d been hired to photograph. The 4x5 Graflex Lewis Wickes Hine carried seemed outsized in his hands. His thick, owlish glasses and demeanor contributed to the accurate impression that he was or had been a schoolteacher.
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Profoto Collapsible Reflectors
Press Release  |  Nov 19, 2013  |  0 comments
Profoto’s collapsible reflectors have sturdy yet collapsible “squircle-shaped” metal frames that are equipped with two ergonomically shaped handles, which makes the reflectors much easier to fold and hold in variouspositions. Profoto Reflectors are designed with tough and durable high-quality fabrics and are available ten different versions.
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Rare Camera Auction: Dec 8
Press Release  |  Nov 18, 2013  |  0 comments
Tamarkin Auctions will be having an exciting auction on December 8, 2013 including many extremely rare and interesting items. Featured will be a Leica M4-2 Safari outfit, a prototype which was not eventually manufactured by Leica, a mint Leica M4 KE-7A with a mis-engraving, two 50mm Noctilux f1.2 lenses, E. Leitz Canada prototypes lenses, a grey Leica IIIc(K), rare Nikon rangefinder reflex housings, and much, much more.
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Classic Camera Reviews
Topcon RE Super: The First 35mm SLR With TTL Metering
John Wade  |  Nov 15, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  |  0 comments

Cameras with built-in meters were not rare in the 1960s, but the problem with camera meters before the Topcon RE Super was that the cell took in a different view than that of the lens. Using a standard lens that was mostly okay, but if a wide-angle or telephoto lens were fitted, changing the field of view and the part of the subject needing to be accurately metered, it was a different matter.

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Turning Point: Breaking The Pattern
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Nov 15, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  |  0 comments

Arthur Meyerson is an award-winning commercial, editorial, and fine art photographer celebrated for his control of composition and command of light and color. In 2012 he published The Color of Light, a collection of iconic, classic images that included this photograph.

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Tenba Messenger DNA Bags
Press Release  |  Nov 15, 2013  |  0 comments
Tenba has announced that it has expanded their popular Messenger collection. Messenger DNA bags which are available in 2 convenient sizes, contain all the crucial building blocks of a great everyday bag combined with the protection of a camera bag and the ability to use it while riding a bicycle. These new bags feature uncompromising weatherproof materials and durable hardware, lightweight yet protective padding, style and comfort, and great functionality —Tenba’s own custom-built double helix.
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Mountainsmith Tour FX
Press Release  |  Nov 14, 2013  |  0 comments
The Tour FX features a clamshell access to the main camera carrying compartment. Camera carry dividers in the interior padded compartment facilitate organization. A proprietary triangular webbing Delta Wing Compression system pulls the load onto the waistbelt for better ergonomics of load carry and comfort. The waistbelt tucks away behind the air mesh foam back panel allowing for shoulder bag carry. Highly water resistant PU5000mm, 500d S-Kodra High Tenacity Nylon is used on the exterior fabric panels. Other features include a removable rain cover, detachable shoulder strap with sliding pad, and lens case attachment point.
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Photobacks Clarity Package for Image Enhancement
Press Release  |  Nov 13, 2013  |  0 comments
Photobacks, LLC is pleased to announce the release of the all new Photobacks Clarity Package – a diverse collection of more than 130 Photoshop Templates, Digital Backgrounds, Photoshop Actions and Video Tutorials to enhance your photos like never before. Like all Photobacks Packages, the Clarity Package allows you to easily customize your photos in Photoshop in an endless number of ways to create outstanding custom portraits, photo books, portfolios, cards, promotions and more.
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Mirrorless Camera Reviews
Canon M Mirrorless Camera Review
Edited by George Schaub  |  Nov 12, 2013  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2013  |  1 comments

The Canon M is Canon’s first mirrorless system camera. It uses an APS-C-sized sensor (slightly smaller than APS-C, just like all Canon “APS-C” cameras) with 18MP resolution. The camera doesn’t offer an optical or electronic viewfinder; the photographer has to use the large (3”) LCD screen on the back that offers a remarkably high resolution of 1,040,000 RGB dots. While it offers a very crisp and clear image, an additional viewfinder, for shooting under bright light conditions, would have been welcome. The monitor is “fixed” and does not offer swiveling, or articulation. It is, however, a “touchscreen” type, which is fully integrated into the operational concept of the camera.

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