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Sirui G-10X/G-20X Ball Heads
Press Release  |  Jan 31, 2013  |  28 comments
The new Sirui G-10X and G-20X ball heads keep all of the outstanding benefits of the current models (separate locking knobs for panning and main locking, secondary safety lock on the quick release platform, special anodized abrasion resistant surface, etc.), plus incorporate valuable new features.
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Photo History: Bruce Dreisbach’s Photographic Record: A Treasure Of Images From A Pennsylvania Town
J. Michael Krivyanski  |  Jan 30, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012  |  0 comments
Bruce Dreisbach arrived in the small western Pennsylvania town of Donora in 1906. He worked for one of the local companies called American Steel and Wire in their quality control area, but he was also the company’s designated photographer. It seems that photography for Dreisbach was more than just work; it was also his passion. Starting around 1920 until about 1940 he created a very impressive photographic record of life in this small American town.
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Flashpoint Ring Light Complete Kit 400 w/s
Press Release  |  Jan 30, 2013  |  0 comments
Adorama is now selling the Flashpoint Ring Light Complete Kit 400 w/s. In addition to the Ring Light, the kit ships with AC, cords, camera mounting hardware, sync cords and a carrying case. Flashpoint is Adorama’s product line featuring high-quality photo accessories and gear such as the Complete Ring Light Kit at price points lower than the competing name brands.
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A Look Back: Tools and Techniques
George Schaub  |  Jan 28, 2013  |  4 comments

Early photographers were bedeviled by the slowness of their sensitized materials. Though exposure times were eventually shortened to workable lengths, early studios used neck braces and confining chairs to keep their subjects still while the exposure was being made.

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A Book In The Making In Wyoming: A Photo Story Of Three Ranches
Lou Jacobs Jr.  |  Jan 28, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012  |  0 comments
Will and Deni McIntyre spent the first 25 years of their photographic lives shooting magazine stories and subjects for books in 70 countries. When international travel was curtailed after 9/11, they segued into movie work and long-form storytelling. In 2000, a friend in the equestrian community moved to Wyoming to become head wrangler at the A Bar A Guest Ranch. “We went out as guests to the A Bar A,” Deni says, “and fell in love with the rugged landscape and glinting light. That and the ranch folk we met drew us back over the next few years to give photographic workshops and create a website for the ranch.”
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Pentax Q10 in 100 Different Color Combinations
Press Release  |  Jan 28, 2013  |  1 comments
Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation is now offering consumers the ability to custom order the Q10, the world’s smallest, lightest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC) system, in 100 different color combinations. This unmatched offering of color variations will enable consumers and photo enthusiasts alike to find new and limitless ways to express theirindividualism through photography.
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Photogenic PL5R-Fresnel: A Special Purpose Light Modifier
Steve Bedell  |  Jan 25, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012  |  2 comments

Fresnel lenses are used to focus light. Many of the Hollywood glamour photographers of the 1930s and ’40s used them, most notably George Hurrell for his portraits of many of the screen legends of that era. Hurrell used 8x10 cameras, uncoated lenses, and bulky Mole-Richardson hot lights. You don’t have to go that route, but you can now replicate some of the lighting effects with this new offering from Photogenic.

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The Pentax K-01: It’s A Hybrid But Not A Prius
Joe Farace  |  Jan 24, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012  |  1 comments

The Pentax K-01 belongs to a class of cameras generally known as “mirrorless”—Pentax calls it a hybrid—that combine large LCD screens with interchangeable lenses and more often than not a retro look. Marc Newson, the Australian industrial designer who crafted the Pentax K-01, works in a style called biomorphism that uses smooth flowing lines, translucency, and an absence of sharp edges. The camera is available in black, white, or Newson’s signature yellow with the designer’s logo on the bottom.

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LumiQuest "Ready for Anything" Kit
Press Release  |  Jan 24, 2013  |  5 comments
LumiQuest is introducing the Ready for Anything Kit … making it easier to get that shot ... anytime, anywhere. The Ready for Anything Kit includes their original ProMax System (80-20, Diffusion Screen, White, Silver and Gold Inserts), along with an FXtra for color balance and colorizing the light as well as an UltraStrap, the most secure, nonadhesive flash accessory mounting strap available, all in a convenient storage wallet.
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Graslon Speedlight Lighting Modifiers: It’s All Done With Mirrors
Joe Farace  |  Jan 23, 2013  |  First Published: Dec 01, 2012  |  0 comments

There are lots of companies making speedlight accessories but what makes Graslon’s different from the others are the mirrors. Most speedlight diffusers work in a similar way: translucent material is placed in front of the flash head to scatter light and soften shadows, but many times that light doesn’t scatter and some gets lost. Graslon’s Flash Diffusers use a series of patent-pending mirrors that enlarge the light source before sending it through the diffuser. This allows the light to travel to the corners of the diffuser so that light coming through the diffuser is balanced and, well, diffuse. Two types of diffusers, or lenses, as Graslon prefers to call them, are available: the dome spreads the light everywhere (think bare-bulb effect) to take advantage of bouncing light off walls and ceilings; the flat lens is more directional and useful when you’re using the flash as fill in no-bounce situations. Much like a Zeiss Softar filter it’s covered in hundreds of mini-lenses or bumps that spread the light evenly across its surface.

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