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PMA 08; Gadgets And Items Of Interest
Accessories, Show Reports
Robert E. Mayer • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

Big, brash, and more digitized than ever before, this year's show exhibited scads of interesting photographic items intended to whet the photographic appetite of any type of photographer. This report covers memorable items that don't fit into any specific category but were worthy of mention.

Camera Armor Extreme (Made Products) is a...
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PMA 08; Inkjet Printers
Scanners & Printers, Show Reports
Jon Canfield • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

PMA 2008 is not going to go down in history as the year of the new printer. Unlike past years where every major company had multiple new product announcements, this year was relatively quiet on the inkjet front. That does point to a maturing category, one where the existing quality bar is already very high. Indeed, you could take any of the top three (Canon, Epson, HP) and have...
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PMA 08; Great New Lenses For SLR Cameras
Lenses, Show Reports
Peter K. Burian • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

Considering the many D-SLRs that are introduced each year, it's no surprise that virtually every lens manufacturer is also expanding its line of new products. That includes both digital-only lenses--for cameras with a typical small sensor--and multi-platform lenses suitable for any SLR. The latter are particularly important now because of the increasing number of...
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PMA 08; Studio And Mobile Lighting
Lighting Equipment, Show Reports
Jack Neubart • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

It appears someone hit the dimmer switch when it came to lighting this year: the number of entries was sporadic, at best. But the good news is that there were a few shining lights. In strobe lighting the focus was entirely on self-contained monopacs, notably in lighting designed with digital control, smaller and easier-to-use lights, and one super-lightweight battery...
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PMA 08; Medium Format
Medium & Large Format Systems, Show Reports
Ibarionex R. Perello • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

The absence of the major camera and digital back manufacturers, including Hasselblad, Mamiya, and Phase One, probably reflects less on the viability of the format than the fact that this show is more oriented toward amateur and advanced amateur photographers. But the lack of those exhibitors didn't dim one of the most interesting announcements at the show--a camera that...
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PMA 08; Memory Cards
Accessories, Show Reports
Peter K. Burian • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

As digital camera resolution is increasing, memory card manufacturers are keeping up, releasing new products with greater speed and storage capacity. Whether you shoot raw or the finest JPEGs, there's definitely a benefit to using the fastest memory card. The extra speed is useful primarily for greater burst depth--more frames in a long series--but also for shorter...
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PMA 08; Inkjet Papers & Inks
Paper & Ink, Show Reports
Jon Canfield • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

There may not have been many new printer announcements at PMA this year, but that certainly didn't affect the paper vendors from going all out with new products. It's clear that old is new again, as many of the surfaces shown mimic those of traditional darkroom days. If you're a lover of fiber-based papers, this is a great year for you with plenty of new options...
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PMA 08; The Latest And The Greatest In 2008; Our Annual PMA Show Report
Show Reports
George Schaub • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

As is our wont each year we take to the aisles of the PMA Show, the annual and largest photo equipment show in the US, in search of new and innovative products for photographers. This year we had six reporters, including Jon Canfield, Jack Neubart, Jason Schneider, Robert Mayer, Peter Burian, and, new with us at PMA this year, Ibarionex Perello, covering their respective beats;...
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PMA 08; Software
Show Reports, Software & Computers
Ibarionex R. Perello • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

As I walked the trade show floor at the recent PMA, it was interesting to see how much software was being offered to meet specific needs, rather than attempt to be the end-all and be-all. I discovered software that offers solutions not meant to replace Adobe's Photoshop, but rather help photographers improve their ability to achieve common and specific tasks.

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PMA 08; Digital Storage And Display
Accessories, Show Reports, Software & Computers
Jack Neubart • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

This report covers back-up systems and all sorts of storage devices, beginning with USB flash (thumb/pen) and handheld devices. In terms of backup, there was only one hardware solution worthy of note, plus a related product that uses DVDs. Beyond that, there are the plethora of digital photo frames, making it one of the hottest product categories at this year's show.
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PMA 08; Weird & Wonderful
Accessories, Show Reports
Jason Schneider • Jun 01, 2008 • 0 comments

One of the coolest things about wandering the cavernous halls of PMA is having the opportunity to snoop around and discover fascinating items where you'd least expect to find them. Just keep your eyes peeled and you'll be rewarded with fascinating tidbits, ranging from strange photo accessories to clever upgrades of traditional items, to exciting new technologies, some...
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Top News: Getting Lighter
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Frances E. Schultz • Jun 01, 2005 • 1 comments

Tripods are important, but for most people they tend to blur together. The most important news is always that tripods are getting lighter. There are many more companies offering carbon-fiber tripods, increasingly with magnesium-alloy metal work. And while Gitzo's Basalt range gives a more modest savings in weight, it has the same desirable "deadness"...
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The Way Of The Future
Show Reports
Joe Farace • Jun 01, 2005 • 2 comments

"New at PMA `05: Film!"--Headline in Convention Daily Newspaper

In the entire history of the PMA show this is the first time no new 35mm film SLRs were introduced, so ya gotta wonder what the dude who wrote that was smoking. According to the British Journal of Photography, the manufacture of Contax and Kyocera 35mm film cameras has...
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Manufacturers & Distributors
Show Reports
Shutterbug Staff • May 01, 2005 • Published: Jun 01, 2005 • 0 comments

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Manufacturers And Distributors

AgfaPhoto USA Corp.
100 Challenger Rd.
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
(800) 243-2652
(201) 440-2500
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Some Niches, At Best
Show Reports
Roger W. Hicks • Jun 01, 2005 • 0 comments

The important thing to remember about the PMA Show is that it is the annual convention of the Photo Marketing Association. This organization exists to help sell product, whether the product in question is cameras, lenses, scanners, studio backdrops, or indeed photographs.

Pretty much by definition, this means going for the markets that are biggest or most...
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