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Tamron has just announced a compelling new program of educational weekend events aimed at enhancing the picture-taking abilities and unleashing the creative potential of photo enthusiasts from beginners to advanced shooters. Participants in the fun-filled two-day events will have the opportunity to experience the latest award-winning Tamron lenses firsthand and discuss them one-on-one with the experts. In celebration of this unique and unprecedented program, everybody—whether they attend a seminar or not—will be able to purchase Tamron lenses at very special prices during the event.

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The Sony Alpha A550 (with kit 18-55mm lens, $1049 list; body only, $949 list) takes us another step forward with in camera processing of HDR and DRO functions. While these items, to me, are the headliners for this camera, other camera amenities add to its allure. These include an articulating monitor, two Live View modes, very good high ISO results, a fast 5 fps (frames per second) shooting rate...

The first digital Leica M with a full-frame, 24x36mm sensor (active area 23.9x35.8mm), the M9 offers 18-megapixel capture and unrestricted coverage with nearly the entire range of Leica lenses past and present, including extreme wide angles.

Perhaps even more important, the M9’s exclusive 18-megapixel CCD, developed by Kodak with input from Leica, has addressed the foibles that...

Backdrop Outlet's Summer Photo Event and Warehouse Sale will be held June 11th through the 13th. The savings and free seminars will be well worth the trip. Every item we carry will be on sale including Muslins from $19.00, Close out props from $5.00, Canvases 80% off, Lights, stands, and reflectors 75% off. Make sure you come early because the first 50 customers Friday morning will receive a free gift. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our products. We will be giving product demos and having door prizes and drawings all day.

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Profoto introduces a revolutionary new battery pack called the Pro-B3 AirS.

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This "Start to Finish Workflow for Photographers" workshop with Jerry Courvoisier is taking place in numerous cities from April to November 2010.

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Mamiya announced the addition of the new Mamiya DM40 to its lineup of professional large-sensor DSLRs. Featuring a resolution of 40 megapixels with a peak capture rate of .8 seconds per frame and a sustained capture rate of 60 frames per minute, the Mamiya DM40 is the industry’s fastest large-sensor DSLR.

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