Archive from July, 2009
Charge those batteries anywhere anytime
By Scott    |    Jul 29, 2009
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Charge those batteries anywhere anytime

The PROMASTER GO! is a revolutionary solution for recharging your 7.2/7.4v digital SLR camera batteries or to use as a power supply/charger for your cell phone, digital music player or other USB powered device. The GO! internal power supply lets you recharge your digital camera battery up to 5 times before it needs to be refreshed. Its small, compact modular design makes it a “charge anywhere” solution. Charge the internal [...]

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Photography in the rain
By Gary    |    Jul 24, 2009
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Photography in the rain

Yanik Chauvin of Yanik Photo School wrote up a great article on shooting in your rain Keep yourself dry All weather camera bag Keep your camera and lens dry Use your lens hood Something to dry your equipment Monopod or Tripod Click over to the article to read about it more in depth! via 7 Steps for Taking Photos in the Rain | Yanik’s Photo School.

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Replacement lens hoods
By Steve    |    Jul 23, 2009
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Replacement lens hoods

What do you do if you loose or break your lens hood?  Not fond of the rubber lens hood?  Either are we!  Thanks to Promaster we now carry plastic butterfly style lens hoods that screw in front of your lens.  Attach it directly to the lens or on top of a filter.  These hoods are great! The PROMASTER SystemPRO Digital Lens Hood is specially designed for the wide focal lengths [...]

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Introducing The Light Caddy
By Gary    |    Jul 15, 2009
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Introducing The Light Caddy

We are proud to announce that Mack Camera & Video Service is the first store to carry The Light Caddy The Light Caddy is specially designed to provide fast, easy and secure access to your pre-assembled light stands, umbrellas and strobes. The Light Caddy is Perfect for Off Camera Flash Photography Equipment.  It can hold up to 4 fully assembled lights and umbrellas in its uniquely designed storage compartments and [...]

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Photowalk With Mack Camera Employees
By Jennifer    |    Jul 8, 2009
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Photowalk With Mack Camera Employees

Photowalk Springfield, NJ September 26, 2009 10am – Noon Hosted by Photowalklist.com and Mack Camera, AdoramaPix, Tamrac and ThinkTank Photo Starting location: Mack Camera & Video Service – 200 Morris Avenue. Springfield, NJ 07081 Photowalk with Mack Camera employees and local professional photographers The Photowalk will start outside Mack Camera. We will walk up Mountain Avenue to Shunpike Road towards the YMCA to head back to Mack Camera via South [...]

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The Diamond Warranty now covers liquid damage
By Scott    |    Jul 7, 2009
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The Diamond Warranty now covers liquid damage

The diamond warranty will now cover malfunctions due to liquid damage that were the result of an accident. All types of accidental damage, including liquid damage, will be covered at the discretion of Mack Camera. This is great news to those who have our Diamond Warranties and to those who will be purchasing them for future equipment. Read more about the Mack Diamond Warranty

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June and July Newsletters now online
By Barry    |    Jul 6, 2009
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June and July Newsletters now online

If you have not signed up for the newsletter please visit the archive to download it

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Tips for Photographing Fireworks
By Andrew    |    Jul 2, 2009
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Tips for Photographing Fireworks

It’s time to get ready for Fourth of July celebrations and the amazing fireworks show that accompany the barbeques and other events. Want to get some amazing images? You can capture some spectacular scenes if you take a few tips with you before you begin shooting. Scout Your Spot: If at all possible, get the event early and take a look around. See if you can get an unobstructed view [...]

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Fun with Travel Photography: Geotagging Part II
By Mel    |    Jul 1, 2009
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Fun with Travel Photography: Geotagging Part II

Geotagging allows you to know exactly where and when an image was taken because the location’s latitude and longitude are recorded with the image’s EXIF data. The EXIF data includes information about HOW the photo was taken and includes details such as shutter speed and aperture. Most digital cameras automatically record EXIF information with every picture taken but only a few models include built-in geotagging at this time. There are [...]

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