03 Nov 08 Today on Twitter: 2008-11-03

Sad news, Canon can’t make it to the Mack Camera Photo Show on December 6th but Nikon,Tamron & Olympus will still be here #
@usrbingeek Agreed #
RT @usrbingeek: @macgroup @sandisk @Lowepro and @adoramalearn are on Twitter. Now Nikon, Gitzo, ThinkTank & Calumet are needed #
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31 Oct 08 Fuji S3 Repaired and sent to customer. Flickr love

dperry1952 on Flickr posted a photo of his Nikon World Magazine with this comment

“I got my Fujifilm S3 back Mack’s Camera Repair today and it’s good to see my old friend. Shot of Nikon World Magazine processed in Lightroom. “

Glad we could help!

See his photo here http://tinyurl.com/5ntjsl

See his flickr photostream here http://tinyurl.com/37hk5t

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28 Oct 08 Today on Twitter: 2008-10-28

Canon 50D firmware fixes Err99 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0810/08102802canon50dfirmware.asp #
Nikon D300 firmware update http://www.dpreview.com/news/0810/08102801nikond300firmware.asp #
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27 Oct 08 Studio Lighting on a Budget

By Derek Martin at Roberts Imaging

So, I’ve been busy the past few days moving product on our site into new, more visible categories (for your convenience), so I’m sorry I haven’t had time to finish the bokeh series yet, but I really want to have some nice reference shots to go with it. I’ll try and have that ready for you before the end of the week.

So, let’s talk a moment about a subject I’ve been reading up on lately: professional studio lighting. Now, as most of the world is aware, the US is currently having some jitters when it comes to the economy, and as most photographers know, studio lighting can be a very money-intensive thing. Can be. But, that’s not always true.

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First off, I’m seeing more and more studio-style lighting done with small flashes. That is to say, people are using their Canon flashes or Nikon flashes more and more. Flashes like the SB-900 or Olympus’ FL-50r now have wireless master controls built in, and with everything from bounce reflectors to small softboxes now available for these type of units, what used to be on-camera flash systems are finding their way off and opening up worlds of flexibility and portability in lighting.

RPS Studio 3-Light Kit And that’s all very cool. But, what if you’re like, just starting out on your equipment acquisition and you want to, say, shoot white seamless product and fashion shots (hey, I’m a designer, we’re all commercial at heart, baby)? For that you need at least three light sources, and SB-800s, SB-900s, FL-50rs, and 580EX IIs will add up in those quantities. So, how about three monolights with stands and umbrellas for less than any of those flashes? Well, then, take a look to your right at the RPS Studio RS-SB/SLK3. Three 160ws monolights (more than enough power for small studios and garage studios) with stepless output down to 1/8 power, two white umbrellas (you can shoot through them like softboxes for more diffuse light), a nice silver umbrella (I did say fashion earlier, afterall), and hey, it’s got IR triggers, so you can still work wirelessly. I’m budgeting one of these kits for myself, because it’s the perfect way for the newcomer to professional studio lighting to get their feet wet without making their wallet dry. And that’s pretty A-OK in my book.