Head over to Strobist for some great macro junk food shots, and lighting tips to help you make some yourself. While you are at it, if you are looking for a starter flash lighting setup, Midwest Photo Exchange has put together several versions of the Strobist kits.

And, if you have some great shots from your food blog that you posted in March, I’m hosting Does My Blog Look Good in This over on my own food blog, Cook & Eat. The deadline to send me your stuff is April 27th, so don’t wait!

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Pocket-lint has reviewed the 7.1 megapixel Pentax Optio T30 digital camera and writes, “We loved the T20, however we didn’t love the fact that it took so long to take pictures that you miss the action.

Perhaps, we would like to think so, listening to our criticisms, Pentax has gone away and virtually fixed all our grumbles while keeping the image quality top notch.

A vast improvement making this a great rather than good camera.”

Pentax Optio T30 Features Include:

• 3x Optical Zoom
• 3.0 inch touch LCD
• Face Recognition Auto Focus
• Digital Shake Reduction (ISO based)

Steve’s Digicams has reviewed the 10.0 megapixel Pentax Optio A30 and writes, “Pentax has made a great improvement over the A10 from last year. With 10-megapixels, 3x optical zoom, Shake Reduction technology, a durable all-metal body and plenty of exposure modes, the Optio A30 is an appealing “ultra-compact” model.”

Pentax Optio A30 Features Include:

• 1/1.8″ CCD
• ISO 1600
• CCD-shift shake reduction
• 2.5-inch LCD
• 3x zoom

Steve’s Digicams has reviewed the 7.1 megapixel Canon Powershot A570 IS anb they write, “Like it’s brother (A560), I was very happy with the Canon PowerShot A570 IS. With 7-megapixels of resolution, a 4x image stabilized optical zoom lens, 2.5-inch LCD, great movie mode, awesome image quality, and loads of useful exposure modes, the A570 is sure to be a very popular model for 2007. At US$279 or less (4/2007), it’s only about $50 more than the A560, which we feel is well worth the added versatility of this new model. That said, the A570 will make an excellent choice for anyone who wants a capable, yet compact and affordable 7-meagpixel digicam.”

Canon Powershot A570 IS Features Include:

• Optical image stabilization
• Full manual control
• 2.5-inch LCD
• 4x zoom
• Print/Share buttons

Steve’s Digicams has reviewed the 7.1 megapixel Olympus Stylus 770 SW (Mju 700 SW) and writes, “the Stylus 770 SW is a good digicam for the active user needing a weather resistant/water proof camera,while Olympus claims it is also “Shock Proof” up to 5 feet, we opted not to test this feature. The 770’s 7-megapixel SHQ images have plenty of resolution to create high-quality prints up to 13×19 inches or larger, however we had some issues with the poor position of the lens and the below average results of its VGA movie mode. With an MSRP of $379.99, it offers a good value for a 7-megapixel underwater capable digicam.”

Read our Olympus Stylus 770 SW Review Roundup & View Sample Photos

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PCmag has reviewed the 7.1 megapixel Canon (IXUS 70) SD1000 and writes, “At a list price of $299.99, this shooter is a tad pricey, too. Even so, whether I needed indoor images (with or without flash), outdoor landscape pictures, or cityscape shots, I could count on the SD1000 to hit the mark, almost always dead-on.”

Canon SD1000 Press Release:

• 3x zoom
• 2.5-inch LCD
• ISO 1600
• 30fps VGA Movies
• Face Detection AF/AE/FE
• Noise Reduction Technology
• Red-Eye Correction