Mamatus Originally uploaded by Rick Blythe. While I barbecued some chicken this evening some amazing clouds were forming overhead. Of course I had one of my cameras at hand. My trusty Canon...

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One of the most-requested lenses, the Canon 24-105mm f/4 L is one lens that easily justifies its price. Optically, this lens produces sharp and contrasty images, and the IS performs extremely well. I...

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Good  Afternoon Everybody,

We got our first dusting of snow on the ground this past weekend, always a beautiful site - unless of course you were hit by the giant Nor'easter that hit the east coast I understand you received 24 inches in Philadelphia and lots more up the coast.  Hope you guys get dug out soon.

Hey, if you can't get out today, just sit back and enjoy anther episode of Quick Hit Monday. Here we go...

My Interview At New Genesis Productions

A few months ago, I was invited to be on the radio - WMOH, that's 1450 AM on your radio dial.  It's a local station, but Tony of New Genesis Productions (and fan of DigitalProTalk.com), who put the whole thing together, and I finally got together two weeks ago.

The interview covered many topics including wedding stats that were quite interesting. Like in our metro area, the wedding budget is $26,000 per wedding -WOW! The wedding photography budget is only $750 though - WHOA! 

We discussed photography, photographers, brides, and what brides need to know in finding their photographer. Anyway, if you want to take some time to listen to the interview, you can find it right here. Please note: This is not a streaming file - the MP3 file needs to download in it's entirety first, about 3 minutes on a reasonably fast

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Lots and lots of digital camera news this week. First off, DPreview posted their Canon EOS 7D DSLR review. The 7D being a high end offering from Canon. The 7D also got reviewed by Roland Lim. Steves Digicams was busy posting reviews too. Three altogether: Samsung TL225 review Olympus Stylus 7010 review Fuji Finepix S200EXR review There were several pre-reviews of the Olympus PEN E-2 camera: hands-on at FourThirds-user hands-on at Imaging-resource preview at...

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And so is the new Canon Powershot G11...I have been looking for a new high-end rangefinder type of digicam. There are a lot of times that I don't always want to use a DSLR, or I am out shooting film cameras, and a pocketable digital camera would be a good asset. I used to own a Canon Powershot A570, and although there was much to like about it, it was a pain to use it manually, what with all

Press Release: 22 October 2009

Kenro has announced the UK release of a new range of telephoto and wide angle converters from Marumi.

The converters are auxiliary lenses designed to attach onto the front of a cameras existing built in lens and enhance its telephoto or wide angle capability. 2 X magnification telephoto converters are available in 37mm, 52mm, 55mm and 58mm filter thread sizes. Marumi wide angle converters are 0.45X in 37mm filter threads and 0.5X in 52mm, 55mm and 58mm sizes.

Both the telephoto converters and the wide angle converter lenses range start with an RRP of £47.15 for the 37mm thread model, rising to £105.63 for the 58mm version.
The converters can be fitted directly to camcorder lenses depending on the filter size and can also be used with digital compact cameras by using the appropriate adaptor. These adaptors are available to fit Olympus, Nikon, Canon and Fujifilm cameras and range in price from £10.29 to £13.34.

"Now everyone can extend their telephoto and wide angle lens range for just a small outlay." says Kenro managing director, Paul Kench. "These are great for both digital compact cameras and camcorders and fit a wide range of sizes and manufacturer's models."

Kenro is the official UK distributors for the range of Marumi photographic accessories, including filters, lens hoods and flash guns. See www.kenro.co.uk for details of your nearest stockist, or call Kenro on 01793 615836 for more details.
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