Press Release: 22 October 2009Kenro 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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Press Release New additions to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System expand a photographer's creative possibilities. New York, NY, PhotoPlus Expo Booth #1218 (PRWEB) October 22, 2009 -- Lensbaby announces today the addition of the new Fisheye Optic and Soft Focus Optic to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System. Each new optic is available for use with the Lensbaby Composer® and Muse®*. In addition, the Soft
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Panasonic Updates Firmware of DMC-LX3 for Further Improvement in Functions and PerformanceA new firmware update is released for
Panasonic’s premium manual compact camera DMC-LX3. Firmware version 2.1* supports several new functions and improves various performances to elevate shooting convenience and fun. The firmware also rectifies several minor issues to enhance operation.
The adoption of new algorithm makes it possible to speed up the AF time by reducing it approx.20% to 0.50 sec at wide-end. Now the 1:1 aspect ratio recording mode is added as a shooting option in addition to the conventional 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. The white balance bracket shot is available. The new scene mode High Dynamic is newly incorporated in the scene mode, which helps to capture a scene with moderate exposure even though the scene contains both bright and dark area together. You can select either of 3 options, Standard, Art, or B/W, depending on the desired effect and personal taste to make the photo look natural to artistic. The white balance adjustment performance is greatly improved especially under fluorescent lights, daytime sunlight and low light.
As well as those mentioned above, the new firmware incorporates attractive advancements for enthusiastic photographers. The exposure compensation range as well as its bracket setting is widened. The fixed composition guidelines are now movable to the intended position with the control of cursor or joystick for free framing. Over exposure part of the picture is shown not only in the preview but also in the...
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Written by Ajax on October 21st, 2009 with no comments.
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