Video Coverage from PMA 2009 by Imaging-Resource.com

I just had a chance to take a look at many of the videos created by the folks at Imaging-Resource.com during the PMA trade show in Las Vegas. I think that they are very well done and offer a quick look at products as if you were there walking through the aisles. It takes a lot of effort to produce videos like these (including the B-roll that shows close-ups), and I look forward to testing some of the products featured.

Below is a partial list of the products that were introduced and/or featured:

Leica’s New System Flash and Wide-Angle Lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Kodak EasyShare Z915
Video: Olympus E-620 DSLR
Casio EX-FC100 & EX-FS10
Sony Cyber-shot HX1
Datacolor Spyder Cube
Lowepro Pro Roller X
Delkin Devices Fat Gecko
Western Digital ShareSpace (8 Terabyte NAS)
Canon PIXMA Pro 9500 MKII

All the videos can be viewed from this page on imaging-resource.com.

And for an overview with many press releases and a great list of links to PMA coverage by other websites (look in the bottom right), visit this page.

Great Article/Checklist on TWiPphoto.com on How to Unbox a New Camera

I just read a great article by Scott Bourne of TWiPphoto.com about how to unbox a new camera. I think that posts like this are outstanding and rarely covered because they are not necessarily “sexy.”

To add a small item on a related subject, I think that testing all the lenses you own with the camera on a tripod, shooting at a map or other flat object using autofocus at a fairly wide open aperture (f4 or f5.6) in good lighting can help to determine if the sensor and lens are properly in sync with regard to focus (many lenses have “issues” in one or more of the corners of the frame, which can show up as slight blurriness/darkening/chromatic aberrations). If all your lenses show a problem (such as blurriness in the same area), that may point to a problem with the sensor.

You can read Scott’s 15 steps here on TWiPphoto.com. The comments from readers/listeners of the site are also always worth a look.

Photographer/author Michael Freeman Interviewed on TypicalShutterbug.com, Plus Some Additional Tips

I just listened to an excellent interview between photographer/author Michael Freeman and Victor Cajiao, host of The Typical Mac User blog/podcast, and The Typical Shutterbug blog/podcast .

I enjoy listening to photographers talk about photography, and this interview is no exception. Michael Freeman shares a lot of good info about composition, as well as many other topics, and Victor Cajiao has a great way of communicating with his guests.

I also contributed 5 tips related to composition for the show. That audio follows the interview.

A direct link to the audio interview and my 5 tips segment can be found here.