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SANDMARC launches Prolight for video conference lighting News 

SANDMARC launches Prolight for video conference lighting

SANDMARC, a brand specializing in photography gear for iPhone, DJI and GoPro cameras, launched Prolight – Video Conference Edition for home office remote working. The Prolight Bi-Color Light is a premium video conference lighting for remote working, home office, or corporate calls to level up conference webcam calls and meetings on Zoom, Facetime, Microsoft Teams, YouTube vlogs, Skype, and live streaming. The... Read More
LexJet announces partnership with EFI News 

LexJet announces partnership with EFI

LexJet announced a new sales and distribution partnership with Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI) to sell EFI wide-format printers and specialty printers to its North American customers. Under this new agreement, LexJet will sell EFI’s wide-format product line of LED inkjet technologies including the EFI Pro 24f and Pro 30f dedicated flatbed printers, the EFI Pro 32r+ roll-to-roll printer, and... Read More
Sigma announces the 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro | Art Lens News 

Sigma announces the 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro | Art Lens

Sigma Corp. debuted the SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro | Art lens, the first prime macro lens designed by Sigma exclusively for full-frame mirrorless cameras, as the DG DN in the name indicates. The lens offers 1:1 magnification (life-sized) at a 5.5-inch working distance with internal focusing, and it is available in Sony E-Mount and L-Mount formats. The lens begins shipping... Read More
Registration now open for APTech’s LeadingPRINT Summit on Oct. 13 News 

Registration now open for APTech’s LeadingPRINT Summit on Oct. 13

The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech) announces registration is open for the LeadingPRINT Fall 2020 Summit, titled, “The Path Forward: Let’s Get on with Business.” The full-scale digital event will be Oct.13, 2020. The Summit is free to APTech members; nonmembers are assessed a small fee. The speakers will focus on the key areas of printing and printing-related businesses that... Read More
Google debuts new Pixels, updates Google Photo editor News 

Google debuts new Pixels, updates Google Photo editor

Google introduced the Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 smartphones. These phones improve Pixel’s leading photography features to the next level. The cameras come with an ultrawide lens alongside the standard rear camera. Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 come with Cinematic Pan, which gives videos a professional look with ultrasmooth panning that’s inspired by the equipment Hollywood directors use.... Read More
Henry’s Foundation launches mental health campaign in Canada News 

Henry’s Foundation launches mental health campaign in Canada

Henry’s Foundation is helping to put the mental health of all Canadians into focus by raising awareness and funds for national partners Kids Help Phone and Jack.org, as well as its regional partners, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation in Vancouver, Douglas Foundation in Quebec and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. The foundation is supported by... Read More
Tiger Group selling surplus pro gear from Keslow Camera News 

Tiger Group selling surplus pro gear from Keslow Camera

  Tiger Group is selling a selection of professional gear surplus to support the continuing operations of Keslow Camera, a leading motion picture film and digital cinema camera rental company. Gear available for sale includes digital cameras from Red, Panasonic, Sony, and Canon; and lenses from Angenieux, Cooke, Baltar, Canon, and Nikkor; as well as heads, monitors, wireless units, magazines,... Read More
Panasonic releases beta of LUMIX webcam software Windows and macOS News 

Panasonic releases beta of LUMIX webcam software Windows and macOS

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. has released the LUMIX Webcam Software (Beta) for Windows / Mac, a one-stop webcam software making it possible to use an applicable LUMIX camera as a webcam, using a USB connection in optimum output resolution (1280×960 or 1280×720) according to the application for live streaming or video conferencing. No extra device is needed. Compatible models: DC-S1H, DC-S1R,... Read More
Serendipity Albums offering custom leather and velvet albums to pro photographers News 

Serendipity Albums offering custom leather and velvet albums to pro photographers

Houston-based Serendipity Albums is offering photographers custom leather and velvet albums. The new leather albums can be made of vintage, luxury, or full-grain Italian leather and feature a high-performance protective coating to ensure the album maintains its look over time, the company says. Additionally, the company offers fabric albums consisting of Japanese silk, French velvet, and luxury linen varieties. The... Read More
Simply Smart Home launches Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames News 

Simply Smart Home launches Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames

Simply Smart Home expanded its line of Brookstone PhotoShare WiFi-enabled smart digital photo frames to include large 10.1-inch and 14-inch models. Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frames are available now at leading national retailers both in-store and online including Amazon, Walmart, Costco, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Lowe’s, Macy’s, and more. The 10.1-inch Brookstone PhotoShare digital photo frame has an... Read More
Snappr raises $10 million Series A News 

Snappr raises $10 million Series A

Imaging marketplace Snappr raised $10 million in Series A funding to fuel the expansion of its U.S. photographer and visual content marketplace. The round was led by Basis Set Ventures (BSV), known for its focus on AI-enabled platforms and the future of work, the company said. Y Combinator and YesVC (Flickr founderCaterina Fake) also participated in the round. Snappr claimed it... Read More
Drone-on-Demand service launches News 

Drone-on-Demand service launches

More and more “products” are becoming “services.” As we’ve covered in the past, for example, Glossy Finish builds its business around “photography as a service” rather than selling images or downloads. Companies are now offering camera hardware as a service, through renting. Now a startup named Aquiline Drones will soon be offering a “drone-on-demand” mobile app for those who want... Read More
Fine Art Startup Maireann making art collections more available News 

Fine Art Startup Maireann making art collections more available

Maireann, a New York-based Fine Art marketplace selling signed and limited edition prints, launched on Aug. 15, 2020. The fine-art prints are targeted at consumers looking to purchase high-value art but cannot afford outrageously-expensive collection, the company says. The company is currently “Maireann helps photographers survive and make a living, especially during these trying times,” says Freddie Leiba, creative director.  “I’ve... Read More