planet5D November 3rd Canon Announcement coverage and more
In just 4 days, we’ll be in Hollywood attending the November 3rd Canon Announcement (see our post on the invitation) and we wanted to let you know how we’re going to cover it (or at least hope to cover it) and we hope you’ll tune in! Many of you may be familiar with the blogs...
Fujifilm Releases Leica-esque X100 Special Edition
When the X100 was announced a year ago, some people accused Fujifilm of ripping off the look of Leica’s rangefinder cameras. The retro look worked though, and retailers have had a hard time keeping the camera in stock. Now Fujifilm is making another Leica-esque move by releasing a limited edition version of the X100. Only...
Last Day to Get SplitScreen X for $39
Wednesday, Oct 12th is the last day you can purchase SplitScreen X for the special price of $39. After today the price goes back up to $75. Act now to snag these incredibly easy to use and customizable split screens for more than $30 off. Enter this code when checking out to take advantage of...
Canon announces special event November 3rd in Hollywood!
Many news sites got this invitation today (including us) to “Save the Date for an Exclusive Canon Event” in Hollywood, CA on November 3rd. “Canon is making an historic global announcement” is the tagline… city is Hollywood… Could be new video cameras (hence the location) Could be a Canon EOS 5D Mark III (but not...
P.90: The Rolls Royce of Pinhole Cameras
The P.90 is a limited edition pinhole camera by Kurt Mottweiler, an Oregon-based builder of wooden cameras. It’s constructed using Cherry wood and brass, has a tripod adapter on the bottom, and is loaded with 120 roll film. The top view of this booshie camera shows the various knobs, the company logo, and lines that...
Redrock Micro special – Free Lens Gears with purchase of bundle
Tweet This just came in from our friends at Redrock Micro: Free Lens Gears with a purchase of any Redrock bundle or microFollowFocus. Read the details below (cover photo credit: snap from the ad) Related Posts: Redrock micro announces a new line of “Redrock|Ops” HDSLR rigs Redrock Micro announces new “nano” line of DSLR rigs...
Hurlbut Visuals Special Announcement coming – teaser included
Tweet Just got an email from Clint Milby – marketing specialist for Hurlbut Visuals – and planet5D has been given this exclusive early look at something new they’ve got in the works. What do you think it is going to be? I love the “Get Smart” feel to the teaser (I watched too much “Get...
Hasselblad Tries to One Up Leica with 499 Ferrari H4D Cameras
Leica may have teamed up with the Audi design team for the limited edition Titanium M9 they announced yesterday at Photokina, but Hasselblad has just announced a car partnership of their own: the limited edition Ferrari H4D digital medium format camera. Now pro photographers who are determined to flaunt opulence can shoot with a flaming...
Redrock micro announces a new line of “Redrock|Ops” HDSLR rigs
Tweet Redrock not so quietly showed off a new line of HDSLR rigs called the “RedRockOps” rigs this afternoon at the Shane Hurlbut HDSLR Bootcamp. As you can see from the images below, it is a line of specialty rigs with camouflage markings. I spoke with Brian Valente from Redrock just after they presented Shane...
Canon Busts Out Jackie Chan Edition DSLR for the Chinese Market
Okay, so Polaroid partnered with Lady Gaga, and Sony has teamed up with Taylor Swift. How about Canon? Well, they’ve just gone a step further by releasing a Jackie Chan-branded version of the Canon Rebel TSi (AKA 550D).
The “EOS 550D Jackie Chan Eye of Dragon” special edition kit comes with an EF-S 18-135mm lens, camera...
