Camera Lounge

Just noticed that Adobe are set to launch CS5 on 18th April 2010.

Visit their launch site to learn more.

Fujifilm have today announced they are phasing out three of its black and white and colour films due to low sales. Neopan 400, Superia Reala 35mm and Pro 160S 35mm will soon cease to be available to buy.

While Russ Gunn, Fujifilm’s senior product manager for professional film, comments that they “have had to sacrifice slower selling products in order to continue to produce and market more popular formats”, I can’t help think this could be a sign of the times.

I personally own two film cameras, a 35mm and a medium format (oh, three if you count my Holga too!). I also own two digital SLR’s and while I would love to think I will dust off the film cameras, the fact is I haven’t since going digital. That said, I do also have quite a few old rolls of film around, which might be quite fun to shoot on – especially as they have all expired… hmm, maybe I will dig them out and dust them off

Story via bjp-online

Sigma has announced a bumper release of new equipment at PMA 2010.

Oooh I could be tempted with the 85mm f1.4 and the 70-200mm f2.8.

Will keep my eye out for pricing and reviews, and update you here ASAP.

Drop Shots is a new photo sharing site that is free to join and at first glance looks quite promising, with a simple layout and clean interface.

According to the online tour, you simply ‘Drag-n-Drop your pictures into the Dropbox… and you’re done!’

• SIMPLE: drag your photo’s and vidoes from ANY location on your computer into the DropBox.
• FAST: DropBox compresses media and uploads 100X faster
• AUTOMATIC: Instantly compresses, encodes and converts from nearly any format.

You can then share your images automatically with friends and family and is immediatley made ready for you to post to a blog.

Two levels of membership exist, with the free entry level account providing:

• Free DropShots user page
• Free DropBox media uploader
• Up to 500 Photos
• Up to 10 Videos
• 2-Minute Videos

$4.95 per month will buy you a ‘Star User Account’ which will give you:

• Free DropShots user page
• Free DropBox media uploader
• Unlimited Photos
• Unlimited Videos
• 5-Minute Videos
• Higher Quality Videos
• Password Protection
• NO Ads!
• Premium Customer Support
• A Next to Your Username
• Help Support DropShots

Camera Lounge will look to create an account and provide a proper review soon! In the meantime, if anyone else has had some experience with DropShots, please leave a comment and let us know your experience with it.

Panasonic are offering the chance to win a holiday in New York, as well as a host of other camera related prizes in their Amatuer Photo of the Year competition.

Categories for entry are:

• Nature and the Environment
• Travel
• People
• Motion and Speed
• Abstract Photography

You can enter up to six images, and the closing date for entries is October 31st 2006

Well worth having a go we think, and take a look at the galleries for some inspiration!

For more information visit Panasonic Photo Award

Camera Bits is making available a public beta of the soon-to-be-released Photo Mechanic version 4.4.3.1

Photo Mechanic is a photo browser that allows you to perform super fast sorting, editing, and tagging of your images.

Download available here

Sony is due to launch its first ever digital SLR next month, marking the birth of a new camera and lens system. Since acquiring Konica Minolta earlier this year, Sony has been planning an aggressive entry into the DSLR market aiming for a leading share of the market by the end of 2008.

The Alpha 100 will be aimed at entry level users and will compete with the Canon 350D and Nikon D50. The 100 will have a 10.2m pixel resolution and will feature Sony’s Super SteadyShot technology, providing vibration reduction whichever lens is in use. The RRP for the camera body only is £599 while a kit containing a standard 18-70mm zoom lens will cost £699, with a twin lens combination retailing at £849.

Sony will have tough competition from Canon and Nikon, but I am sure they will do extremely well at the entry level end… Camera Lounge will be watching with interest!

For more information visit Sony-Europe