Custom Brackets is offering 2 new Camera Accessory Bars.  Each 9″ or 14″ bar can be used for two cameras or one camera with flash or accessories.

• These professionally designed brackets are made of a black-anodized, aircraft quality aluminum to maximize strength and minimize weight.
• Cork base pads run the whole length of the bar.
• Both 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 threaded tripod mounting holes.
• Inch and Metric scales on each side of bar
• Built-in bubble level.
• Center slots allow camera screws to adjust from 1-3/4 inches up to 11 inches separation.
• Ideal size for small SLRs and miniature cameras of all types.
• Includes three D-Clip screws for mounting.

The new Leica MP Monochrome  and two other surprises will be announced Thursday.

Leica Camera will announce a new Digital  Rangefinder Thursday May 9th, based on the very popular Leica MP body style. It will record images in Black and White only, with a very unique “Leica” look , as produced by Leica’s processor.

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I looked in my camera backpack this morning and realized I had packed two of the industry’s best DSLR’s  right next to each other; The Leica S2 and the Nikon D800. I reckon it’s time for a field test!

C’mon….let’s go see just how good these cameras really are.

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BRON IMAGING GROUP AND HASSELBLAD USA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT
TO MERGE U.S. OPERATIONS
Combined Company Will be Known as Hasselblad Bron Inc.

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The much anticipated Pocket Wizard wireless transmitters have finally arrived in North American Stores.

Limited quantities are available.

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Erin Manning Pocketbox Flash Softbox Kit

SKU: 268 | Retail value: $59.90

NOVOFLEX ZEBRA WHITE BALANCE/GREY CARDS

Often small things make big differences in the working life of a photographer. Especially the ZEBRA
cards from Novoflex, the accessory specialist.

Checking always has to beat guessing; and now there are perfect check cards for exposure metering
and white balance. Of special importance is the accuracy of the color of the ZEBRA cards which have
been measured to be within 0.03 density between R, G and B and have no UV peaks as in many
other cards made for the same use!

The flexible cards, made from a special polymer, have an antireflection coating on both the white side
and the grey side. The grey side serves as a reference area for exposure metering while the white
side enables correct white balance that is so important in digital photography. Handling couldn’t be
easier. The camera takes a light reading of the check card to perform an exposure measurement or
white balance and, presto, the camera is set optimally for the prevailing light conditions to guarantee
perfect exposure and color!

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Nikon USA has finished their 15 day inventory and the warehouse is again shipping the much anticipated D4 and D800 DSLRs. Shipments are to start arriving this week in stores. Supplies are still limited, but the supply chain is again open and hopefully the shooters who are waiting for these cameras will be able to take delivery in the next few days. Cross you fingers that quantities will be able to meet demand for these very popular models.

In other news…

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…more to be announced on April 18th and 25th .

ThinkTank Photo is rolling out some great new gadgets for your gear haulin’ pleasure:

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When they announced the new V1 and J1 cameras, people seemed to be generally pleased with the overall specifications from the first mirrorless SLR offerings from Nikon….there was however, the oft-repeated criticism that the sensor was too small. More than a few message board “experts” surmised ( well before ever actually shooting with the camera system, of course) that the smaller sensor would produce too much noise and not enough detail to be a “serious” enough camera for someone who is used to shooting with a full sized DSLR.  We decided to put this question to the test and sent one of our staff writers, David, to the National Zoo to shoot some critters at a moderately high ISO ( 2200 for example).

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