It's that season again - tons of new cameras and gear to discuss. We'll get into some of the latest and greatest, and tell you how to take better pictures on sunny days with the equipment you have now.
Thanks, and we'll talk again soon!
- But first, a bit of catch up - on our last show, I mentioned an online back service that will mail you a hard drive with your data, saving you weeks of downloading your data should you crash yours. I couldn't remember the name, but have since looked it up - it's Backblaze. $5/month or $50/year for unlimited storage. If you ever need to get your backed up data on physical media, it'll cost you $89 for a DVD's worth of data (?) or a more reasonable $189 for a USB hard drive with your files. Both prices include shipping and handling. The hard drive seems like a great value to me.
- Our listener and guest-Tweeter Landya McCafferty kicked butt again, winning the Photowalk Contest for her city for the second year in a row! Go Landya. Of course, her city is Placenta, Wisconcin, and she's the only resident with a camera. Kidding! Not only did she win, but her photo was featured on Scott Kelby's blog. Check it out. You'll also see some great examples of both naturalistic and surrealistic HDR shots.
- If one LCD on a camera is good, two must be better, right? The people at Samsung hope so. Maybe it will convince you to buy a TL220 or TL225.The names certainly won't.
- Back to basics with the Canon S90. Great sensor, clicky controls and manual settings. I want this camera, but I agree with Michael that the G11 offers more functionality, but its not pocket-friendly.
- Shoot a lot? Toshiba's announced the World's Largest SD Card - 64 big fat gigabytes of goodness. Although wouldn't it have been funnier if they meant an SD card that was like 12 feet or something? They should save that announcement for April Fools Day. Oh wait - the card uses the new "SDXC" format which won't work in your current camera anyway. Turns out, the joke really was on us.
- The iPhone is the second most popular camera on Flickr and Camera Genuis makes it better. Maybe. You can read a review on TUAW here. The user reviews are mixed, but for 99 cents, you can afford to find out for yourself.
- 50% off your SmugMug service at any level (enter code "Flickr" at checkout). This is a fantastic discount and you should take advantage of it in time to share your holiday photos!
- A free camera strap to any listener of Digital Photography Life: This one is just crazy. A high-quality camera strap that replaces the neck-slicing piece of canvas that your camera's manufacturer condescended to include with your DSLR. Get your freebie here.
Thanks, and we'll talk again soon!
Thanks for all the hard work you guys are doing. I just ordered my Lensbaby Composer last night, and ordered the FREE Bonus Baby using your promo code this morning. Just got a confirmation email saying that my Bonus Baby will ship today. I haven't even gotten the notice that the Composer has shipped yet. Can't beat that for customer service. If the Composer is half as good as their customer service, it will be great.
Posted by: Michael Smith | August 27, 2009 at 10:23 AM
My curiosity peaked when you introduced the Canon S90.. thinking maybe this would be the point and shoot we have been waiting for...but I was disappointed to discover NO VIEWFINDER.
Posted by: norm roach | August 27, 2009 at 06:47 PM
I got my FREE BonusBaby in the mail today thanks to you guys!!! The Composer should be here tomorrow. I can't wait to get out and play with it.
Posted by: Michael Smith | August 31, 2009 at 05:21 PM