  CAMERA
SUPPORT
The metal alloy used
in the new Slik
PRO 500 DX tripod is
lighter and stronger than
standard aluminum.
The tripod can support
professional D-SLRs
and telephoto lenses
up to a 300mm f/2.8.
A gearless center
column and three-position
adjustable-angle leg
locks make for easy
setup on uneven ground.
An all-metal three-way
pan head has a user-friendly
quick-release plate
for securely mounting
the camera on the
tripod. The height
ranges from 22 to
64 inches, and it
weighs about five
pounds. List Price:
$184. Contact: THK
Photo, (800) 421-1141, www.thkphoto.com.
HIGH-CAPACITY
CARD 
The Kingston
8 GB Elite Pro CF
card delivers
read speeds of up
to 8 MBps and write
speeds of up to 6.75
MBps. The high-capacity
memory card is the
latest addition to
the Elite Pro lineup,
which includes 512
MB, 1 GB, 2 GB and
4 GB capacities.
List Price: $399
(8 GB). Contact: Kingston,
(800) 337-8410, www.kingston.com.
STORAGE
SPACE 
Finding room to store
your growing collection
of files just got
easier with a new Samsung hard
drive. The 400
GB SpinPoint T133.
has ample space for
storing and playing
back digital media.
It features a high-speed
dual digital signal
processor and has
a 7200 rpm spindle
speed, an 8.9 millisecond
average seek time
and an optional 16
MB cache buffer. Estimated
Street Price: $195. Contact: Samsung,
(800) SAMSUNG, www.samsung.com.
STRONG
STRAPS 
Four new rugged, durable Lowepro camera
straps are tailored to fit your
needs. The lightweight Speedster has
rubber thread woven in to prevent
slipping when you're on the run.
The Transporter was
created for use with multiple cameras,
binoculars and other photography
equipment. The soft, breathable
neoprene Voyager comes
in two models and is built to suit
nature and adventure photographers.
List Price: $19 (Speedster); $24
(Transporter); $29 (Voyager). Contact: Lowepro,
(800) 800-LOWE, www.lowepro.com.
POWER
DRIVE 
The Maxtor
OneTouch III Mini Edition fits
just about anywhere and has enough
space for loads of files. With
up to 100 GB of capacity, the drive
synchronizes files between computers
automatically, sets up quickly
and weighs seven ounces. You can
back up your PC or laptop drive
with the click of a button. A rugged,
shockproof design ensures durability.
List Price: $149 (60 GB); $199
(100 GB). Contact:
Maxtor, (800) 2-MAXTOR, www.maxtorsolutions.com.
SLIDESHOW
MAGIC 
Create high-quality slideshows
with just a few clicks of the mouse.
The latest version of Mac-based Boinx
FotoMagico 1.7 comes with
new transitions for adding style,
easier and smoother exporting for
better-looking results, along with
improved tools for scaling, moving,
zooming and panning around your
images. It also incorporates ColorSync,
which keeps colors looking true
to form across a wide range of
output devices. List Price: $79
(new users). Contact: FotoMagico, www.fotomagico.com.
FAST
COLOR FIXER
Correct
color, sharpen and reduce noise
in your images at once with BullZeye
3 . The stand-alone application
is designed to produce accurate
colors by sampling multiple areas
of neutral color saturation found
in the gray, white or black portions
of the image. Photographer Gary
Fong and Pictographics
International Corporation partnered
to develop the software. List Price:
$149. Contact: Gary
Fong, www.garyfong.com.
IN
A FLASH 
Canon devotees can improve their
flash photography with the Phoenix
DZBIS-112Cll flash designed
just for Canon D-SLRs. The flash unit
incorporates an adjustable angle
of illumination to match the focal
length of the camera lens ranging
from 28-85mm. An infrared autofocus
beam ensures proper lighting in
low-light conditions. Other features
include an auto check indicator,
automatic cut-off, bounce and swivel.
List Price: $159. Contact: Omega
Satter, (410) 374-3250, www.omegasatter.com.
STUDIO
TENT 
Built for small studio photographers,
the Sunpak
Studio Tent is easy to transport
and store. Setup takes seconds
with the tent enveloping your subjects
in soft, diffuse lighting. The
tent is about 20 inches long, an
inch thick when folded and weighs
3.75 pounds. A small to mid-sized
tripod can be attached. Estimated
Street Price: $45. Contact: Sunpak,
(973) 627-9600, www.sunpak.com.
DRIVE
WITH STYLE 
Performance meets flair in a new
line of hard drives from Simple
Tech. Designed by Pininfarina,
the firm that gives Ferrari sports
cars their famous look, the SimpleDrive
Portable Hard Drives are
sleek, compact and fast. With USB
2.0, you'll get data transfer speeds
of up to 480 MBps. StorageSync
software allows for quick and easy “"one-click"” backup
of your files. The drives run at
5400 rpm with an 8 MB cache. List
Price: $109 (40 GB); $129 (60 GB);
$149 (80 GB); $179 (100 GB). Contact: SimpleTech,
(800) 367-7330, www.simpletech.com.
PAPER
DUO 
Look for paper from Hahnemühle's
Digital FineArt Collection to
start showing the Canon logo. The
companies are cobranding fine art
papers produced by Hahnemühle.
At trade shows this year, Canon
has shown high-end fine-art prints
from its new 10- and 12-ink imagePROGRAF
printers on Hahnemühle paper.
The print driver software for the
new printers will include ICC profiles
for the cobranded papers. Contact: Canon,
(800) OK-CANON, www.usa.canon.com;
Hahnemühle, (815) 502-5880,
www.hahnemühle.com.
DIRT
BUSTER 
Give your D-SLR’s sensor
a thorough cleaning without touching
it. The Green
Clean USA cleaning system consists
of a mini-vacuum with tubes that
pick up dust and debris without
touching the sensor’s surface.
The dirt is siphoned off into a
mini-canister, reducing the possibility
of recontamination. Estimated Street
Price: $79. Contact: Green
Clean USA, www.green-cleanusa.com. |
