Nikon D800 : Winner of Camera Grand Prix 2012 award and public 'best camera' vote

The Prestigious Camera Grand Prix 2012 has been awarded to Nikon’s D800 and also won the public vote for the best camera. The Canon EF8-15mm F4L USM was also recognized by the Japanese 'Camera Journal Press Club' as lens of the year. While Sony’s NEX-7 and the Olympus m.Zuiko 45mm F1.8 were give the Editors Award.

Selection committee, including members of the Camera Journal Press Club, Selection Committee external, executive committee Camera Grand Prix has been commissioned, the selection committee special person with relevant knowledge and experience (camera mechanism writer, photographer, photo editor in chief of the magazine member (representative) or (The Technical Image Press Association TIPA members and special), and representatives of related organizations: is composed of) organization of the magazine and video photo to 30 in 14 countries to join the center in Europe, this year has hit selection name is 57 total was. 

The main awards, established in 1984, are selected by a 57-member panel made up from the Camera Journal Press Club (CJPS), along with a selection of editors and experts from around the world. The Editors Awards, meanwhile, are decided between the council members of the CJPS. The Editors Awards have a history or recognizing significant products, including Sony's back-illuminated CMOS technology and the Panasonic G1 (the first mirror less interchangeable lens camera), rather than just the high-end heavyweights.

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LockCircle : Lockport for Nikon D800

After Canon HDSLR CAMERAS, LockPort Series is of for another WORLDWIDE success…

The professional LockPort 800 for the powerful Nikon D800 was just announced by LockCircle.

The LockPort 800 is a new product developed to help avoid damaging  your D800 mini HDMI camera port. The LockPort 800 protects absolutely the fragile output on your camera from tough production abuse with a rock solid universal clamp and a smart mini to full-size HDMI adapter.

The LockPort 800 camera plate is designed to fit with no trouble every head, baseplate, sliding plate, support out there using the original camera screws already there. Ready in 10 seconds!

The LockPort 800 safely secures a 90° FRONT/REAR mini HDMI to full-size HDMI adapter, protecting forever the “expensive to repair” mini HDMI port on your costly HDSLR camera.

The Adapter has gold plated contacts and the full-size female output allows you to use stronger standard HDMI cables, you can purchase everywhere!

Standard size HDMI plugs locks strongly in the socket – no signal loose, and if somebody walks over your cable, the plug still can pop-out saving your camera from falling on the ground.

The full-size HDMI 90° output can be used in FRONT or REAR position (2 different adapters) to reach the best cable ergonomics solution on your rig set-up!

The LockPort 800 adapters are available in FRONT and REAR editions, also offered in kit or sold individually to upgrade the kits or like spare parts!

Instant reverse output direction set-up.

LockPort 800 highlights

TriggerTrap : More Control for Iphone Users

Triggertrap has announced the first-ever light-sensitive trigger for the iPhone’s camera and is now ready for consumers to download. A mobile app that converts your iPhone into a highly-configurable remote release for your camera. Triggertrap Mobile is an innovating app that focuses on iPhones, iPods and iPads to perform different triggering modes. It works in concert with two hardware components, a Mobile Dongle that connects to the phone plus a suitable camera cable, to offer a wide range of methods to release the shutter. These include timelapse, distance lapse (based upon the phone's GPS), face recognition, and sound, motion, and shock detectors. It can also control High Dynamic Range bracketing up to 19 exposures.

Many of the standard triggering modes can simply be performed on your camera built in phones(only Apple Products). Don’t worry! They’re currently working on an Android version, so photo enthusiast can calmly wait for it’s arrival. Launching different triggering modes that includes, timelapse, distance lapse, motion detection, sound, vibrations,HDR and much more.

From there, Triggertrap boasts 12 different trigger modes, including time-lapse, eased time-lapse, distance-lapse, magnet-triggered, motion-triggered, shock-triggered, and sound-triggered. The app also features facial recognition and HDR modes. And that’s not all. Triggertrap also sports basic features like timed exposure mode (up to 60 minutes), bulb mode, and timed bulb mode.

A free version of the app, with three of the full app's features, is also available.

Free Version of TriggerTrap

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