More Buyer's Guide Information

Links

Megapixel.net has just about the best group of links you'll ever need all in place (megapixel.net)

All the manufacturer's web sites listed here (megapixel.net)


Links to online camera places

http://www.photosecrets.com/links.stores.html

Buy locally if possible - but first, figure out whether local dealers will match online prices and also give you better service and advice
If I were looking for prices on digital cameras right away I'd go back to Steve's reviews and click on the "buy now" links at the left of most cameras to see what the current online pricing is.  Then I'd branch out to other  online resources at:


More good digital photography sites:

Harald Johnson's DPandI web site
Fred Miranda
Rob Galbraith
Michael Reichmann's Luminous-Landscape
Uwe Steinmueller's Digital Outback
Arthur Bleich's DP Corner
David D. Kamanski's A-Digital-Eye
Denys Bouton's Megapixel.net
Dennis Curtin's Shortcourses.com
Alexis Gerard's Future Image
Norman Koren Photography


Places to get catalogs and do online shopping (handy full catalog .pdf's at BH Photo Video):

radioshack.com
bhphotovideo.com
porters.com
freestyle.com
kenmorecamera.com
lightimpressions.com


Gadgets and supplies you may want to purchase (a lot of people have asked me to list some of my favorite accessories and holiday gift list ideas...)

Steve's digicam web site has great accessory and battery information

Camera straps

www.optechusa.com
for a comfortable camera strap that stretches a little

Nikon http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4383962

and from my good buddy Paul....

http://www.blackrapid.com/    

http://upstrap-pro.com/

http://www.tamrac.com/g_camerastraps.htm


Lens Pens

www.lenspen.com
for a handy lens cleaning brush


Lenses

.....understanding lenses info

Tamron

Sigma

Tokina

Lens reviews - new 2-1-2008
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012913dpreviewlensreviews.asp

Want to rent a lens instead of buying it?
http://www.rentglass.com/


Camera screen protectors

Radio Shack listings

CompUSA LCD screen protectors
http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200674


LCD screen light-shielding and image inspection hoods

Hoodman

Hoodman brand Hoodloupe

Delkin pop up shades


Filters

Hoya

Tiffen digital camera accessories (lenses, filters, tripods, cleaning kits, etc.)

Cokin  (I use the 120 grad grey, 121 grad grey, .057 4 star  with these lens adapters: 58 (75-300 Canon IS), 62 (Tamron), 72 (28-135 Canon IS) rings

Tiffen close-up set

BH Photo Video filter web site


Gray Cards, exposure discs, targets

Kodak Gray cards

Ed Pierce's Photovision gray card reflectors

Expo disc

Parrot


Batteries

Quantum camera and flash battery packs

Panasonic "oxyride" batteries

Sanyo "eneloop" pre-charged batteries

Eveready

http://www.rayovac.com/recharge/hybrid_technology.shtml

http://www.duracell.com/precharged/

Tripods, monopods

Bogen tripods
http://www.bogenimaging.us/

Bogen 682B monopod with built in tripod legs in the base

Manfrotto 234RC all purpose swivel accessory head

Slik

Gitzo (BH)


Ball heads

Bogen sideways grip model 322RC2

Bogen vertical grip model 3265

Ball heads



Quick Release plates

Bogen plates


Hotshoe mounted camera level

Hakuba

Memory cards

Lexar

Sandisk

Kingston

Memorex

Updated SDHC info 2-1-2008
http://www.kingston.com/flash/pdf_files/MKF_1127_SDHC_Topic_Paper.pdf 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital_card 

http://lexar.com/2gbsd/index.html 

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=310992 

http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1060)-SanDisk_Extreme_III_SD_and_SDHC_Cards.aspx


Flash

Sigma

Sunpak

Canon

Nikon

Metz 54 MZ-4
User-friendly with only two buttons and a single thumb wheel that control the logically arranged menu system of this flash with D-TTL mode and 3D multi-sensor fill-in flash. Features include the display of focal length for the lens in use in the LCD screen, auto flash bracketing, auto shut-off, and lockable keypad.
More Info

Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight
Features include i-TTL control, which supports Advanced Wireless Lighting and versatile functions for up to four groups of Speedlights, with three remote i-TTL speedlight groups controlled through the master SB-800.
More BH Photo Video Info

Canon Speedlite 580EX II
Features include a powerful flash with a maximum guide number of 191'/58 m at ISO 100 (at 105mm focal length), faster recycling, consistent color, enhanced controls, flash supports all current versions of TTL, including evaluative E-TTL II. More BH Photo video Info

Tiffen Stroboframe

Stofen flash diffusers

Gary Fong big diffusers

Digi-slave digital flash units

Better Beamer

Bogen/Manfrotto Justin Spring Clamp with Flash Shoe
Clamps onto pipes up to 1.6" in diameter, or stands or arms that have a 5/8" top or 3/8" thread. It also features a cold flash swivel shoe for attaching a shoe-mount flash.
More Info


Remote controls

Canon Remote controls


Camera bags

Lowepro

Tamrac

Camerabags.com

I use Canon's own brand large bag


Lighting

Portable lights from BH

Samigon Internet Photo Studio

Porta-Trace

Print inspection lights

Ottlite Grafilite


Photographer's Vests

Tamrac

Domke (BH)


Belts for carrying lenses and accessories

Lightware "Grip Strip" system

Domke (BH)

Lowepro Deluxe Waistbelt

ThinkTank Pro Speed Belt
ThinkTank Pixel Racing Harness



Computer Accessories


Delkin card reader

Logitech's new NuLOOQ tooldial™

Pantone's Huey

Colorvision's Spyders

Wacom tablets

External, portable Western Digital Media Center 320 HD and built-in card reader

Exterrnal, portable Sony DVD burner

Epson portable storage
Epson portable hard drive P3000 and 5000
note:  see the larger list below...

Jump drives (FLCC's bookstore carries all you need)
Lexar's jump drives - get one that flashes or glows when it's on, that's helpful....

CD's - make sure you know what's up with recordable CD's - they are not all the same
Delkin makes Archival CD's and DVD's
KMP Media markets Kodak's Archival CD's and DVD's
Memorex Pro Gold archival media

UPS
ADC
Staples has them
Microworx in Rochester has affordable units too


Sensor and camera/lens cleaning accessories

Delkin SensorScope

Hahn Photographic (Mark Bennard) in Rochester also has sensor cleaning kits

Info on cleaning digital cameras in general
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/

http://www.micro-tools.com/store/home.aspx
(recommended by PC Photo Magazine Sept 2006)

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/sensor-cleaning.shtml

Visible dust

Lens Pen SensorKlear pen

www.lenspen.com
for a handy lens cleaning brush

Dirt Devil dust vac detailer
for cleaning frame corners and dust before closing up a frame

 
Matte cutting

Logan matte cutters

Altos matte cutters are great too


Paper trimmers

http://www.dahle.com/


Devices for displaying and storing digital pictures electronically


Kodak Easyshare Picture Viewer
(this gadget is handy....it's not the Easyshare software)

Epson P3000 or P5000

Wolverine

MediaGear

Media Buddy

Display Mate

Mindstor digital image storage unit from http://www.mindsatwork.net/

Wallet sized digital image display unit from VideochipTechnologies  

Jobo Digital Album - also stores pics and hooks up to a tv

Sanyo Digital Image Album  

Iomega FotoShow

Kensington.com

PhotoStone.com  

Digi-Frame.com  

VideoChip Technologies "The Wallet" portable display device for digital pics 9-7-00

 
Printers

Interesting site that help you stay abreast of printer news
http://www.printerspot.com/

Epson printers
Epson ink and paper guide

Canon
printers

Hewlett Packard
printers

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