Quick Hit Monday
Canon is out with a pre-PMA announcement on an update to their popular Rebel line. The latest is dubbed the Rebel T2i. It appears built on the fabulous Canon 7D. For a glimpse at a pre-production model visit dp Review this morning [link].
Scott Kelby shot the Super Bowl yesterday from the stands and just barely got his Nikon telephoto lens into the stadium past security. That’s right … Security. The NFL and many major league venues now do not allow long lenses into the stadiums (I guess to protect against you taking some fabulous shot that the team won’t make money from). Check out his report of February 8th for future reference [link].
Tonight at 7 pm the Portrait Focus Group of the Bloomington Photography Club meets at Kip May’s studio to plan out the agenda for 2010. Kip is a great photographer and an important mentor to many club members. Here is a link to his website for directions to the studio and a glimpse at this work [link]. Be there or be square.
Finally, there still is time for you iPhone fans to win some great prizes by doing what you do all the time … take pictures with your phone! Adorama Camera (a very reliable site for photo gear) is running a contest that doesn’t end until the 16th. Submit your best iPhone shot to them via email and you could be a winner! Here’s the link for all the how-to … [link]