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Mamiya Medium-Format Digital Camera
Designed with the professional photographer in mind, Mamiya has announced its
first integrated medium-format digital camera, the ZD SLR. It features a 22-megapixel
36x48mm Dalsa CCD imaging sensor, which is nearly three times the size of a
full-size 35mm D-SLR sensor. Its 14-bit A/D converter records information as
12-bit per color channel for superior color accuracy. It also offers a frame-capture
rate of 1.5 fps and built-in SD and CF media storage card slots. The Mamiya
ZD’s on-board software allows you to select to fill both media cards automatically,
for long, uninterrupted shooting. The ZD’s camera body design is based
on Mamiya’s 645AFD series, and all Mamiya 645AF lenses are compatible
with the ZD. Mamiya America Corp., 8 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford, NY 10523;
914/347-3300. www.mamiya.com.
Versatile Bag from Mountainsmith
Mountainsmith’s Passage bag offers versatile organizing options for photographers
on the go. It has a lumbar pack design with an Omni-Belt, and two main compartments
that are large enough to hold a variety of photo gear. This bag also features
a deluxe travel organizer, a padded valuables pocket, padded back and bottom
panels, mesh side pockets, a back pocket, and a removable padded shoulder strap.
Its outer strap slides over a luggage pull-handle for traveling. Available in
charcoal, the Passage bag weighs just two pounds. Mountainsmith, 18301 W. Colfax
Ave., Bldg. P, Golden, CO 80401; 800/551-5889. www.mountainsmith.com.
Digital Album by Transcend
Transcend has introduced its Digital Album, which incorporates a digital photo
player with a storage device, as well as a multi-card reader with the capability
to download data from a flash card without a computer. It has a 20 GB-capacity
hard disk, so you can store thousands of photos without having to carry a notebook
computer or buy extra flash cards. You can also display photos in the Digital
Album’s built-in 2.5-inch color LCD display panel, or show them on TV
via the video-out port. Transferring files from your computer is easy with the
Digital Album’s multi-card reader slots and USB 2.0 port. You can edit
photos with the included Photo Explorer 8.0. Transcend Information, Inc., 1645
N. Brian St., Orange, CA 92867; 714/921-2000. www.transcendusa.com.
Vivitar All-in-One Device
Vivitar’s DVR-390H is a digital multi-media player/recorder that serves
as a digital still camera and desktop photo-gallery player. You can capture
three-megapixel images in its digital-camera mode and display these images as
electronic PhotoFrame. In addition, you can use the DVR-390H to record videos
from any video source, play movies on its 3.5-inch LCD screen, store and play
MP3 tunes, and record videos. Vivitar Corp., 520 Graves Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030;
805/988-0463. www.vivitar.com.
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