Eye-Fi doubles upload speed.

Beginning October 5, new and existing Eye-Fi card owners can easily add features that are not already included on their cards and renew annual services. By using the updated Eye-Fi Manager Web application, users can add the following services to their cards:

• Web Sharing – Users who have an Eye-Fi Home card can add Eye-Fi’s popular Web sharing service to send photos directly from their camera to one of more than 20 online photo sharing, printing, social networking or blogging sites using a wireless network, saving the time and hassle of manually uploading from the computer. Annual service fee: $9.99.
• Geotagging – Users who have an Eye-Fi Home or Share card can add geotagging to their card.
  Geotagging invisibly adds geographic information indicating where the photo was taken, allowing users to map where their memories were captured. Annual service fee: $14.99.
• Hotspot Access – Users who have an Eye-Fi Share card can upgrade their card to automatically upload photos away from home at more than 10,000 Wayport hotspots and through open hotspots. Annual service fee: $14.99.

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Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new APO TELE CONVERTER 1.4x EX DG and APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG for Sony mount.

New dedicated tele converter for Sony mount telephoto lenses that support HSM

APO TELE CONVERTER 1.4x EX DG for Sony
APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG for Sony

• Dedicated tele converter for telephoto lenses incorporating HSM
• Exclusive design maintains the master lens’ high level performance
• Super Multi Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting

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Tags: HSM, Sigma, Sony, Teleconverter

Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new ELECTRONIC FLASH MACRO EM-140 DG for Sony and Pentax cameras

• Ideal for Close-up photography, especially medical and scientific applications
• Fully dedicated with the latest TTL auto exposure systems
• Flash tubes can be switched on or off for creative flash control
• Wireless Flash Control
• High Speed Synchro Flash

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Tags: EM-140 DG, flash, Macro, Pentax, Sigma, Sony

New Pentax macro flash - AF160FC

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HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging System Division is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX AF160FC dedicated auto macro flash. This new accessory flash unit is particularly designed for advanced close-up applications using the automatic exposure-control system of PENTAX digital SLR cameras.

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Tags: AF160FC, flash, macro flash, Pentax

SanDisk introduces 32GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card.

Read and write speed of 200x (30 MB/s)

The retail price in the United States is $299.99.

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SanDisk introduces Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC, 50% speed boost from previous 20MB/s cards.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is U.S. $64.99 for the 4GB card, US $109.99 for the 8GB card, and U.S. $179.99 for the 16GB card.

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Kingston introduces 32GB Elite Pro, a SDHC Flash memory card with Speed Class 4 (4MB/sec. guaranteed minimum data transfer rate).

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Tags: 32GB, Kingston, memory card, SD, SDHC

How to create an extension tube / reverse mount for a standard 18-55mm lens.

Read the tutorial here.