It’s been long awaited, and the rumors have been flying about this latest salvo in the mirrorless one-up-manship.
Sony had a strong lead with the NEX series, and has now laid out a seemingly brilliant camera in 2 flavors.
The Sony Alpha 7 with 24.3 mp and the Sony Alpha 7r with over 36mp!
Both have the built in ability to use “one touch connection” for Wi-Fi.

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For years we have been attending the best photographic trade fair in the world:
PHOTOPLUS EXPO!
If you want to see the latest gear, put your hands on it, and shoot away. Come Here.
If you want to hear form the masters in the business. Come Here If you want to hang with your fellow photogs as you make your way through aisle after aisle of all things photographic.
Come Here.

OK, where is here?
The Javits Center in NYC, OCT. 24-26th, 2013

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When Nikon introduced the D600, it seemed to all of us as a perfect second camera, or replacement for the D700, one of the most successful cameras in their history.
FX, 100% Viewfinder, dual SD cards, silent shutter modes, smaller, LESS EXPENSIVE.
All of the things we wee waiting for.
But there was a fly in ointment, so to speak.
Acknowledging sensor dirt speck issues, Nikon took to issuing a notice and asking owners to send in their cameras for a thorough cleaning, and rehab.
Problem solved.
Expect in the marketplace where the only real way to change the flavor was to do some slight upgrading, and change the model number.
Say hello to the D610:
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We lost another one of the great photojournalists: Bill Eppridge – 1938-2013 Here is a remembrance of him by frequent contributor, Fred Bonilla.

It was June 1968 and the cover page of a Life magazine brought home by my father literally changed my life. The magazine was a commemorative edition honoring Robert F. Kennedy after his tragic assassination and the image was of a serene RFK running on a beach in California with his cocker spaniel Freckles tagging behind. As I looked at it, it touched me that this man would be shot dead less a week after the picture was taken just like his brother & as Bob Dylan lamented, “the times they are ‘a changing”. I also admired the photographer that took the picture, not knowing that later in life, our paths would cross and he would become my friend.
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Years ago, Litepanels came on the scene with rheostats,cool to the touch, color balanced lights.
Battery or AC, a whole new world of lighting opened up.Pricey, but delivered.
Output was the big issue. If you moved too far away from the source, the dropoff was dramatic.
I was happy to move away from the hot Arris, and lowell tota lights. Waiting for this to cool down was a time suck. Necessary, but, still.
Litepanels knew of course, as did everyone, that competition would come roaring up the road.
From the array panels out of China, to affordable ringlights, LEDS made their mark.
Now LEDZ, decided to enter this crowded field with a new way to look at it all.
Larger diodes, accept the resulting heat, dissipate that heat with lightweight heat sink, and crank up the power.
Take a look:

Coupla stand out features:
That Razor allows you to take out LIVE rods add where you need. Crazy Light up a whole bar with about 8 of those.
And that Huge Brute has a major throw as you could see from the high ceiling spotlighting.

One thing that we didn’t put on vid, were air cushioned light stands. Perfect.

Got my eye on a sweet setup for interviews.