PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS
PORTRAITS OF CELEBRITIES, ATHLETES AND EXECUTIVES BY MIAMI CELEBRITY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER BRIAN SMITH
The George Eastman House in Rochester, NY is the world’s oldest museum dedicated to photography. Curator Todd Gustavson wrote Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital with the history of photography shown paired with the museum’s gigantic collection of historical camera . This behind-the-scenes video with Gustavson gives a glimpse into their massive warehouse housing their one-of-a-kind collection and a brief tour of some legendary cameras.
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iGotta say iLeica this i9 Concept Camera from Black Design Associates. Way cool way to trick out iPhone Photography… Make it happen!
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Nothing beats updating a classic, so I love how Lowepro’s new Pro Messenger AW bags were able to create old school classic canvas feel from the latest space age spun polyester slate gray fabric – which is total 007 stuff like a great grey flannel suit that’s also bullet-proof…
I’m rolling the Pro Messenger 200 AW (I.D. 15.4W X 6.3D X 9.4H inches) discreet like a messenger satchel yet big enough to hold all this stuff:
IN THE BAG:
SONY a900
SONY CZ 85/1.4
SONY NEX-5N
SLR MAGIC HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 Lens for Sony E-Mount
SONY a77 with 16-50/2.8
SONY ECMSST1 Compact Stereo Microphone for NEX
LENSBABY Composer Pro w/Sweet 35 Optic for Sony
CF & SD Cards in Cases
Extra batteries and chargers for Sony Alpha and NEX
iPAD loaded with my book ART&SOUL
Other bags in the lineup include the taller narrower Pro Messenger 180 AW (I.D.10.6W X 6.3D X 12H inches)which is perfect if you want to slip a body with a 70-200/2.8 zoom.
There’s also the ever-so-discreet Pro Messenger 160 AW (I.D. 10.6W X 6.3D X 9.4H inches) perfect for the latest compact digital cameras or when you just need a bag big enough for a body and a lens or two.
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Thanks to Isaac Buchinger and Gary Goodman for giving me a VIP Tour of B&H Photo. Though I’ve ordered gear from B&H for the past two decades, Isaac and Gary managed to provide some surprises like their soundproof room for testing microphones and a glimpse of the massive 70,000 sq foot warehouse under the store which is dwarfed by their One Million Square Foot (Whoa!) Warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Possibly the Biggest surprise was discovering that B&H Photo began with Herman Schreiber’s small storefront on Warren Street…just down the street from my New York apartment. Hmmm…wouldn’t that be convenient…
Rollin through B & H Photo VIP-style with B&H Disco Kings Gary Goodman and Isaac Buchinger
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Finally some big news out of Photokina, where Leica announced the Walter de’Silva-designed Leica M9 Titanium edition camera. De’Silva, head of design for Volkswagen and responsible for designing the Audi A5 and Volkswagen Scirocco, took Leica’s original M9 camera and created the M9 Titanium. De’Silva’s Audi design team proved they were up to the challenge of designing a camera that sold for more than some of their cars.
The M9 Titanium goes on sale in November for an estimated $30,897. Despite the fact that photographers around the world have been clamoring for a $30K camera that’s far too pretty to use, Leica will only sell 500 copies of the special edition camera which includes a Leica’s Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 aspherical lens in matching solid titanium exterior.
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Profoto is finally bringing HMIs back into their line-up with the announcement of the ProDaylight 400 Air and ProDaylight 800 Air, Metal Halide based continuous light sources, dedicated to work with most of the existing line of Profoto’s Light Shaping Tools. The powerful Metal Halide lamp provides daylight or color temperature, ideal for photo and video shoots.
Sideview of the new Profoto Pro Daylight HMI
The new Profoto ProDaylight HMI with Profoto zoom reflector
Profoto ProDaylight HMI Flicker-free Ballast
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Schneider-Kreuznach is launching new tilt-shift lenses for digital single-lens reflex cameras with full-frame image sensor: Super-Angulon 2.8/50 mm HM and Makro-Symmar 4.0/90 mm HM in mounts for Sony A-Mount, Nikon, Canon and Pentax K-Mount at Photokina 2010. A third T/S lens the APO-Digitar 5.6/120 mm HM Aspheric will be available for Mamiya/Phase One medium-format systems.
Schneider 50mm/2.8 PC-TS Super-Angulon
Schneider 90mm/4.0 PC-TS Makro-Symmar
Put me on the list for the 50mm/2.8 PC-TS. I love the look of a normal lens with some tilt to throw the plane of focus and you know that Schneider glass will be SWEET!
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One of the truly cool things I love about the Sony NEX cameras is their adaptability to many different lenses. One of the very easy adaptations is using the Sony NEX to Alpha mount adapter to pop an Alpha-mount Lensbaby Composer on the Sony NEX-5 camera for a very compact camera that lets your vision run wild…
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Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa rewinding in their graves as the Leica film era comes to an end after a storied 85-year history. Read more at asahi.com
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My favorite new piece of cool photo gear is this super-slick Acratech GP Ballhead. It’s great design maximizes function while minimizing weight. Unlike in other ballheads, the Acratech ballheads have no excess metal so no excess weight and no place for dirt or sand to get trapped. Scott Dordick and the guys at Acratech are always coming up with great designs and this one is not just highly functional engineering, it’s Positively a Work of Art!
The Acratech quick-release works nicely will all Arca-style QR Plates even those with slightly rounded dove tails from Really Right Stuff.
The Acratech GP Ballhead has become my new favorite.
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