PMA SHOW 2006 Complete Coverage
Welcome to our coverage of the 2006 PMA (Photo Marketing Association) Expo.
PMA is the largest annual photography and digital imaging show in the world. It takes place starting February 26, 2005 through March 1, 2006 in Orlando, Florida.
Our PMA Show coverage will include new digital photo and imaging products released during the show, as well as pre-show announcements.
Our extensive PMA 2006 show coverage will include all the latest new camera announcements, new digital photography accessories, and anything we think a photographer
would find interesting from the show.
New 2006 Digital Camera Annoucements
PMA 2006 Product News
Thursday - March 02, 2006
Cameratown's Re-cap of PMA 2006
This year's PMA show ended yesterday after a 4-day run. From the two weeks leading up to the event we saw a flood of new camera announcements as well as new and interesting accessories from many smaller companies hoping to catch the attention of the consumer as well as retailers. Our PMA 2006 recap covers just a few of the highlights of the show.
PhotoTLC Partners with Lucidom to Offer Retailers an All-In-One Photo Gift and Restoration Service
PhotoTLC, the industry leader in photo restorations and personalized photo gifts, and Lucidiom Inc., creator of the original Automated Photo Machine (APM), have announced a partnership that will bring major retailers an easy to implement, all-in-one-photo gift and restoration service to their stores. Lucidiom’s Automated Photo Machines (APMs) are self-service digital photo kiosks where retail customers can order, edit and print high-quality photo products from their digital images. In the venture, PhotoTLC will provide Lucidiom customers with an extensive line of photo gifts, including licensed and exclusive photo products.
Kodak Earns Three Prestigious International Design Awards
Eastman Kodak Company has been recognized for its innovative design capabilities by an international panel of design experts. Three groundbreaking KODAK EASYSHARE digital products -- the KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE, EASYSHARE V570, and EASYSHARE P880 zoom digital cameras -- recently were selected as recipients of the highly regarded 2006 red dot Award for Product Design.
Pixmantec Announces RawShooter | essentials 2006: Still FREE!
Pixmantec continues to provide photographers at all levels of experience and expertise with the latest in RAW Workflow management technology with the introduction of RawShooter | essentials 2006, RawShooter | premium 2006 V1.02 and RawShooter | Color Engine V1.1, all being FREE updates. The software offers many new features, upgrades and is compatible with the most popular digital SLR camera models on the market including newly introduced models such as the Nikon D200, Canon EOS 5D, 1Ds Mark II, and 1D Mark II N, Sony R1 and several other brands and models. RawShooter | essentials 2006 continues to be offered as a forever FREE download via Pixmantec’s Website and has set the standard in the industry for quality, speed and certainly affordability.
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Imagenomic Announces Release of Fourth Generation Noiseware(TM) Noise Removal Products
This week at PMA, Imagenomic, an independent software vendor specializing in digital imagery enhancement solutions, has announced the release of Noiseware 4, the latest generation of its highly acclaimed, award winning noise correction technology, here at the Photo Marketing Association’s annual trade show and convention. Noiseware 4 features a range of high performance and unique feature enhancements, including Unmatched Processing Speed, Intuitive and Intelligent Workflow, and new, Powerful Noise Suppression Controls.
Wednesday - March 01, 2006
Take Photographs In the Rain with Popabrella
At PMA this week, a new product surfaced that just seemed to make a lot of sense. The product is called "Popabrella" and is essentially a tiny umbrella for your digital camera. The umbrella tilts, slides up or down, and can be adjusted side to side for 360° coverage from Rain, Snow, and Sun Glare. This patent pending product will fit all 35mm, digital, and video cameras that have a tripod socket -- and it can also be mounted to a tripod.
Fujifilm Announces Price Drop on FinePix S3 Pro Digital SLR
Fujifilm U.S.A today announced that they have lowered the price of their professional digital SLR, the FinePix S3 Pro. The new price of $1699.00 also includes two accessories that previously were optional; The AC Adapter is now included as is the HS-V2 Hyper Utility Software. The Fuji FinePix S3 Pro is a 12-megapixel DSLR and features Fuji's exclusive Super CCD SR technology and dual (Firewire & USB 2.0) high-speed transfer data ports.
Complete Photo Protection Finally Here, Broadband to Fulfill Its Promise
ProtectMyPhotos launched its new online photo backup service today, coinciding with the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2006 convention. The company is focused on providing the most complete photo protection service for consumers. ProtectMyPhotos automatically uploads users' digital photos using their broadband connection, and continues to check for additions and changes. Photos are stored at secure datacenters in two geographic locations, and customers can access them anytime via the Web. In the event of data loss, photos are easily restored to their original form. Rare for online storage, ProtectMyPhotos also ensures pictures are restored with their original file locations and dates and with no reduction of quality. The service costs $5.95 per month and is available now at the company's web site, www.protectmyphotos.com.
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dotPhoto Launches New dotPhotoPro.com Web Site with Expanded E-Commerce Services for Professional Photographers
dotPhoto, a leading provider of photo, video, and multimedia applications, content, and services for wireless and Web users, today announced from the PMA 2006 International Tradeshow the launch of an enhanced Web site that dramatically expands the company's unparalleled services for professional photographers and newspapers: http://www.dotPhotoPro.com. The site provides e-commerce services that help professional photographers rapidly establish an online store to sell more photos and better serve customers, whether they are a sports, event, portrait, or news photographer; a newspaper offering archived photos; or other photo professional.
Tuesday - February 28, 2006
PMA Podcasts from What Digital Camera!
WDC (What Digital Camera) has just started a new podcast service, which you can listen to via the website or download for later listening on your PC or iPod. Using this week's PMA show in Orlando, Florida as a launch vehicle, the Podcasts are conducted by WDC Editor Nigel Atherton and Technical Editor Jamie Harrison. The first podcasts will be discussing the new products and other highlights from PMA, and can be found under the Podcasts button at the top of the navigation menu (left). New podcasts will be added on a regular basis, so keep checking back.
WDC Podcast Page
Hasselblad Launches Limited Edition Hasselblad 503CWD Digital Camera to Celebrate Centenary of Founder's Birth
In recognition of the centenary of Victor Hasselblad’s birth on 8th March 2006, Hasselblad today unveiled the Hasselblad 503CWD Anniversary Kit, a prestige high-end photographic system that offers state-of-the-art digital capture technology elegantly integrated with a classically designed Hasselblad 503CW body. Combining the rugged reliability of the black and chrome V System body, with its range of high performance, central shutter-based lenses, and Hasselblad’s latest digital technology, the exclusive Hasselblad 503CWD perfectly melds the heritage of the old Hasselblad with the focus of the new Hasselblad on digital high-end photography to create a new digital workhorse.
Silverwire and CYS Launch New PhotoBooks;
Silverwire, the global digital imaging application and services leader, and CYS PhotoBooks, an acknowledged industry leader in North America, announces today their partnership to provide photobooks to photo retail labs. This new offering will allow photo lab customers to order and create photobooks from their own PC's.
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Sony Ericsson Announces the K510 - a New 1.3 Megapixel Camera Phone
Sony Ericsson today announces the K510, an elegant and modern megapixel camera phone with Bluetooth(R), email and fun imaging effects to enhance favorite photos. The K510 is the smallest 1.3 megapixel phone from Sony Ericsson to date, yet perfect for capturing and sharing spontaneous favorite photos. The K510 is an excellent mid-priced handset for the mobile office, offering Bluetooth, industry-standard email support, as well as excellent talk and standby times.
Sony Announces First Cyber-shot Mobile Phone Digital Cameras
Sony today announced their first Cyber-shot branded mobile phone. A true 3.2 megapixel digital camera combined with a full fledged mobile phone. While there are others on the market, the Sony models add-in autofocus, video and image stablizer function, photo blogging abilities, bluetooth wireless, active lens cover, 2.0" TFT LCD, XENON Flash with auto red-eye reduction, BestPic™ technology, and even PictBridge compatibility for direct printing ability. The only thing left out seems to be an optical zoom.
In my mind, this IS the future of consumer photography. Phones and cameras go perfectly together. The combination of camera and phone allows easy upload, emailing, and sharing of pictures while also providing consumers with a guarantee that they'll always have their camera with them, wherever they are. Sony has even integrated picture blogging, powered by blogger, allowing users to create and update personal blogs directly from the phone in just a few clicks.
Monday - February 27, 2006
HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer Introduction
At PMA HP has announced the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer. The B9180 is an eight-cartridge 13"x19" (borderless) photo printer that uses HP Vivera pigment inks to product gallery-quality photos that has been tested to resist fading for more than 200 years by Wilhelm Imaging Research using a variety of HP Photo Paper.
Lexar Doubles the Performance of Its Popular 8GB CompactFlash Memory Card
Lexar Media, Inc. today announced that it has doubled the speed rating of its popular Professional 8GB CompactFlash(R) memory card to 90X. Furthering the company's lengthy heritage in delivering cards with market-leading performance, the new 8GB card is one of the fastest high-capacity CompactFlash cards available. On display at the Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) show, Lexar's new card is capable of a minimum sustained data write speed of 13.5 MB per second. In addition to increased speed and performance, the new high-speed card will be available in CompactFlash Type I flash memory card format, the most popular format for today's SLR digital cameras.
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Lexar LockTight Available in New Formats and Additional Languages
Lexar Media, Inc. today announced that its unique LockTight(TM) system is being localized and will be available to a greater number of security-conscious photographers worldwide. The LockTight System, on display this week at the Photo Marketing Association International Show (PMA), is a valuable tool for photographers in fields such as forensic photography, scientific research, military, law enforcement and mass media. The LockTight System will also be available in the popular Secure Digital (SD) format, and due to worldwide interest, is being localized in French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
UniBind PhotoBook Creator Wins DIMA Innovative Digital Product Award
Unibind, the leading binding, laminating, and presentation system company, announced today at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show that it has won the DIMA Innovative Digital Product Award for PhotoBook Creator, the first low-cost do-it-yourself complete photo binding system for consumers. Priced at
Corel Introduces the Corel® Painter™ IX.5 Update
Corel Corporation today unveiled the Corel® Painter™ IX.5 update to give professional photographers and artists new tools that make it easier than ever to transform photographs into paintings. Corel Painter IX.5 adds support for Rosetta™, enabling users to run Corel Painter on the new Intel-based Apple hardware. Corel Painter IX.5 is available now as a free download to registered Corel Painter IX customers and can be purchased directly from www.corel.com.
Corel® Unveils Paint Shop Pro® Photo Art Suite at PMA 2006
Corel Corporation today introduced Paint Shop Pro Photo Art Suite at the PMA 2006 International Convention and Trade Show. Corel has combined three powerful products into one box, making the Photo Art Suite the easiest way to manage, fix, and add a creative touch to all your digital photos. The suite contains Paint Shop Pro® X, Photo Album™ 6 - Deluxe Edition, and Painter™ Essentials 3 – all for one low price.
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Canon EOS Rebel T1i DSLR with 18-55mm IS Lens (1080p HD Video)
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Holga 120N Medium Format Camera with Built-in Lens
Supreme Retails
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ViewSonic VX2433wm 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (2ms)
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Sony DVDirect VRD-MC6 DVD Recorder for Digital Cameras & Camcorders
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| Exhibitor Location |
Adobe Systems
Booths 2862, 2866, 3050
Albums, Inc.
Booths 5157, 5159
ArcSoft
Booths X28, X29
Argraph Corporation
Booths 2050, 2052, 2054, 2056
Bogen Imaging
Booth 3075
Bushnell Outdoor Products
Booth 4187
Canon U.S.A. Inc.
Booths 3076, 3503, 3509, 4102
Casio
Booth 4609
Club Photo
Booth X23
Concord Camera
Booths X11, X13
Corel
Booth 2261
Crumpler Cases
Booth 3058
Delkin Devices
Booth 2424
Digital Foci, Inc.
Booth 5073
DXG USA
Booth 4642
DxO Labs
Booth X34
eFoxoXpress
Booth 3041
Eastman Kodak
Booth 3353
Epson America
Booths 4103, 4109
ExpoImaging, Inc.
Booth 5132
Fuji Photo Film
Booths 3502, 3508
GretagMacbeth
Booth 2251
Hasselblad USA
Booth X19, X21
Hewlett-Packard
Booths 4133, 5003-5011
Hi Touch Imaging
Booth 4858
Hitachi
Booth 3076
Hoodman Corporation
Booth 2004
Ilford Imaging
Booth 2450
JVC Company of America
Booth 4633
Konica Minolta
Booth 3350
Leica Camera
Booth 2425-3
Lensbabies, LLC
Booth 2244
Lexar
Both 4140
Lowepro
Booth 2440
Lumapix
Booth 2046
Mustek, Inc.
Booth X15
MicroSync™ Digital
Booth 2409
Mitsubishi Imaging
Booth 3063
Nikon
Booths 2603, 3008
OP/TECH USA
Booth 4871
Olympus
Booths 3533, 3630-3636, 3638, 3731, 3733, 3735, 3737, 3739, 3830-3835, 3837, 3839
OmegaSatter
Booth 4671
Pana-Vue
Booths 2050-2056
Panasonic
Booths 4309, 4321
Pelican Products
Booths 2208-2210
Pentax Imaging
Booth 3532
Phase One
Booth 4992
Photo Control
Booth 2408
PhotoStamps.com
Booth 2632
Primera Technology
Booth 4372-7
Seagate Technology
Booth 4780
Photo Control
Booth 2408
SanDisk Corp.
Booth 2741
SIGMA Corp.
Booth 4123
Sony Electronics
Booth 4150
Tamrac
Booth 2409
Tamron USA
Booth 3040
Targus
Booth 4905
Think Tank Photo
Booth 1960
Tiffen
Booth 4659
Vanguard USA
Booth 3002, 4979
Vivitar
Booth 3773
Wacom
Booths 5177, 5179, 5181
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