Press Release

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announces improvements in the functionality and convenient operation of the EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera and the EOS-1D C Digital SLR Cinema camera through new firmware scheduled to be available starting in January 2014 and November 2013, respectively. Firmware enhancements for the EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera are designed to provide photographers with greater creative freedom and speed, especially in sectors such as sports, wedding, nature/wildlife, and journalism, which often contain rapidly changing action, sometimes in low-light environments. Service enhancements for the EOS-1D C Digital SLR Cinema camera improve lens performance, lens status display, metadata storage, and audio recording.

A native New Yorker, Len Speier has been photographing in the Big Apple and around the world since the Sixties. Although concentrating on street photography, his wandering eye encompasses many venues and subjects. He describes his work as a search for compassion and truth. His work is collected in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; International Center of Photography; Museum of the City of New York and the Photo Archive of the NYPublic Library. Speier taught photography and photographers' legal rights (he also is an attorney of long standing), is retired Assoc. Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and lectures on legal rights and street photography, many of which are available on YouTube.

I AM Photographer has organized its 5th anniversary festival during four days in the beginning of spring, April 3-6, 2014. The festival will take place in Tallinn, Estonia and will be held in English. In the past the festival was held in Riga (Latvia) and Trakai (Lithuania). The 2013 Festival gathered participants from 21 countries from all over the world.

The Xit Group has introduced the first non OEM Battery Grip for the Canon EOS 70D DSLR Camera! The Xit Battery Grip has all the features of the original equipment manufacturer. It features a vertical shutter release and effectively doubles your shooting time. It also significantly improves stability in photographing.