Good Vibrations From Lowepro

I love it! A chance to show off a toy car shot! Yay! Thanks, Lowepro.

Well you can also say thanks when you come in to buy a Lowepro bag - they are pushing out a promotion that has a Summer Vibes Pack for purchasers of selected Lowepro bags. The Vibes Pack contains.

A big 'ol fancy Lowepro drinks bottle.
A pair of Lowepro stereo headphones.
An inflatable Lowepro beach chair.
A cool Lowepro bottle opener

There's $ 135 of value in that pack for free. The bags that are listed as qualifying for the promotion - and it is until stocks of the Vibes packs run out - are these:

Lowepro Tahoe
Lowepro Slingshot Edge
Lowepro Photo Hatchback
Lowepro Flipside
LoweproPro Trekker
Lowepro Pro Runner
Lowepro Fastpack
Lowepro Photosport

If you want a bag for summer, why not get all the other good stuff as well while you can?

Epsonnews - Money Is In The Pipeline

Two good bits of economic news from Epson - makers of fine inkjet printers, inks, and media.

1. The cash back offer to purchasers of Epson Stylus Pro SP-4900 printers has been extended. From the 15th of September to the 31st of October 2015 you can receive a $ 500 cash back from Epson on these fine devices. Of course you have to buy it from a dealer - like us - between these two dates, but all you have to do is contact them online after you have your printer and let them sight your serial number and invoice.

The 4900 is a very sophisticated A2 roll and sheet printer. It can produce all day, every day.

2. You can also participate in the Epson cash back festival by purchasing one of the new Epson SureColor SC-P600 inkjet printers between the 15th of September and the 15th of November 2015. In this case you do the same proof of purchase to Epson and receive $ 300 cash back.

The SC-600 would be ideal for the home printer and enthusiast. It can take roll paper, sheet paper, CD's, and produces prints up to A3+. Of course if you use the roll paper feed you can make looooong panoramas as well.

These printers are easy to use - I know because I use an R3000 at home  - and the results are delightful. And inkjet printers are perfect for one-off fast print jobs; you can be in and out of the computer room with a new A4 print in under two minutes with no cleanup, travel, or traffic time. Think about that next time you are stuck on the road at 4:30 in the afternoon...

Walking Winners With Fujifilm - An Afternoon In the Sun

Recently Warwick and Justin from Fujifilm Australia came to see us here at Shoot Photography Workshops and held a splendid photo walk - you'll see an album of the pictures that the participants made on out Facebook page.

Well it was a good day in the sun and there are three winners of the competition for the walk. Here's their images repeated:

Second runner-up has won a $ 50 gift voucher from Camera Electronic - Nola Sumner with her image entitled " Bowls".

First runner-up will get a $ 100 gift voucher from Camera Electronic. This goes to Ray Ross for " Tucker Time".

Grand Prize is rather splendid - a red-bodied Fujifilm X-A1 with a silver XC 16-50mm f:3.5-5.6 OIS Fujinon lens. A world of art in a small package.

This has been won with an image entitled " 2" by...Dianne Kelsey.

We wish to congratulate the winners and thank all the participants who came along and walked. Warwick and Justin are always good and and the Fujifilm company ALWAYS has amazing new products. Next time they walk - run along with us - you'll love it.

Canon Question Contest - Win Your Money Back

Well, this is an interesting one.

The canon Australia people have opened a promotion that runs until the 16th of November 2014.

You purchase a fine Canon camera*...or a bag full of fine Canon cameras*..or all the Canon cameras and lenses* in the shop...and fill in a contest entry card. You tell them in 25 words or less how you disconnect to reconnect ( See the Canon promotional stand here in the shop to see what they mean.) and put the card into the entry box.

Once a week until the contest closes, the Canon representative, Julie, collects the cards. One person per week who has the best answer gets their money back - up to a purchase limit of $ 2000. That's each week for 5 weeks.

You must agree that it is a generous offer and a great reward for your Canon purchase. You'll find the entry cards on our front desk next to the entry box with the slot on top.

* Eligible products.

A Truly Unique Offer From Nikon - Read On

Every so often Nikon Australia excels itself in imaginative promotion. And we love them for it. The news this morning from our representative concerns a promotion of the Nikon Df camera.

The Df is a special model in the Nikon range that addresses the need for dedicated digital performance at the highest level in the lowest light while giving the user a camera that can be controlled with the same feel as the old film cameras. Retro is an "R" word but only in appearance. The insides are cutting edge technology.

The Df is phenomenally sensitive to light and as it combines the processing power of the flagship model with the styling of the FM series, Nikon users feel instantly at home. It would be a delightful device to take for a photographic trip to, say...Queensland.

And that is the point of the promotion. News is that if you purchase a Nikon Df between July 1st and September 30th this year, you go into the draw for one of 5 double passes to visit the studio of Marcus Bell - the Nikon ambassador - in Queensland, and have a day of training with him. His kind of vision, expertise, and ability is something that you just cannot get from books or reading the columns on the internet - even this august blog. He knows, you know.

This sort of promotion is the artistic cherry on the top of the ice-cream sundae that is the actual camera itself. It is the sort of camera that can make you a better photographer, even if you are a better photographer to start with. Now you get a chance to have your vision widened by an expert.

Go to the MyNikonLife.com.au website and study the promotion. If there was ever a time to go full-frame Nikon, and get a chance at the photo trip of a lifetime...now is that time.