New Canon Christmas Campaign Power to Your Next Step at Amazon.it

Expired!
Good news primarily for my Italian readers and friends, but also for other Europeans.
A new Canon Christmas campaign started out early on October 25th 2013 through a CashBack program in Italy in close cooperation with Amazon.it

Create an Economy Leveled Panoramic Rotator via a Ball Head Flip-Kit

More and more photographers, especially amateur, get enthusiastic with panoramic photography, either because they discover inherent features in their newly acquired camera or because they get intrigued of having higher resolution landscape photos.
The point is that the more you get involved, the more you realize that for better panoramas with less stitching problems you need horizontally level panning. Especially for single-row cylindrical panoramas which are the most common.

New Line of User Serviceable QR Clamps Announced by Desmond

Among the goodies I have received for evaluation from Desmond Photographic Distributors a few days ago, were also three new lightweight, Arca-Swiss® compatible quick release clamps with an innovative design.

Besides the Disc shape, the common denominator of these three QR clamps is a unique moving jaw mechanism, that permits easy dis-assembly so they can be serviced by the end user.

An Innovative Articulated Flash Bracket from Sunwayfoto

I have many times declared a fan of innovation and unique design.
Far more when it comes from a Country broadly known for its copying abilities. :)

Among the products released from Sunwayfoto earlier today, was their first Flash Bracket model.
Sunwayfoto TFB-01 is a fresh idea, approaching the functions required from a flash bracket, with a unique articulated design.

New Sunwayfoto Custom L Bracket for Canon EOS 5D MkIII with Battery Grip - Preview

Sunwayfoto have announced earlier today their Custom L bracket specifically designed for the Canon 5D Mk III with Battery Grip.
The new PCL-5DIIIG follows a little different design pattern than the former PC-5DIII specific plate and the PCL-5DIII Specific L Bracket for the Canon EOS 5D MkIII which ware released about a year ago.

Announcement of New and Innovative Camera QR Plates from Desmond

I have already mentioned in a previous post that the Desmond Photographic Distribution, USA team has been very productive lately.
Besides the New Budget Line of Nodal Slides and Multipurpose Rails, I received a batch of new goodies for evaluation recently, most of them very interesting.

Desmond DAC-X1 Skeleton Quick Release Clamp Review

Up to now Desmond QR Clamps were classified in my mind as flat, solid, robust products justifying some compromises in appearance and weight due to their low budget pricing.
Somehow, when I first saw the drawings of the new Desmond DAC-X1 QR Clamp, I was first surprised and second I figured that it would cost at least double than its siblings. Well that's not the case.

New Custom L Bracket with Grip for Fujifilm X-E1 from Sunwayfoto

It seems that Fujifilm X-E1 is gaining more and more fans around the globe so another dedicated L bracket, customized to the X-E1's dimensions, was just released.
This one comes from Sunwayfoto, a brand that is also gaining popularity in the photographic community due to its continues improvement and steady quality.

Lack of Desmond Products Branding Answered

Although in the beginning some of the products distributed by Desmond Photographic Distributors had the Desmond brand laser engraved on the product and clearly labeled on the box, after a while the samples I received lacked any branding.
Only the model name was discretely engraved on a side.

This is not a usual marketing procedure however. Therefore, I decided to ask Desmond why none of their product samples show the Desmond brand name, or indeed, any markings at all except a model number.

Well the reply, which I attach below, was interestingly, a very novel approach to today's market:

"When we launched our first product, the 50mm clamp DAC-01, we produced some with the Desmond logo, and some without.
The ones without we intended for our OEM customers to market as their own brand.
Since the sales of the OEM "unbranded" product far exceeded the sales of the branded with the "Desmond" logo products, and because adding the logo increases cost and production time, ever since we have gone with strictly OEM (no Desmond logo).
This strategy has proven to be a huge winner for us. We also produce customized versions of many of our products and also some exclusive products for our OEM customers.

Regards, Desmond".

All Photos & Photosynths: ©2013-2015 S.C.Vlachos

Availability:
All Desmond products are available from Amazon and from eBay


Referenced Articles:

Desmond DAC-01 50mm Quick Release Clamp Review

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