Melville, NY—Nikon Corporation launched the Nikon Professional Services (NPS) Global website, which will serve as one of the measures in which the company reinforces its services for pro photographers. NPS is a membership organization through which Nikon offers support and services to pros throughout the world. For nearly half a century, NPS has not only provided routine maintenance and repair services for professional photographers’ equipment but has also provided support for them at international events. With the expansion of Nikon’s lineups of high-end DSLRs, Nikkor lenses and other accessories, the NPS Global site was developed to serve as a portal that...

After calling photographers "cranky and opinionated" New York Times tech guru David Pogue posts one representative example of a cranky photographer arguing that when it comes to a digital camera, the lens is the most important part: The camera is nothing more than a box that holds the film or memory card. It's secondary to the lens. To which Pogue responded that the image sensor and software in a camera are "incredibly important" and "makes all the difference." I'm not particularly cranky today, so I don't have a dog in this particular fight. But if you're feeling opinionated, sound off in comments.

Ok, so this isn't technically a digital camera but we'd be remiss not to mark the re-introduction of a Polaroid instant film camera. The Polaroid 300 costs $89 and uses10-packs of instant film ($9.99) for those classic Polaroids that many of us grew up with. The camera has a built-in automatic flash, four scene modes and an updated design. You can find the camera at Polaroid.com, Bloomingdales and J&R. Welcome back!

Canon USA added five renowned cinematographers and one photographer to the company’s Explorers of Light program, which is an illustrious group of influential, imaging professionals who serve as ambassadors for Canon products. The addition of the cinematographers, reports Canon, “further solidifies the importance that Canon’s EOS HD video products have played in the industry. From being used on set for hard-to-get shots for motion pictures to filming full-length television commercials, Canon’s EOS HD video products are beginning to revolutionize the film and television industry.” The five new Explorers have been on the frontlines leading the charge: based upon their work in...