As part of  its For days like today™ campaign, Canadian Tire recently launched its 100 Golden Opportunities Contest. They’ve created 3 Limited Edition ‘Money’® Coins that depict various Canadian outdoor family moments and invite photographers to submit their own moments. A grand prize winner will have their “moment’ used as inspiritation for the next Canadian [...]

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Elinchrom’s popular D-Lite “to go” kits have been updated with the launch of the new D-Lite it (internal transmitter)  To Go Kits in 200 & 400 watt/second versions. With everything you need to set up your studio, these kits incorporate all the original D-Lite features and have thrown in the intelligent slave cell enabling it [...]

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Check out Chris George from PhotoPlus magazine as he gives a hands-on preview of the new Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Share with the whole class:Tweet

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As part of EXPOSURE 2010, the Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival, you can meet Larry Towell at Vistek’s Calgary Location for a book signing. Towell will be signing copies of his books which include photo-journalistic images that he has been recognized for internationally. Get all the details here! When: Saturday, Feb. 20 (12 – 1pm [...]

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For all you Leica fans out there,  we’ve got good news: the Leica S2 has been released, is in transit and Vistek should have them on the shelves any day! The S2 may look like your garden variety “35mm” DSLR but with 37.5 megapixels and a totally new image sensor in Leica S-Format (30 x [...]

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What’s not to love about this compact full sized tripod? The Benro Travel Angel includes a precision matched BH-Series ballhead, folds up to next to nothing and fits into the carrying case that comes with the kit. Oh yeah – did we mention that its legs can be inverted and folded back 180°? They can [...]

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AJA is offering you a chance to win a brand new KONA LHi and breakout box and an opportunity to promote your work to the world with the submission of your best work and footage for inclusion on AJA’s 2010 showreel to be unveiled at NAB 2010! AJA’s 2009 showreel has been seen by thousands [...]

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YYC4Haiti – a Silent Auction and Fundraiser in support of Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief is being held today at Calgary Flames Central at 5:30 MT and you can catch the event live by tuning into its Video & Blog Coverage. Vistek Calgary is pleased to be donating still and video cameras for use in [...]

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This incredibly cool stop-motion film tells the story of the Olympus PEN on the 50th anniversary of it’s initial launch. Have a look at what a shoot of over 60,000 photos can accomplish! Share with the whole class:Tweet

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Wildlife and landscape photographer Jim Zuckerman spends a snowy day in Central Park talking about photography and tripod support tips. Share with the whole class:Tweet

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