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Design your own camera bag and win a Canon 5D

Sam — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Photography enthusiasts are being invited to design their own camera bags in order to win a Canon EOS 5D mk II.

Sadeh Halbrecht's entry - Infinity

Product makers and organizers of the competition, Kata, have been looking to find the ‘Dream Bag’ since November and are offering some amazing prizes for finalists. Kata say,

We believe that in opening this channel to the general public greater advantage is actually for you the photographers out there who never get heard and whose ideas can help us make products that meet your actual real needs.”

It isn’t just the winning designer who will get to walk away with some great Canon products (and of course their unique bag design made) the second and third place designers will also win a 7D complete with lenses and accessories.

Kata will be putting all applicants through an extensive judging process using online voters, Kata representatives and a panel of independent judges to help find the perfect camera bag.

Entrants have until March 1st to submit their designs.

For more details on the competition and how to get involved, head over to http://www.dreambagchallenge.com.

Could this be the start of a beautiful friendship?

Sam — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:15:51 +0000

The first video from our trialists has arrived in the shape of Phil Campbell’s film of his first impressions of the Canon HG10. In his inimitably frank and enthusiastic style, Phil takes us through a thorough inspection of the box-fresh camera.

Highlights include Phil casting aside the manual and saying he will rely on his intuition to work the camera – something many of us can identify with! Impressed with the compact design, he thinks the Canon HG10 would be great for someone travelling and likes the spacious 40 gig hard drive, although he also sensibly questions the tendency of camera manufacturers to mount their mics on the top, rather than the front, of a device.

Phil is pleased to find an HDMI cable in the box, but we should point out that this is a special ‘trialist pack’ and the HDMI cable is an optional accessory, not included with an‘off the shelf’ HG10 – we just like to give that bit more.

Overall, man and camera seem to hit it off admirably well. To see more of Phil’s first opinions head on over to his HG10 blip.tv channel to watch the full video, and let us and Phil know what you think.