Induro has introduced its Induro Adventure Series, a new line of tripods aimed at budget-conscious photographers. Each model in the Adventure Series comes as a complete kit, including tripod, head and carrying case.

The tripods are made from a magnesium-aluminum alloy combination and feature independently adjustable quick-lock legs, a reversible center column, an interchangeable ball head and quick-release plate. The head and camera mounting platform move freely, providing...

p>Microsoft and Nikon have announced the signing of a patent cross-licensing agreement that will cover digital cameras and other products. The agreement aims to further the development of each company's current and future product lines, and covers digital cameras made by Nikon as well as a range of other consumer products that each company manufactures and sells.

The companies believe the cross-licensing agreement will benefit customers of their consumer products because...

Think Tank Photo has announced the release of the Hydrophobia 300-600, a rain cover specifically designed to be premounted for quick deployment.

In inclement weather, photographers can attach the Hydrophobia over their lenses before going into the field. When rain threatens, they can quickly unroll the cover over the rest of the lens and body.

The Hydrophobia uses a "film" coating rather than a "spray" coating applied to the underside of the fabric, as well as...

>Hahnemuhle has added a new canvas line to its Digital FineArt collection. The Canvas FineArt line consists of the poly-cotton blend Daguerre Canvas and the 100 percent cotton Monet Canvas.

Daguerre Canvas 400 gsm is a specially coated artist canvas with a tactile surface texture that makes it perfect for fine-art photo printing. Its bright-white color offers great contrasts for black-and-white reproductions.

Monet Canvas 410 gsm is a genuine artist canvas with a special coating that is ideal for...

Porter Case has introduced the PCX Lite series of luggage designed as a semi-hard side-wheeled airline carry-on with a built-in trolley feature that can carry up to 100 pounds of other baggage.

The luggage case weighs less than 10 pounds for easy lifting. It has a heavy-duty Extension Handle System with one-button control for up and down, and a one-button case release to convert it into the CART position. In addition to the...

Peleman Industries has created two new professional binding products: the Unibind BCC10 automated binding machine and the ProBook photo album machine.

The Unibind BCC10 is made for high-capacity production facilities and large photo labs and has the capacity to create 400 photo books per hour. The ProBook allows smaller labs to create professionally bound photo albums as large as...

Moab by Legion has introduced a new line of digital inkjet papers made out of 100 percent cotton fiber for photographs and fine art. The Somerset Photo paper is available in rolls of 17, 24, 44 and 60 inches by 33 feet. Sheets are available in A4, A3+ and A2 sizes. Somerset Photo archival-quality paper is acid-free and made without unnecessary brightening agents.

Moab has also announced the Desert Varnish Gel to complement its Desert Varnish spray product. The water-based gloss coating is ideal for use with...

VisibleDust and Calumet Photographic introduce a new DSLR sensor-cleaning service in six locations throughout the United States. Calumet now offers Certified VisibleDust Cleaning Centers in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Boston and Chicago.

The one-hour cleaning session, which includes service to the exterior camera body, LCD, viewfinder, chamber area, focusing screen, mirror complex and the imaging sensor, is $60.