Think Tank Photo Newswire

In May, we will release the Airport™ series, a new line of travel-specific, high-capacity camera backpacks designed with maneuvering through airports quickly in mind. The three backpacks – the Airport Accelerator, Airport Commuter, and Airport Essentials --  integrate quick access pockets for both laptops and iPad, a top pocket ...  Read More »

Order a rolling camera bag from our Airport Series before May 31, 2012 and receive an Artificial Intelligence™ 15 V2.0 or Artificial Intelligence™ 17 V2.0 laptop case free!   These thin laptop sleeves accommodate up to 15" or 17" laptops with a front pocket for cables and accessories. Other ...  Read More »

In May, we will release our first four-wheeled rolling camera bag, the Airport 4-Sight™.  The Airport 4-Sight meets international airline carry-on standards. The roller’s weight has been reduced dramatically through innovative design and by a strict focus on the features that photographers find most beneficial. With professional photography gear not ...  Read More »

In May, we will release our new Retrospective® 7 shoulder camera bag in three color options.  Designed for standard DSLR systems, its classic design along with modern improvements create the perfect shooter’s bag.  This lightweight shoulder bag comes in fabrics that offer a sense of “retro” style that appeals ...  Read More »

The number one sin in photography is running out of power.  To help prevent that from happening, in May we will release the DSLR Battery Holder 2 and the DSLR Battery Holder 4. These slim, collapsible, compact designs secure two or four standard size camera batteries. Features include: ...  Read More »

In May, with the release of our SD Pixel Pocket Rocket, you will be able to keep your most important photography storage device, your SD cards, secure and organized. The SD Pixel Pocket Rocket keeps those very small but invaluable SD cards safely stored in one place. No more ...  Read More »

For all the Strobists out there, in May we will release the Strobe Gel Wallet.   This wallet stores photography gels in a neat and organized manner and keeps them protected. The wallet minimizes clutter by folding up and stashing away in photographer bags, cases, or backpacks.  The five pockets ...  Read More »

We have partnered with Blast Advanced Media  to create one of the first e-commerce websites with a design that actively adapts to create an optimal user experience on different devices (smart phones, tablets, or desktops).  We are an early adopter of a new responsive design technology that has seldom been used on ...  Read More »

In response to customer feedback, we have completely redesigned our Modular Rotation System to provide additional features and benefits, including easier photography gear retrieval, better equipment fit, and an updated/inclusive style.  The Modular Rotation System consists of three product groupings:  Lens Cases, Gear Pouches, and the Modular Component Set ...  Read More »

In response to customer feedback, we have completely redesigned our Modular Rotation System to provide additional features and benefits, including easier photography gear retrieval, better equipment fit, and an updated/inclusive style.  The Modular Rotation System consists of three product groupings:  Lens Cases, Gear Pouches, and the Modular Component Set ...  Read More »

For those photographers who want no padding separating them from the gear on their belt system, we have completely redesigned our Modular Rotation System Skin™ Components to provide additional features and benefits.  These include easier photography gear retrieval, better equipment fit, and an updated/inclusive style.  The Skin components are ...  Read More »

We have released the redesigned Speed Demon™ V2.0, Speed Freak V2.0™, and Speed Racer™ V2.0 as shoulder bags in our new Speed Convertible Series.  Each Speed Convertible bag features a “disappearing” belt that tucks away into the sides of the bag, significantly reducing bulkiness.  Within seconds, the shoulder bags seamlessly ...  Read More »

We just released the Retrospective® 5, a soft-sided shoulder bag designed for DSLR, Micro Four Thirds, and rangefinder camera equipment.  Like the other bags in our Retrospective series, the Retrospective 5 was created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Designed for the professional photographer who ...  Read More »

We  just released solutions for carrying those smaller items that tend to rattle around and get lost in your bags and pockets.  These include Credential Holder, an AA Battery Holder, a Passport Holder, and Large and Small Travel Pouches. Our new Credential Holder features ...  Read More »

The winners of Think Tank Photo’s first photo contest have been named. The winner of the Grand Prize award is Chan Kwok Hung.   In the photographer’s words, “This photo was taken in Myanmar.  When the little Buddhist monks had completed a whole day of learning and working, they play football ...  Read More »

      We have released a new version of the Hydrophobia® 300 - 600, the first rain cover specifically designed to be pre-mounted on super telephoto lenses for quick deployment in inclement weather.  The rain cover now offers a larger clear window on back for an increased view of the camera ...  Read More »

Sometimes all photographers need in the field is one digital SLR body and one lens attached.  Other times, just additional lens or accessories need to be added to the kit.  To meet this need, Think Tank Photo has completely redesigned its line-up of Digital Holsters™.  Available in five sizes, ...  Read More »

We have published a comprehensive, free guide to modular belt systems entitled “Modular, Skin, and Multimedia Component Systems.”  It is found at www.thinktankphoto.com/contact.aspx A Modular Component System is the best carrying solution for photographers who require quick and immediate access to their photo equipment.  It consists of individual lens and accessory ...  Read More »

For photographers operating in urban or dangerous environments, carrying thousands of dollars worth of photo equipment can be an invitation to have their gear stolen.  Now, with Think Tank Photo’s completely upgraded and larger Urban Disguise® shoulder bags, photographers can travel in style while still protecting their valuable equipment ...  Read More »

Twelve respected professional photographers and filmmakers have joined our Design Board (www.thinktankphoto.com/designboard.aspx).  These luminaries have agreed to provide Think Tank Photo’s designers with their carrying solution needs, input about what works and what doesn’t, and detailed information about the challenges they face in carrying a wide variety of complex and often ...  Read More »

In October we will release the Sling-O-Matic, the photo industry’s first sling bag that can be easily switched back and forth to either shoulder. The Sling-O-Matic’s adjustable, fully padded shoulder strap “automatically” slides along a set of rails to change which shoulder the bag can be worn on. This innovation ...  Read More »

We are celebrating celebrating our fifth anniversary by hosting a multi-level photo contest that offers a $5,000 Grand Prize and multiple first place, second place , third place, and honorable mention prizes.  There is no fee required for entering.  To enter, photographers click on the “CONTEST” tab on Think Tank Photo’s ...  Read More »

One most often associates think tanks with groups of analysts pondering such heady issues as energy policy and global peace.  But a think tank dedicated solely to camera bags?  This didn’t stop designer Doug Murdoch from doing just that five years ago when he launched Think Tank Photo. Think Tank ...  Read More »

To aid visual storytellers who are using the new HD Video HDSLR cameras to integrate still shooting, video shooting, and audio capture, we have released the Multimedia HDSLR Buyers Guide.  This online guide compiles information about the cameras, lenses, microphones, recording equipment, bags, and accessories professional photographers, videographers, and ...  Read More »

Created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, we have created five soft-sided shoulder bags in our new Retrospective™ series.  Designed for the professional photographer that wants to remain inconspicuous in any situation, the three shoulder bags’ and two lens changer bags’ retro look mixes "Old-School" ...  Read More »

Think Tank Photo today announced that it is dedicating a percentage of sales of its newly launched Retrospective™ line of shoulder bags to Fifty Crows Foundation.  Fifty Crows Foundation aims to bridge the gap between venues and distribution mediums for documentary photography, and to encourage public dialogue on the ...  Read More »

            We just released the Logistics Manager™, our first rolling equipment case for lighting and photographic gear.  The rolling case’s endless interior layout options adapt to numerous equipment combinations and help manage all of the logistics of transporting and using a lot of gear while on location.            Its roomy internal dimensions ...  Read More »

The Hydrophobia® 70-200 rain cover was just named a winner of the 2010 DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards by the Digital Marketing Association.  DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards recognize products or services utilizing new technologies and/or applications that make the product either distinct or the first of its kind. ...  Read More »

We have just released two water-resistant, seam-sealed rain covers for 70-200 and smaller lenses: the Hydrophobia® 70-200 and the Hydrophobia® Flash 70-200 with built-in flash protector.  Featuring side arm holes for focusing and accessing switches, they allow DSLRs to be turned vertically.  And now, without exposing their expensive bodies ...  Read More »

Think Tank Photo's ground-breaking Airport TakeOff™ rolling backpack was named a winner of Professional Photographer's Hot One Award.Designed as a transportation solution that combines the portability of a backpack with the ease of a rolling suitcase, it converts to and from a rolling camera bag to a comfortable backpack is ...  Read More »

The Cavernous Urban Disguise ® 70 Pro Shoulder Bag ReleasedFor the photographer carrying two regular or pro size DSLRs with lenses attached to each camera body – or even a 70-200 f2.8 lens attached to any camera body – Think Tank Photo announces the release of the cavernous Urban Disguise ...  Read More »

Think Tank Photo announces the release of a new standard in rolling camera backpacks, the Airport TakeOff™.  It is designed as a transportation solution that combines the portability of a backpack with the ease of a rolling suitcase.  Converting it to and from a rolling camera bag to a ...  Read More »

With the introductions of the Canon 5D Mark II and the Nikon D90, and with the line blurring between still and video/audio imaging, photographers and videographers are increasingly required to be experts in multimedia. A “Multimedia DSLR” is defined as a DSLR that has the ability to take still ...  Read More »

Emmy® Award winning multimedia producer Dai Sugano and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice have collaborated on a video featuring Think Tank Photo’s new Multimedia DSLR bag system. Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, the video features Fitzmaurice utilizing Think Tank’s Multimedia Wired Up Collection system to capture still, audio, ...  Read More »

Think Tank Photo co-founder Deanne Fitzmaurice's evocative shot, "Frank and Joe," was a Picture of the Year International (POYI) "Award of Excellence" winner. In presenting this award, POYI noted, "Frank and Joe were moved to tears as the officiant married them. When the California Supreme Court decided in June ...  Read More »

Processing and transmitting photographs from remote locations can be hard enough without having to fight the sun, wind, and other natural elements. Think Tank Photo has solved this problem with the Pixel Sunscreen 2.0, a small, portable spring-loaded sunscreen that instantly pops open for quick access. This completely redesigned ...  Read More »