Mommy Ramblings was so pleased to be invited to a Sprint Sound Session Event in NYC a few weeks ago. The Event was held in Manhattan at the elegant Lambs Club which is right in Times Square.
Once inside we were greeted greeted by representatives of Mom Central who directed us to the event room and outdoor patio where we were introduced to reps from Sprint and HTC while enjoying delicious appetizers and drinks.
The conversation was bright, welcoming, and informative focusing on the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition phone. The HTC representative demonstrated the fabulous features of the limited edition phone. He explained that the phone has dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and exclusive Harman Kardon AE-S headphones with extended bass response. The phone features Clari-Fi which is a revolutionary Harman technology that restores all types of compressed digital music and “rebuilds” what was lost in compression. Clari-Fi gives new life to compressed media files. Music simply sounds better!
The HTC One M8 gives you the ability to take truly stunning portrait photography and pictures with unique, fun and creative special effects. In a smartphone first, HTC’s Duo Camera features a dual lens that captures depth of field information and provides an entirely new set of editing tools. After taking a photo, the UFocus capability uses the depth information collected by the dual lens camera to give you professional-looking portraits. Great for bloggers who are always taking pictures!
We then had a wonderful lunch followed by the Sprint and HTC representatives introducing their partnerships and exciting products available through Sprint, including Spotify, and the Harman Kardon sound package. The event ended with a performance by Jermaine Paul, season 2 winner of The Voice. Jermaine performed 3 songs which were awesome and ended with a photo and signing session. It was a very well put together event.
Sprint Sound Sessions is a premium package of music and privileges for Sprint customers and includes:
Sprint Sound Sessions is the ultimate choice for customers who want a more complete and active music experience. If music is something you take seriously then you will want Sprint for you wireless provider. There are even discounted Spotify plans for Sprint Framily Plan members beginning with a 6 month free premium membership and then paying only $5-$8 a month depending on family size.
We take our music very seriously so we are really impressed with this phone. The phone also included a set of Harman/Kardon ear buds at a value of $149 complete with volume, play/pause buttons, we just love these! The styling of the phone is super sharp with its black finish accented with champagne gold. Just by looking at the phone you know it’s special! We love all the features but the sound quality is one of the best! Truly a dream come true for music lovers!
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One instance where this lens would have been great, was last year. My friend and I were on a walk and saw a black bear that was down the road. My Canon 17-55 mm could not make him more than a black blob in the distance. This lens would have been perfect. I took it out today and was very impressed with the lens. First it is light, which is great because I usually walk with my camera. I love the range, it really can’t be beat. The images are sharp, crisp and well focused. I would not use it as my portrait lens in my studio but as an all around lens, I am very impressed. I cannot wait to really put this lens through the paces. I look forward to the ability to capture images that would have required me to change lenses. If you are looking for a great all-purpose lens that will go the distance, then you should try the Tamron AF18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD AF Lens . The auto focus works great and the vibration compensation mechanism is flawless. Compatible mounts are Nikon, Canon and Sony.
The Tamron AF18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC PZD AF Lens for Canon is a 15x high power zoom lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras using the more compact (APS-C) digital size image sensors. The focal length of this lens is equivalent to approx. 28-419mm in 35mm format. Designed as an “all-in-one” lens, it will meet almost all photographic opportunities without changing lenses.
The addition of PZD (Piezo Drive) ultrasonic autofocus motor helps make this lens lighter, short and slimmer than any previous lens in this category, and provides faster, quieter auto-focusing.
The VC (Vibration Compensation) mechanism allows the use of shutter speeds that are much slower than otherwise possible, with no perceptible increase in image blur. It automatically detects movement of the camera and compensates for camera shake when shooting a moving object. This feature is a must in a lens with this longer range of focal length. This lens will focus down to 19.3″ (0.49 m) throughout the zoom range.
This lens is designed exclusively for DSLR cameras with smaller-size sensors. It is NOT compatible with 35mm film cameras and DSLR cameras with image sensors larger than 24 x 16mm.
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I am so excited to have Capturing Couture sponsoring our next review and give-away!!! I am not ready to post the review yet, but wanted to leave you all with a little teaser of what is to come. I will be reviewing and one of my lucky blog readers will get their own 2″ Silk collection camera strap (MSRP $49).
Intrigued??? Stay tuned for our review and give-away, these straps are awesome!!!
As most photographers will tell you, we have a good deal of money invested in our cameras, lenses and gear, so we need a good bag for travel that will keep everything safe. Can we dare to be stylish as well? Why, yes we can! I am excited to say that I have a special offer for my blog readers.
TheJoyBag.com and I have teamed up to bring you all a special discount code for 10% off their collection of camera bags. Visit the site and take a look at all the great products and take advantage of the additional savings if you find something great with the code CARLY10. Happy shopping and of course happy snapping.