Welcome to Day 1 of dPS’s 12 Photographic Deals of Christmas where we’re offering a series of super deals for photographers in 12 days.

To kick things off we’ve convinced the team at Photojojo to offer 10% discounts on three fantastic products – 2 lenses and a bag.

These deals last until midnight on 31 December (PST US time).

To get the 10% off use this coupon code when checking out – photojojodps

Here are the 3 products you can get a 10% discount on:

1. The The Classic Leather Camera Satchel (above) – This is an addition to this deal (due to one of the other lenses selling out). Learn more about this kit here.

2. The Dreamy Diana Lens

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Having survived a recent avalanche of maxi-zoom compact digicams, it comes as something of a relief to engage with this more modest but still well-featured camera.

The Nikon Coolpix P7000 wins on a number of points: its moderate dimensions, with a pocketable thickness of about 45mm; another is the 15mm CCD, capturing 10.1 million effective pixels; light weight; optical viewfinder; and there is a built in ND filter to aid longer exposures or to deal with excessively bright conditions by a factor of three f stops.

Maximum image size is 3684×2736 pixels or enough to make a 31x23cm print. Movies? Maximum resolution is 1280x720p at 24 fps.

Nikon Coolpix P7000 Features

In many ways the P7000 could act as a …

The Cotton Carrier Camera System is a unique camera carrying system suitable for the pro and amateur alike. Most of my friends who spotted me wearing it said it looked like a Baby Bjorn for cameras. And, indeed, that is a good description, coming from someone who has worn both.

The heart of the system is a chest harness, typically worn high on the torso. The harness contains a unique keyed slot in the center to accept one of Cotton’s patented adapters, which screw into a camera’s tripod mount. There are two types of adapters and they can be used with quick release plates for easy chest-to-tripod use.

The harness has four adjustment straps and can fit a wide range of torso sizes. It can either …

I have to say there was a lot of murmuring just before this model landed, plus quite a deal of heated expectation.

And, on arrival, the Canon EOS 60D didn’t disappoint.

Canon EOS 60D Features

With a memory card, the lithium ion battery and f3.5/15-85mm review lens tacked on, the final kit weighs 1.3kg, so this gear is not for the dabbler; it’s sufficiently bulky to make getting around a fairly major exercise. With the magnesium alloy bodied EOS 60D over the shoulder, you’re definitely shootin’ — not struttin’!

However, there are some pretty nice attractions to consider with this gear, replacing the EOS 50D and sited between EOS 550D and EOS 7D models.

The 18 megapixel CMOS has the ability to capture …

In this post Dave Powell gives a visual tour of Canon’s 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM.

Useful technical information: filter diameter: 82mm
minimum focusing distance: .28m/.09 ft.
minimum aperture: f/22
Cost: ~$1,500USD (currently close to $1400USD at Amazon)

This is by far one of my favorite lenses.  I find when I am shooting photos of my son I tend to use this lens more often than any other lens.  I love this lens for a couple of reasons; with focusing distance of less than 1 foot you can get right in with your subject and engage them into the picture, with such a wide angle you are able to open up to 16mm allowing you to zone focus and snap some great candid shots.  

When I am waiting to cross the street when out for a walk with my son, I like to …