Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
PHOTO IMAGING EXPO, TOKYO, 19 March 2008 – Phase One A/S and Mamiya Dig ital Imaging Co., Ltd. today unveiled the world’s most flexible, open medium format digital camera platform. Known as the Phase One 645 Camera or the Mamiya 645AFDIII, the co-developed platform will be sold exclusively by Phase One and Mamiya respectively. [Read more…]
The Consumerist has an interesting post, which details 10 Confessions of a Ritz Camera Salesperson. The most alarming “confession” was the practice of selling demo cameras as new:
Demo Cameras– We sell them to you and you don’t even know it. Everyone’s grubby hands have probably been on your camera. It’s probably been dropped at some point, not to mention the boxes we get shipments in from UPS look like they’ve been kicked all the way from the home office to our store. We sell demo cameras at no discount, we just clean them up and put them in a box. Then we are told to lie to you and tell you it’s brand new.
I really hope this is not a company practice; however, it is disturbing regardless of how widespread it is. What kind of experiences have you had with Ritz? Any other salespersons or representives from Ritz care to chime in on this one?
Pentax has announced the PENTAX Optio V20 compact digital camera with a 5X zoom lens, 8.0 megapixels, and a generous 3.0 inch LCD monitor. Ultra-slim and stylish in design, this latest Pentax compact digital camera makes it easy to capture and to view images. [Read more…]
Canon has announced three new PowerShot point & shoot cameras. The SD890 IS features a 10 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, 2.5-inch display and a sub 1-inch macro mode. The SD790 IS and SD770 IS both feature a 10 megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom. The cameras are priced top to bottom at $399.99, $349.99 and $299.99 and will be available around early April. [Read more…]
Last weekend, Sony DIME (Digital Imaging Europe) held a press event in Miami, Florida in conjunction with the evolution of its popular like.no.other advertising campaign. Specifically, Sony wanted to build on the scale and stature presented in the iconic Bravia commercials, which, according to Sony, display colour like.no.other.
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Sony sent 250,000 bouncy balls down the streets of San Francisco:
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Sony exploded 70,000 liters of paint in Glasgow:
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Sony unleashed 2.5 tons of Play-Doh bunnies on New York:
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So, how is Sony planning to up the ante of its like.no.other experience in 2008? [Read more…]
Corel, maker of the popular CorelDRAW, Painter X and Paint Shop Pro software products, is hoping to capitalize on the hiring of former Adobe bigwig, Mark Hilton. [Read more…]
Aptina has brought a degree of smallness to CMOS technology with their innovative new 9 megapixel sensor designed for mobile phones and compact point and shoot cameras. [Read more…]
Here’s the new ad for the Pentax K20D and K200D, which features their weather resistant qualities. Ned Bunnell, President of Pentax Imaging (USA), announced this new ad yesterday on his blog. You can get the full size .PDF from this post.
Read more about these Pentax DSLRs on Photography Bay’s Pentax K20D and K200D page.
Earlier this week, Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, issued a public apology for publishing a doctored photograph of Tibetan wildlife frolicking near a high-speed train. The deception has brought on a big debate.
Canon retained its #1 spot in Europe for 2007. The increasing competition from Sony, Nikon and Pentax, which is good for all of us photographers, really tightened the group at the top of the food chain though. Will it be enough to dethrone Canon?
We’ll see, but Canon remains the king for now. [Read more…]