Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
For those of you looking to get your hands on Sony’s new translucent mirror camera, the Sony A55 is now in stock and shipping at Adorama and Amazon.
Note that B&H Photo is still showing it as coming in October, but I would expect that to change soon as well.
Pentax USA has finally made it official. The 40-megapixel Pentax 645D medium format camera will arrive in the US in December 2010. The camera will be priced at $9999.95 initially. A 55mm f/2.8 lens will also be available for $1199.95.
Both B&H Photo and Adorama are expected to carry the camera. However, tt is not listed on either site at the time of this post.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Sony has announced a pink version of the NEX-3, along with a number of pink accessories. The camera should be available in Japan November 19. No word yet on US availability.
[Sony Japan via Engadget]
Not that this should really surprise anyone, but Olympus seems to have gone on record to confirm that the company is no longer interested in developing entry-level DSLRs in light of its successful PEN series, which are based on the Micro Four Thirds system.
“We do not have concrete plans to replace the E-620 and other recent SLRs. The entry level SLR class can be completely replaced by the Pen system in terms of performance.” -Toshiyuki Terada, Product manager of SLR Olympus Planning Department
Terada went on to say that Olympus plans on developing an advanced-PEN camera and, at some point, Olympus expects to phase out DSLRs entirely in favor of the mirrorless Micro Four Thirds cameras.
[via Photo Rumors]
The Sony NEX-5 is a 14.2MP mirrorless camera in an ultra-compact form-factor. If not for the DSLR-sized kit lens that attaches to the NEX-5, this camera would rival some of the consumer pocket cameras in size. And with the available 16mm lens (shown above), you could make a good argument that it does.
In addition to the great still images the NEX-5 produces with its large, APS-C format sensor, the camera can also capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD video at 60i. What’s more is the budget-friendly price tag that slides the kit under the $700 mark.
To get the full rundown on the Sony NEX-5, read on. [Read more…]
This screenshot of Samsung’s plans for new NX-series lenses (for Samsung NX10 and NX100) in 2011 was apparently on display at Photokina 2010.
New lenses for 2011 include the following:
[via Photo Rumors]
Corel Paint it! Show is a new photo-painting slideshow app for the iPad that lets you “Select an album from your Facebook account or images from your iPad, start the slideshow and let Corel Paint it! Show do the rest. You can also save your favorite painted images on your iPad, post them to your Facebook account, or email them to friends and family.”
The new app is available from the iTunes store for $0.99. More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
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It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]
Zunow has created a PL mount adapter for Canon DSLRs such as the 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV and 7D. The adapter uses high quality optical glass in order to maintain the 35m light circle and maintain depth of field. The Zunow PL mount adapter is estimated to retail at $2800.
[Zunow via Canon Rumors]