Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Pentax has issued updates for four of its DSLRs – the K-m/K2000, K20D, K200D and K10D. The new firmware is designed for “Improved stability of recording image for some SDHC Memory card.”
You can download the firmware at Pentax’s website via the following links.
Pentax K-m/K2000 Firmware Ver. 1.11
Pentax K20D Firmware Ver. 1.04
Apparently, Anssi Vanjoki, Executive VP at Nokia, has been sippin’ a bit too much of grandpa’s cough medicine. According to a report from Reuters, Vanjoki was quoted as saying that cell phone cameras would soon “revolutionise the market for system cameras” and that “[t]here will be no need to carry around those heavy lenses.” [Read more…]
As part of my upcoming review of the Olympus E-PL1, I have spent some time capturing images in a number of different situations. It will be a little while still before the review is complete; however, I wanted to pass along these sample images for you to check out. [Read more…]
Think Tank Photo is giving away a bunch of camera bags and accessories to three lucky winners. All you have to do is be a fan, follower or friend on Facebook, Twitter or Flickr (or all three) and you get a chance of winning the Logistics Manager and as many Think Tank Photo bags and accessories as you can stuff into the Logistics Manager. [Read more…]
Adobe has released official updates for Lightroom and Camera Raw. The new versions now support RAW files for the cameras listed below. [Read more…]
The Leica V-Lux 20 is a new 12.1MP point and shoot camera with a 12x optical zoom (25-300mm equivalent). The V-Lux 20 is essentially a Leica clone of the Panasonic ZS7. The V-Lux 20 carries an initial retail price of $699. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Digital Wedding Photographer’s Planner is a book by photographer Kenny Kim. The book has an apt title. It really is a “planner” for wedding photographers.
What the book doesn’t do is give you a bunch of technical how-to’s for shooting weddings. Instead, Kenny Kim provides a walk-through of shooting a wedding – from meeting the client, to shooting the engagement session, to all the parts of the wedding itself. [Read more…]
Panasonic has announced pricing for its two newest Micro Four Thirds cameras, the Lumix G2 and Lumix G10. Both cameras will come equipped with the LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. lens.
The Lumix G2 will retail for $799.95. Check availability on B&H Photo and Amazon.
The Lumix G10 will retail for $599.95. Check availability on B&H Photo and Amazon.
The Fuji HS10 is the most recent superzoom camera that I’ve had my hands on (after the Nikon P100 and Olympus SP-800UZ). Since it will be a while before I complete my review of the Fuji HS10, I wanted to pass along some sample images from the HS10 at various settings. [Read more…]
Redrockmicro, maker of all sorts of great DSLR video products, is working on a DSLR remote for its follow focus system that can be controlled wirelessly by an iPod Touch or iPhone. The follow focus remote is pretty cool on its own, but add in the ability to control and program focus from an iPhone and it looks absolutely magical. [Read more…]