Olympus announces the new flagship DSLR E-5, successor to the E-3:
- 12MP Live MOS sensor
- 270 degree swivel 3″ 920k LCD
- Live View with contrast autofocus
- HD video
- Up to 1/8000th sec shutter speed
- Weather sealed body
Olympus E-5 DSLR
September 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Nikon Coolpix P7000, Coolpix S8100, Coolpix S80
September 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Nikon has announced the Coolpix P7000:
- 10 MP sensor
- 28-200 stabilized zoom with f2.8 to 5.6 aperture
- 720p HD video supporting autofocus and zooming during recording
- ISO 100-3200
- 3″ 921k dot LCD
- RAW support
- i-TTL compatibility with SB-400/600/800/900
- IR recievers for wireless remote control ML-L3
- suggested price of $499
And the high speed Coolpix S8100:
- 12 MP sensor
- up to 10 frames per second
- 30-300 stabilized zoom
- 1080p HD video
- ISO -3200
And the Coolpix S80:
- very small multi-touch screen camera
- 14 MP sensor
- 35-175 stabilized zoom
- 720p HD video
Sonys new HD camcorder with interchangeable lenses
July 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Sonys new HD camcorder NEX-VG10E features the 14.6 MP sensor of the Alpha NEX series and is the worlds first consumer HD camcorder with interchangeable lenses:
- 14.6 MP CMOS sensor
- 1080i video at 24mbps
- accepts E-mount lenses plus A-mount α DSLR lenses via optional adaptor
- Kit with E18-200/3.5-6.3 OSS lens
- priced at $2000/EUR 2000
Pentax presents 40MP 645D medium format DSLR
March 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Pentax finally unveils it’s first medium format camera: the 645 D is a 40 MP medium format DSLR featuring a 44 x 33 CCD sensor. It is compatible with the existing 645 system lenses but Pentax also releases a new 55mm F2.8 lens. Suggested retail price of the cam is US$ 9,500, available May 2010.
News from Sigma at the PMA
February 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Sigma has a whole lot of news at the PMA:
- Reintroducing the SD15 Foveon camera (showcased first in 2008!) featuring a 14MP Foveon X3 sensor, a 3.0″ 460k dot LCD, ISO 50-3200, 21 shot raw buffer at 3fps and 5 frame auto bracketing for HDR
- The new DP2s compact camera, a revised version of it’s DP2 featuring a 14MP FOVEON X3 sensor
- DP1x compact camera, a revised version of the DP1 large-sensor compact camera
- A new ultrawide zoom: Sigma 8-16/4.5-5.6 DC
- New Sigma 17-50/2.8 EX DC OS HSM
- New Sigma 85/1.4 EX DG HSM – a very interesting lens for all portrait shooters (and quite interesting for Nikonians as Nikons 85mm 1.4 lens is quite old)
- A stabilized version of the APO 70-200/2.8 EX DG OS HSM telezoom with promising specs: Sigma’s newly-developed FLD glass to reduce aberrations, 9-blade circular aperture, manual focus override.
- A stabilized version of the 50-500 ultra telezoom