Ricoh GXR

“The Ricoh GXR is one of the most photographer-friendly cameras that we’ve ever reviewed.”

PhotographyBLOG has posted their review of the Ricoh GXR, an “interchangeable unit camera system” that swaps both the lens and associated image sensor as an integrated unit. Currently, there are two units available: the A12 has a 50mm F2.5 Macro lens with a 12.3M (23.6 x 15.7mm) CMOS sensor; the S10 has a 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 lens with a 10M (1/1.7-in.) CCD sensor. The camera has a 3.0-in. high resolution (920,000 dots) LCD.

You can read the full Ricoh GXR Review at: PhotographyBLOG.

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Leica D-Lux 4

If you have tried to download the Leica D-Lux 4 Firmware Update and found a broken link instead, this is because Leica is having some problems with it (specifically in the French version).

Leica has posted a tweet about the broken link:

“D-Lux 4 firmware update offline since still containing a bug in French. All other languages OK. New update will come soon, sorry!”

[ Download firmware upgrade (whenever it finally becomes available) at: Leica ]

Bit.ly, the de facto URL shortener for Twitter, has just received what is probably the worst news of their short Internet existence: Google and Facebook both announced their own URL shorteners.

A note on goo.gl however states that “Google URL Shortener is currently available for Google products and not for broader consumer use.” For now.

[ Visit Google's URL shortener at: goo.gl ]

[ via TechCrunch ]

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA), a consortium formed by major camera and imaging industry players including Canon, Casio, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Sony, has created a new photo industry event in Japan called “CP+”, to be hosted by CIPA. The first exhibition of “CP+” is scheduled to be held in “Pacifico Yokohama” of Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, between March 11th and 14th, 2010.

The PIE (Photo Imaging Expo) which used to be held every March is now dissolved.

The goal of “CP+” is to create a new international photographic industry exhibition, comparable to Photokina [Germany] and PMA [USA]. CP+ hopes to be the ideal platform for camera equipment manufacturers, component/device suppliers and software developers to present their products and technologies on a global scale and to search for untapped business opportunities. Numerous lectures, seminars, galleries, panel discussions and speeches are planned to facilitate and nurture further development of the photographic society at large.

For “CP+” please visit http://www.cpplus.jp/en/index.html
For CIPA, please visit http://www.cipa.jp/english/index.html

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