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Archive - May 2009

Panasonic Announces Leica M and R Adaptors

Last month we reported that CameraQuest made a Leica M adaptor that allowed Leica lenses to be mounted on the Panasonic micro G DSLRs. Well, Panasonic has just announced that it is also offering its own branded Leica M...

Panasonic G1 camera of choice at Our Place

Our Place is a worldwide photographic project dedicated to documenting and promoting sites selected to figure in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The compactness and lightnes of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 [Specs] made it...

iPhone DSLR Remote App

What can’t you do with an iPhone? It seems like the whole world is coming to iPhone — and we love it! Now, onOne Software wants to turn your iPhone into a Remote Controller. Dubbed the DSLR Remote, the...

HOYA K-7

Thankfully, my title above is wrong and the new DSLR from HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division still bears the Pentax badge! You can however see the HOYA culture encroaching: the camera is called a...

Pentax K-7 DSLR

PENTAX K-7 A Mid-Class Digital SLR Camera, Aimed at Realizing the Essence of SLR Photography and Equipped with Sophisticated Features for Top-Quality Digital Photography May 21, 2009 HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging...

The New York Times Launches ‘Lens’

To showcase Times photographers’ best photojournalism work (photographs, videos and slide shows), The New York Times has launched a blog titled, ‘Lens‘. The blog will also highlight the best work from...

Sony Bets on First-Time DSLR Users

Sony’s new DSLR entry-level models target first-time DSLR users: point-and-shoot digicam users who are ready to move up to a DSLR that can give them better image quality, faster performance and versatility without...

Watch the [Very] Awesome Milky Way

Give a [very] smart guy (William Castleman) a [very] good DSLR (Canon 5D), a [very] wide-angle lens (EF 15mm fish-eye), and a bunch of other [very] sophisticated equipment — which by the way the guy says are the...

Fujifilm S1500 Review @ TrustedReviews

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 [Specs], a "capable and versatile all-rounder" with its 10MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 12x optical zoom (33-396mm equiv.), Sensor-shift...

Nikon L100 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has posted their review of the Nikon Coolpix L100 [QuickPrice Check], an ultra zoom "aimed at snap-happy point-and-shooters" with its 10MP resolution (1/2.33-in. CCD), 15x wide-angle optical...

Sony Introduces 3 New Entry-Level DSLRs

SONY INTRODUCES THREE MAINSTREAM ALPHA CAMERAS DESIGNED FOR FIRST-TIME DIGITAL SLR BUYERS SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2009 — Sony is making it easy for first-time digital SLR buyers to step up from point-and-shoot digital...

Canon SX200 IS Review @ TrustedReviews

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS [Specs], a "genuinely good all-rounder" with its 12.1MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 12x wide-angle optical zoom (28-336mm equiv.), optical...

Casio EX-FS10 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Casio High-Speed EXILIM EX-FS10, an ultracompact point-and-shoot digital camera that can take high speed burst shots at up to a blazing 30fps at 6MP ("the ability...

Chanel N°5 Ad Online

You know the Internet has started to surpass traditional media when the new Chanel No5 ad is premiered online instead of in newspapers, billboards or the TV. The ad, billed as a mini movie, is 2 min 20 sec. in length...

Canon SD990 IS Review @ TrustedReviews

TrustedReviews has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS [Specs], a "superb camera … [with] outstanding picture quality" and featuring 14.7MP (on a 1/1.7-in. CCD) resolution, 3.7x optical...

Fujifilm F200EXR Review @ LetsGoDigital

LetsGoDigital has posted their review of the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR [Specs], a 12MP resolution (1/1.6-in. Super CCD EXR) compact digital camera which allows you to optimize the image capture according to the scene:...

Canon SD780 IS Review @ PhotographyBLOG

PhotographyBLOG has posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS [Specs], an ultra compact digital camera that is "the kind of camera you’ll carry with you anywhere and everywhere" with its 12.1MP...