Lenovo, YouTube, and Space Adventures today released the names of the 60 finalists of the global Space Lab competition first announced in October 2011. Designed to ignite students’ passion for science and...
Archive - January 2012
Leica Accepting Applications for 2012 OSKAR BARNACK Award
LEICA CAMERA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2012 OSKAR BARNACK AWARD Entries may be submitted online through March 1, 2012 Solms, Germany (January 17, 2012) – Leica Camera AG announces the commencement of the 2012...
McAfee Mobile Security Available on New Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet: 30-Day Trial
McAfee today announced its mobile security software will be preloaded on Lenovo’s new Android-based ThinkPad Tablet. Mobile devices are increasingly being adopted in the workplace, and businesses need to protect...
Is Olympus Set to Bring Back the OM, Digital Version?
At least, that’s the rumor. If there was one film DSLR that captured photographers’ imagination way back when, it was the Olympus OM-1. Olympus showed at that time not just a camera, but a whole system, with...
Rob Galbraith Interviews Nikon D4 Engineer Toshiaki Akagi
Interesting interview by Rob Galbraith of Nikon D4’s engineer Toshiaki Akagi. The gist of the interview: D4 has much faster focus acquisition (“first frame” of a burst); sharper, more fine detail and...
Nikon P7100 Review @ LetsGoDigital
“The Nikon Coolpix P7100 is clearly a camera for serious / professional photographers.” We’ve added a new Nikon COOLPIX P7100 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. LetsGoDigital has posted...
Interviews CES 2012 @ Imaging Resource
Interesting series of interviews by Imaging Resource from the camera manufacturers at CES 2012. The first three are from Olympus, Pentax and Fujifilm, with more to follow. Olympus: Interview with Toshiyuki Terada...
This Week’s (Jan 7-13, 2012) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (Jan 7-13, 2012) digital camera review roundup: This week has been CES 2012 and we got a flurry of camera updates from Canon, Samsung, Panasonic, Olympus and Fujifilm, though nothing terribly...
Lenovo Earns 16 Awards and Honors @ CES 2012
During this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Lenovo announced more than 20 new products to be released later this year. The company was recognized for its product design and innovation by...
You Won’t See This Page Turner @ CES 2012
From allonewordplease Of all the technology you’ll see coming out of CES 2012, this awesome à-la-Rube Goldberg “Page Turner” from kinetic artist Joseph Herscher won’t be there. Filmed by Erik...
When the Bookstore Closes, The Books Play
From crazedadman I can’t imagine the amount of work that went into photographying and creating this stop-motion animation, but it is cool. I always like to see behind the scenes and feel exhausted just trying to...
Sh** Photographers Say @ CES 2012
Sh** Photographers Say from Jason Groupp on Vimeo. Here’s a tongue-in-cheek video by Jason Groupp about those words and phrases that come out of photographers’ mouths. We expect similar words and phrases are...
London Undeground Apologizes For DSLR Ban But It’s Still Unclear
How could London Underground mess up their sign so? No DSLR was allowed in their Aldwych Underground Station “due to their combination of high-quality sensor and high resolution” — then they...
Panasonic Canada Announces SZ1
PANASONIC INTRODUCES ULTRA-SLIM LUMIX SZ1 DIGITAL CAMERA – DESIGNED TO BE PORTABLE AND EASY-TO-USE MISSISSAUGA, ON (January 10, 2012) – Panasonic Canada Inc. today introduced the new LUMIX SZ1 digital camera which...
Panasonic Canada Announces FH8, FH6 and FH4
PANASONIC ENHANCES LINEUP OF POPULAR FH-SERIES DIGITAL CAMERAS WITH THREE SLIMMER, MORE COMPACT MODELS Featuring a Bright, Fast LEICA f2.5 Lens, the New LUMIX FH4 and FH6 are Equipped with HD Video Recording and...
Panasonic Canada Announces Conversion Lenses for Lumix G Series
PANASONIC INTRODUCES FOUR NEW CONVERSION LENSES FOR THE LUMIX G SERIES OF COMPACT SYSTEM CAMERAS MISSISSAUGA, ON (January 10, 2012) – Panasonic Canada Inc. today announced four new conversion lenses that are compatible...
Olympus Announces New Ultra Durable TOUGH TG-320
WORRY-FREE IMAGES OF LIFE’S SPONTANEOUS ADVENTURES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE NEW OLYMPUS TOUGH TG-320 Active Families Appreciate an Ultra Durable, Affordable Camera That Can Keep Up with Them CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9...
Olympus Unveils SP-620UZ Ultrazoom Compact Camera
PORTABLE POWERHOUSE: OLYMPUS SP-620UZ ULTRAZOOM BOASTS OUTSTANDING OPTICS, IMAGE QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY High-Performance 21x Wide Zoom Compact Camera–The Ideal Travel Companion CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9...
Olympus Announces New Ultra-Sleek SZ-14 Long Zoom Camera
TRACK YOUR SUBJECTS NEAR OR FAR WITH NEW ULTRA-SLEEK OLYMPUS SZ-14 LONG ZOOM CAMERA Super-Slim & Stylish 24x Optical Zoom Camera Captures the Action Close Up and Personal CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9, 2012 –...
Olympus Announces VR-340
NEW OLYMPUS VR-340 PROVES BEAUTY IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP Slim, Stylish and Full of Features, the Olympus VR-340 Offers a Powerful 10x Zoom and Cutting-Edge Performance Inside Its Sleek Metal Casing CENTER VALLEY, Pa...
Olympus Announces VG-160
NEW OLYMPUS VG-160 DELIVERS POINT-AND-SHOOT SIMPLICITY AND QUALITY AT A LOW PRICE Redefining Value, this Super, Slender Shooter Captures High-Quality Still Photos and Videos Quickly and Easily CENTER VALLEY, Pa...