It’s on HardwareUpgrade (Italy) that we can discover a short hands-on preview of the Nikon D7000, and even more important raw pictures taken by the camera at different sensitivity levels (up to ISO 25,600). Nikon D7000, primo contatto e primi scatti Beware: The camera was still using a pre-production firmware (v0.28) and this should be…
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Sigma SD1
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New NEX firmware for the experts
Sony revealed that the cameras from the NEX range will be totally transformed for the photographers who believe that they are experts. To start with, two keys will become programmable: The lower key (advices) will allow: Exposure modes Guide/advices Digital Zoom Sensitivity (ISO) White Balance Metering Mode Flash Correction DRO / HDR Creative Modes MF…
Sony presents its future A77 or A7xx
Sony chose the just-opened Photokina fair of Köln (Germany) to tell us much more about its future activities in the Alpha line of DSLR photo cameras. the main part, of course, concerns the future replacement of the Alpha 700. We learned a few key points: It will be a camera based upon the semi-transparent mirror…
Sigma SD1, first pictures
A few images of the future Sigma SD1. Important features: The Sigma SD1 will use the new (future?) 48 MP Foveon sensor It will include an anti-dust filter closing completely the mirror cage 3″ LCD screen with 420.000 pixels 11-point AF system Optical viewfinder with 98% coverage Most of the body structure comes from a…
Full titanium Leica M9
Just for the pleasure of the eyes:
Photokina, it’s started! (continuous update)
Of course, when the doors of the Photokina opened in Köln, Germany this morning, we found the recently announced new products, including: Canon EOS 60D Nikon D3100 Nikon D7000 Olympus E-5 Pentax K-5 Pentax K-r Sony SLT-A33 Sony SLT-A55 Sony Alpha 560 Sony Alpha 580 But, let’s also see what the camera and accessories manufacturers…
Pentax K-5, now official
After several weeks of multiple leaks, the Pentax K-5 is now officially launched by Pentax just a day before the Photokina fair opens its doors in Köln, Germany. No surprise here. The features are detailed here. To make things simple: 16.2 MP 11-point AF 7 fps bursts HDR mode 3″ (7.5 cm) LCD screen Sensitivity:…
Pentax K-5, it’s nearly here
It should be announced tomorrow by Pentax, but I believe that it is now nearly completely leaked. When the Photokina opens its doors, the Pentax K-5 will be clearly in the open and it will no longer be a rumor. The latest photos I found are: We can expect that this camera will be walking…
Sony A77: Latest news rumors
Everybody expects that Sony will soon replace the Sony Alpha 700, the expert SLR camera of the Alpha line. However, it seems more and more unlikely that it will be presented at the Photokina fair of Köln, Germany on Monday. According to most comments and rumours, Sony will have a prototype under a glass dome…
Pentax K-5 (leak)
Apparently, the Pentax K-5 which should be announced tomorrow has seen its image leaked at LensTip. The specs are expected to be here on the page for Pentax K-5 specs and reviews.
Pentax K-r, all in color
Here comes the new multicolor Pentax SLR camera, the Pentax K-r. And Pentax Japon offers us to configure it already. In the mean time, the technical characteristics should be announced in the coming hours: 12.4 MP CMOS sensor, 6 im/s in JPEG mode, Safox IX AF module, 96% 0.85x pentamirror viewfinder, infra-red data transmission, 3″…
Little Sony news
There are a few little sounds that come from people who know about Sony. First, and this is no longer a rumour, Sony has delayed the availability of the Sony Alpha 560 until beginning of 2011. The exact date seems a bit unclear (January or later?) and the reason is still unknown (production/manufacturing issues or…
Hasselblad: Wait and see
When you don’t have much to tell and the competition is launching products like Spring is blooming, what do you do? Like Hasselabld, you announce… that you will announce “exciting news” on the 22th of September, when the Photokina opens. This is definitely not viral marketing.
Olympus is long in 4/3
At Olympus, the pressure is on micro 4/3 in this second half of 2010. Here come two tele-zooms and some photo cameras. There was a dire need of a respectable tele-zoom in the Olympus lens range. This is now corrected with nothing less than a 75-300 mm f/4,8-6,7 (equivalent to a 150-600mm). If this was…
Canon gone wild
This month of August 2010 is definitely rich in news of importance for the expert photographer. After Nikon and Sony, Canon is ready to present its new offering. Where Sony had 4 new DSLR cameras, Canon has one new Canon EOS 60D and 4 high-quality new lenses. Canon EOS 60D This is a very coveted…
Nikon D95 or D7000?
It seems a clear possibility now, seeing the number of comments about it. The replacement of the Nikon D90 that is expected to be announced by Nikon in a few days, before the Photokina fair in Köln, Germany, could be named Nikon D7000 (instead of the previously expected Nikon D95). We’ll see…
The new Sony are here
After some exciting growth of the rumors, finally, we’ve got the real information about the new Sony DSLR cameras: Sony Alpha 33 Sony Alpha 55 Sony Alpha 560 Sony Alpha 580 Features and specific comments The feature set is quite impressive for cameras supposed to be low-end and mid-range only. Some of the competition is…
Canon EOS 60D: only 2 days left
It seems that the announcement of the Canon EOS 60D will be done on September 26th. Until then, the feature list of the Canon ESO 60D is still a bunch of rumours. In parallel, we have to wait for what will probably be a set of two new high-end tele-photo lenses. Maybe two white pro…
Pentax K-5 and Pentax KR
Thanks to PentaxForums, we may actually know what the next Pentax DSLR photo cameras will be. As expected the most interesting camera would be the Pentax K-5, with a set of features putting it right into the competition for expert photographers. 16 MP APS-C photo sensor Sensitivity: ISO xxx-25600 Continuous shooting at 7 fps Launch…
Sony Alpha 33/55 – In detail
Instead of publishing all variations of the rumours in a continuous stream of useless information/news, I just opened the feature pages for the new Sony low-end DSLR cameras: Sony Alpha 33 Sony Alpha 55 I may do the same for other cameras in the near future, when I feel that the information is stable enough…
Sony, pre-Kina leaks
It seems that Sony is not as tight-lipped as usual in the preparation of the upcoming Photokina show in Köln, Germany at the end of next month. The offering is now nearly certain: 4 Alpha cameras and a set of lenses can be expected. They should be announced on August 24 (next week). Alpha 33…
Canon EOS 60D on Sept 22
Next Canon announcement, of September 22nd, should be used to present the newest Canon EOS 60D.
New Nikon lenses
Nikon did not stop at announcing the Nikon D3100 as a new beautiful entry-level digital SLR. Here are four new lenses: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G (estimated selling price of $1699.95) AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR (estimated selling price of $1049.95) AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR (estimated selling price of $1299.95) AF-S DX NIKKOR…