Monthly Archives: May 2009

Rumored Sony Alpha 800 – Hint to upcoming Nikon as well?

May 31, 2009

LCD display ▪ Pop-up flash ▪ Flash sync (1/500) ▪ Camera level ▪ 23 AF sensors ▪ Quick Live View ▪ Video Full HD ▪ Dust/splashes sealed ▪ Aluminum-magnesium alloy body ▪ Released early September, 2009 Similarly, the rumor mills are...
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Olympus Pen Movie: Micro 4/3 teaser?

May 22, 2009
Olympus Pen Movie: Micro 4/3 teaser?

Photorumors.com (great site, I highly recommend it) posted a shot from a movie posted on the Olympus website ostensibly celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Olympus PEN camera. However, since previous statements by Olympus bigwigs indicate that their long-awaited μ4/3 camera will honor the PEN design...
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Pentax launches the K-7 prosumer DSLR

May 22, 2009
Pentax launches the K-7 prosumer DSLR

Pentax announced their newest DSLR, the K-7. Here is a video clip showing off all of the bells and whistles:
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PhaseOne Sensor+, pixel binning, and the future of digital photography.

May 16, 2009
PhaseOne Sensor+, pixel binning, and the future of digital photography.

With the recent announcement of the P40+ MF digital back with Sensor+ technology, Phase One has brought to the market two digital backs with a feature called pixel binning (the top-of-the-line P65+ is the other Sensor+ enabled unit). ... This has the effect of reducing the overall pixel count of the...
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More Olympus Micro 4/3 Rumors

May 15, 2009
More Olympus Micro 4/3 Rumors

In discussions with other photographers (especially those who can read/translate japanese) the announcement states that: the Olympus micro-4/3rds camera(s) have been designed to carry on the philosophy of the "silver-halide" era PEN half-frame cameras; about a third of compact camera users are considering moving...
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Now here’s a product catalog…

May 14, 2009

HEMA is a Dutch department store with an online catalog. Nothing special there. However, their catalog proves that Dutch coders have a sense of humor. Click on the link below and when the catalog comes up, don’t do anything. Sit back and enjoy the show.   Link
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Photo Shoppe opens

May 12, 2009

In an effort to help pay for this place, I have added a Photo Shoppe page, powered by Amazon.com. Please help support this site by making your camera purchases via this page to help us defray costs.
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New site format

May 8, 2009

I've been having so much success with Wordpress, I've decided to migrate my blogger site to here. ... I will making updates and modifications as time goes on.
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Micro Four Thirds – E-System Digital SLR

May 7, 2009
Micro Four Thirds – E-System Digital SLR

Olympus, the other Micro Four-Thirds Company, who initially made a big splash at the m4/3 intro with their retro styled prototype, has been very, very quiet about their development in this area. Until now. The banner above is currently gracing the Micro Four Thirds page over at olympusamerica.com. Other rumor sites have pretty much...
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PhaseOne announces new digital back – P40+

May 1, 2009
PhaseOne announces new digital back – P40+

Phase One Launches P 40+ with Sensor+ Medium format camera quality plus hand-held flexibility in one system. COPENHAGEN, April 30, 2009 — Phase One, the leader in open-platform based medium format camera systems and solutions, today announced immediate availability of the Phase One P40+ — the company’s second Sensor+ enabled digital camera back/camera system....
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