Posts under ‘Cameras’

World’s Smallest 600mm Telephoto Zoom Lens and 80-300mm Equivalent Lenses Deliver Both Extreme Portability and Optimal HD Movie Recording CENTER VALLEY, Pa., August 31, 2010 – Olympus today announces two new lenses to its Micro Four Thirds lens family: the M.ZUIKO® DIGITAL ED 75-300 MM F4.8-6.7 and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150MM F4.0-5.6. Both lenses feature [...]

Hamburg, 31 August 2010 – The remarkable PEN camera range is already a firm favourite with design enthusiasts and now Olympus has a special treat in store. Two exclusive kits for the flagship E-P2 feature a mouth-watering selection of matching accessories, all in elegant black. In addition to the sleek black version of the E-P2 [...]

  ELMSFORD, NY, COPENHAGEN, TOKYO, and STOCKHOLM, August 23, 2010 – Mamiya and Phase One, leaders in open platform medium format digital camera systems and solutions, and Profoto, the light shaping company, today announced the Mamiya/Phase One V-Grip Air. This is the first product resulting from these companies’ collaboration. The Mamiya/Phase One V-Grip Air is [...]

An interesting tidbit cropped up on the Mecablitz 58 AF-2 announcement on Photoscala: Depending on the model offers the mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital, the main special features of Canon (E-TTL and E-TTL II), Nikon/Fujifilm- (i-TTL and D-TTL, 3D-flash mode), Olympus / Panasonic / Leica (Four Thirds-TTL mode), Pentax (P-TTL) or Sony (ADI DSLR) cameras. Can [...]

Troy Freund got his hands on a Mamiya DM28 to play with (lucky bastard). He has posted a review on his blog, Mil-Leica. The review pulls no punches. As expected, moving to medium format digital from a DSLR requires changes in the way you do things, but when you get it, the results are spectacular.

“This year from September 21st to 26th, the largest photography trade fair in the world, which takes place every two years in Cologne, will provide the perfect backdrop for presenting the outstanding work of the 2009 Hasselblad Masters: Inspired by the theme of “Emotion”, the ten winners have produced some exceptional photography. The results will [...]

David Farkas has dropped a big tease on his blog. An image there shows a Leica S2 sporting Hasselblad V-mount lenses. Looks like some adapter goodness for the S2 is just around the corner. This is huge as this allows the S2 to tap into the mass of Hassy V lenses floating out in the [...]

In addition to a range of new photographer-oriented features, Phocus 2.5 for Apple computers allows users to import RAW files from more than 150 DSLR cameras, and features support for most standard image file formats, making Phocus more flexible and powerful than ever before.

LeicaRumors has received a tip that Leica is planning to introduce an EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) camera at Photokina 2010. “We will see a full frame Leica EVIL on Photokina 2010. It will look like the Leicaflex 18X24 prototype. Of course without mirror or the film lever and so on. It will be a VERY small system [...]

Solms, Germany (April 23, 2010) – Leica Camera AG is pleased to announce the latest firmware update for the LEICA S2. Users wishing to bring their camera up-to-date can now download the firmware from the “Owners Area” on the Leica website and take advantage of new, improved features.