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Minox DCC 5.1
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Minox has launched the Minox Digital Classic Camera 5.1, a minature replica of a classic 35mm rangefinder camera that has a five-megapixel sensor inside. Featuring a 2” rear monitor, the Minox 5.1 can be outfitted with a detachable eye-level optical viewfinder and a host of other accessories. Apart from taking 5mp still photographs, the camera is capable of shooting video in AVI [...]
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17 Stunning Smoke Photographs
Posted by Amar Ramesh on February 17, 2010 · 0 Comment
[tweetmeme]Here are some of the smoke photographs from my portfolio. Smoke photographs always fascinate me. A sense of anonymity on the type and shape of smoke makes it so unpredictable and poses a challenge, and at the same time increases our creativity to come up with things that match the shape.
To completely understand the process involved in taking a good smoke photograph read [...]
Vanguard Photo Bags
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The UP-Rise series is Vanguard’s newest line of high-quality photo-video bags, which has an ability to expand in size to accommodate changing lens and gear needs. One easy zipper motion enables expansion; it shrinks back down when the extra room is no longer needed. Other features include removable rain coats and multiple pockets for extra memory cards and lens caps. Available in [...]
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Hama Mini Tripods
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Hama has released a range of colourful mini tripods. Complete with a ball head, these little accessories measure just 24x120mm when closed and weigh in at 110 grams. Extendible to a maximum height of 180mm, the Hama mini tripods come in a choice of white, orange, green and pink to match the colour of your digital compact camera or mini camcorder. Available now across Europe, these [...]
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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Availability Announced
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The price and availability of the new, ultra-wide Samyang 14mm f/2.8 manual-focus lens has been announced. According to a report by lenstip.com, the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical will go on sale in Europe at the end of March. About four months ago, Samyang announced a delay in production, after early reviews of pre-production samples had unveiled some image quality issues. [...]
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Lensbaby to Showcase New Optics at PMA
Zoltan Arva-Toth
At PMA 2010, Lensbaby will showcase the two new additions to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System announced back in October. These include a fisheye and a soft focus lens. The Lensbaby Fisheye Optic allows photographers to turn their Lensbaby Composer or Muse into a fisheye lens by swapping out the installed optic and dropping the new Fisheye Optic into the lens. This optic’s six element [...]
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Fujifilm GF670
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Fujifilm GF670 professional medium-format folding camera, which is marketed in Europe as the Voigtländer Bessa III, will shortly be launched to the US market. The GF670 features 6×6 and 6×7 dual-format shooting for use with120 and 220 roll film, has manual shutter speed control and offers a setting for aperture priority automation. With manual film advancement, exposure [...]
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Nikon Coolpix S8000
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Nikon UK today announced the world’s slimmest wide-angle 10x zoom camera, the Nikon Coolpix S8000, which also boasts a “DSLR class” autofocus system.. This stylish, high performance 14.2-megapixel camera with HD video measures just 27.3mm thin. The high-definition movie function with stereo sound offers a resolution of 720p and a frame rate of 30 frames per second. The wide [...]
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Nikon Coolpix S3000
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Nikon unveiled today the Nikon Coolpix S3000, a super-slim and “ultra-stylish” yet affordable compact camera that packs a wide-angle 4x Zoom-Nikkor lens and a 12-megapixel sensor in a 19mm thick aluminium body. Unlike the S8000 also announced today, the Nikon Coolpix does not feature in-lens vibration reduction (VR), only a form of electronic stabilisation called eVR. Highlights [...]
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Nikon Coolpix S4000
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Nikon Coolpix S4000 is a 12-megapixel camera with a 3” touch screen and HD movie recording capability. Equipped with a 27-108mm equivalent 4x optical Zoom-Nikkor lens, the Nikon S4000 features a Touch Shutter to take a picture, automatically setting the correct focus and exposure for the touched item. In-camera editing options and 720p movie recording round off the features [...]
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Nikon Coolpix P100
Zoltan Arva-To
The Nikon Coolpix P100 is an SLR-styled superzoom camera with a Full HD movie mode, a 10.3-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor and a 26x Zoom-Nikkor lens featuring ED glass elements. The lens spans a focal range of 27-678mm in 35mm equivalency and features vibration reduction (VR). The optical zoom and autofocus can also be used while recording 1080p/30fps high-definition videos, [...]
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Nikon Coolpix L110
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Nikon is launching a new AA-powered superzoom camera, the Nikon Coolpix L110 with a 15x zoom Nikkor lens and 720p HD movie recording with stereo sound. Successor to the L100 we reviewed last year, the Nikon Coolpix L110 boasts a 12.1-megapixel imager, a 28-420mm equivalent zoom lens with vibration reduction (VR) and a three-inch LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating and a resolution [...]
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Nikon Coolpix L21 & L22
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Nikon Coolpix L21 and Coolpix L22 (pictured) are two new, highly affordable AA-powered digital compact cameras from Nikon. The L21 and L22 differ from each other in their sensor resolution, lens and LCD screen, but are quite similarly styled. The Nikon Coolpix L21 is an 8-megapixel model with a 40-145mm equivalent zoom lens and a 2.5” rear LCD screen, while the L22 boasts 12 [...]
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Nikon Coolpix S6000
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Nikon Coolpix S6000 is a new, highly responsive 14.2-megapixel digital compact camera with a wide-angle 7x optical zoom lens featuring ED glass elements. The Zoom-Nikkor on the Nikon Coolpix S6000 spans focal lengths ranging from 28mm to 196mm in 35mm equivalency and offers optical vibration reduction (VR). Nikon also claims quick performance with ultra-fast start-up, autofocus [...]
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Olympus SP-800UZ
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Olympus SP-800UZ is a new, 14-megapixel ultra-zoom camera sporting a 30x zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-840mm. Other highlights of the Olympus SP-800UZ include a 3” wide LCD screen, HD movie recording capability, mechanical iamge stabilisation, high-speed continuous shooting at 10 frames per second, and 2GB of internal storage plus SD card compatibility. [...]
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Olympus SP-600UZ
Zoltan Arva-Toth
The Olympus SP-600UZ is a new 12-megapixel camera with a 15x zoom lens that spans a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-420mm. Featuring a 2.7” LCD screen, mechanical image stabilisation, HD movie recording, Magic Filters, Beauty Mode, in-camera panorama stitching, Advanced Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment Technology; the Olympus SP-600UZ comes with 1GB of built-in storage, expandable [...]
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Olympus mju Tough-6020 & mju Tough-8010
Zoltan Arva-Toth
Olympus have released two new rugged cameras, the Olympus mju Tough-6020 and the Olympus mju-Tough-8010. Waterproof down to a depth of 10m, shockproof up to 2m and freezeproof down to -10°C, the Olympus mju Tough-8010 features 2GB of built-in memory and a manometer. The Olympus mju Tough-8010 is shockproof to 1.5m, waterproof to 5m and also freezeproof to -10°C, but lacks a manometer [...]
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix HS10 is a DSLR-style camera with a massive 30x optical zoom lens and 10 megapixel CMOS sensor. Offering a focal range of 24-720mm, the Fujifilm HS10’s 30x lens has a twist-barrel manual zoom control and triple image stabilization to help reduce camera shake. The FinePix HS10’s Back Side Illuminated CMOS sensor offers a 200% increase in sensitivity over a conventional [...]
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Fujifilm FinePix S2550HD and S1800
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix S2550HD and S1800 cameras offer 18x zoom lenses and HD movie recording. Both the Fujifilm S2550HD (also known as the S2500HD) and S1800 offer a 12 megapixel 1/2.3” CCD, 28-504mm lens, 3 inch LCD and electronic viewfinder. The S2550HD also has a mini HDMI Port for quick and easy connection to a home theater system. The FinePix S1800 is available in late January [...]
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Fujifilm FinePix S1600
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix S1600 is a 12 megapixel camera with a 15x zoom lens. The Fujifilm S1600 offers a 12 megapixel 1/2.3” CCD, 28-420mm lens, 3 inch LCD and electronic viewfinder. The Fujifilm FinePix S1600 is available in black, price and launch date to be confirmed.
Fujifilm UK Press Release
High performance meets High Definition for Fujifilm’s 2010 Bridge Camera Line-Up
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Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR is a new compact camera offering a 10x zoom lens in a compact body. Replacing the F70EXR model, the Fujifilm F80EXR features a 27-270mm 10x zoom, 12 megapixel Super CCD EXR sensor, 3.0 inch LCD screen, Pet Detection and HD movie capture at 720p. The Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR will be available in March 2010 at a retail price of $299.95.
Fujifilm Press Release
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Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR combines beautiful styling, Fujifilm’s award-winning EXR sensor technology and a 3.5 inch touch-screen LCD. Available in a choice of black, red or silver, the Fujifilm Z700EXR features a 12 megapixel Super CCD EXR sensor, 5x Periscopic optical zoom lens (36-180mm equivalent) and ISO levels of up to 1600 at full resolution in a body measuring just 16.9 [...]
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Fujifilm FinePix Z70
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix Z70 is the latest addition to the fun and fashionable range of Z-series compact cameras. The Fujifilm Z70’s features include one-touch movie capture HD, LED illuminated operation keys, tagging with automatic upload functions to YouTube and Facebook, a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 2.7 inch LCD and a 5x periscopic optical zoom lens (36mm-180mm equivalent). The Fujifilm [...]
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Fujifilm FinePix XP10
Mark Goldstein
The Fujifilm FinePix XP10 is Fujifilm’s first waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof camera. The Fujifilm XP10 has a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, a 2.7 inch LCD screen, a 5x periscopic optical zoom lens with a reinforced protective lens barrier, and is only 21.7 mm thin. Available in a choice of three different colors – silver, black and green – the Fujifilm FinePix [...]
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