Tamron to offer 18-200, 17-50 and 70-300 in Nikon mount
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
PMA 2008: Tamron has three lenses in the pipeline suitable for Nikon camera bodies lacking in-body focus motors – namely the D40, D40x and D60. The 18-220 f/3.5-6.3 and 17-50 f/2.8 are for crop sensors only but the 70-300 f/4-5.6 will cover 24x36mm sensors. Click through for specs and compatibility information.
Tamron developing 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
PMA 2008: Tamron has announced a new ultra wide angle zoom which is currently under development. The SP AF 10-24MM F/3.5-4.5 DI II LD Aspherical (IF), to give its full designation, is designed for APS-C sensors and Tamron claim the performance will exceed its current 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 whilst offering greater speed and range of focal length. The design incorporates both exotic glass materials and aspherical elements to minimize aberrations. whilst the optical layout itself is intended to approach telecentricity.
GE unveils 2008 digital camera range including E1050
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
PMA-2008: GE has announced new cameras for 2008, bring its total range to 15 models. One model in particular – the E1050 – packs quite a punch, on paper at least. A 5x 28-140mm equivalent lens is matched with a 10.5 megapixel sensor and the camera is capable of recording 720p HD video. If all this weren’t enough, the E1050 sports a touch-screen interface utilizing a 3.0" LCD and has in-built GPS capability. All this for just $249? How does GE do it? Click through for full specs of the E1050 as well as details of GE’s other releases.
PMA 2008: Live from the Sony Press Event
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
PMA 2008: PMA 2008 is almost underway and to kick things of we’re at the Sony press conference. We’ll update this story as and when we have any information about new announcements. Updated with pictures of new sensor and flagship model mockup.
Sigma announces DP1 to be available spring 2008
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sigma has announced the imminent availability of the greatly anticipated DP1 digital camera. The DP1 has a sensor around the size of those found in most DLSRs – although it is greatly different in terms of design – and aims to offer equivalent image-quality and specification in a compact format. In common with Sigma’s DSLR offerings it utilizes Foveon’s direct-image-sensor technology which detects three colors at each of its 4.6 million pixels (collecting the same amount of color data as a conventional 14 megapixel sensor). Our contacts at Sigma say it will be available in "spring." Production spec after the jump…
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Kit lens owners seeking added stability without external support will welcome the launch of an image-stabilized ‘walk round’ lens from Sigma. The 18-125mm f/3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM combines a useful focal length range with a hypersonic focusing motor and optical stabilization in a remarkably compact package. Click through to find out more…
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 HSM for Nikon
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sigma offers Nikon D40 and D60 DSLR owners more reach for less outlay with the launch of two tele zooms with built-in focus motors. The popular 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro lenses in both standard and APO flavors have been motorized for owners of Nikon’s D40 and D60 which lack support for tradition screw focusing. More details after the link…
Sigma 70-200 and 50-150 f/2.8 APO EX DG for Pentax and Sony
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sigma has announced the launch of 70-200mm and 50-150mm constant f/2.8 lenses for Pentax and Sony owners wanting lovely bright, sensibly-priced telephoto zooms. Both are part of Sigma’s premium EX range and include hypersonic focusing motors and apochromatic design.
Sigma 10-20mm and 70-200mm for Four Thirds
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Four Thirds users far and wide will appreciate the wide angle and telephoto zooms today announced by Sigma. The company’s popular 10-20mm F4-5.6 and 70-200 F2.8 lenses have been converted to fit Leica, Panasonic and Olympus DSLRs. Both lenses include Sigma’s HSM hypersonic focusing motors. More information follows…
Sigma APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sigma has announced an optically stabilized 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. The lens will be available for owners of Sigma, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony DSLRs. A maximum magnification of 1:4.2 also makes it useful for users who want to get a little closer. The DG designation means the lens will work equally happily on 35mm or APS format SLRs.
Sigma APO 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: To satisfy photographers who are absolutely terrified of the things they like to photograph, Sigma has introduced the frankly enormous 150-500mm f/5-6.3 zoom. It’s packed with Sigma’s technological goodies, including Optical Stabilization and Hypersonic autofocus motor and will be available in Sigma, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony mounts.
Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 EX DG
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: As part of Sigma’s bumper lens launch, it has announced what might be the ultimate wildlife lens. Sigma claims the APO 200-500 f.2.8 is the world’s first lens to offer an f/2.8 aperture at 500mm focal length. It comes with an "attachment" to give users a handy 400-1000mm f/5.6 option. The lens (which is cosmetically reminiscent of a piece of military hardware) weighs nearly 16kg and uses a dedicated Li-ion battery to provide power for focusing and zooming. It will be available in Sigma, Canon and Nikon mounts.
Sony announces Alpha 300 and 350
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sony has announced another two DSLRs to join its Alpha range. In between the recently announced A200 and flagship A700 come the A300 and A350 live view-enabled DLSRs. Here are the specifications of the cameras that show just how seriously Sony is taking the camera market.
Sony A350 brief hands-on
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Sony’s plan to aggressively attack the entry-level DSLR market with a raft of new SLRs is no big secret. We’ve had a chance to get our hands on the new Alpha 350 and the recent Alpha 200. Here are our first impressions of this tight-knit family, including Sony’s interesting take on solving the problem of extended exposure cycle time with live view.
Sony announces 70-300 f4.5-5.6 G and Zeiss T* 24-70 f/2.8
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Sony has announced two new zoom lenses to accompany its latest DSLR releases. One is a premium-grade long tele-zoom of ‘G’ designation, the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6. The other is the Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA. Both feature Sony’s Super Sonic wave motor (SSM) and further boost the range of alpha-mount lenses available for Sony DSLR owners.
Sony announces development of 35mm CMOS sensor
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: In a surprise move Sony today announced its entry into the rapidly-expanding 24x36mm imaging sensor market with its own 24.81 megapixel CMOS offering. Joining Canon and Nikon in the full-frame market, this new chip promises to output all pixels at 6.3 fps with lower noise than other designs of similar pixel-pitch thanks to its “Column-Parallel A/D Conversion Technique” whereby each column of photosites is given its own Analogue to Digital Converter. The ADCs themselves are 12-bit, flying in the face of current trends which are toward 14-bit devices but the combination of speed, dynamic range and sheer resolving power displayed by this sensor make it one to watch for when Sony puts into full production hopefully before the year is out.
Pentax showcases development lenses at PMA
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Pentax has announced that it will exhibit three forthcoming lenses both at PMA 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Photo Imaging Expo 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Two – a 55mm F1.4 and 60-250mm F4 – are part of Pentax’s flagship DA* line whilst the third, a 17-70mm F4, is a standard DA lens. All three lenses will feature SDM ultrasonic focusing.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: The Lumix DMC-FX35 packs a rather handy 25-100mm equiv. 4x zoom to squeeze expansive scenes onto its 10.1 megapixel sensor. 720p HD video is here as is Intelligent Exposure Function which is said to help avoid blown highlights and blocked shadows. Also making its debut in 2008 is the Venus Engine IV image processor – Panasonic says that the noise reduction is handled in a more sophisticated fashion than in previous incarnations.
Panasonic Lumix TZ4 and TZ5
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Two new compact superzooms from Panasonic – The Lumix DMC-TZ4 and TZ5 – were announced today. Both feature the now-familiar 28-280mm equiv. 10x zoom with the TZ4 recording 8.1 megapixels and the TZ5 9.1. The TZ5 also adds 720p HD video recording and component HD output as well as a 3.0" 460k dot LCD for high resolution in-camera playback. More after the click…
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 and LZ10
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Panasonic has upgraded its Lumix DMC-LZ6 and LZ7 with wider lenses, manual and semi-automatic exposure modes and – surprise, surprise – more megapixels to create The LZ8 and LZ10. Also new is Venus Engine IV, promising better image quality and more sophisticated noise reduction. The LCD monitors are the same size but pack twice the dots for image review that’s far easier on the eye. Click through for the full story.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 and FS20 announced
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Panasonic has today further expanded its brand new Lumix FS series of digital compact cameras by announcing the DMC-FS5 and DMC-FS20. Both cameras feature a 10.1 MP sensor and a 4x Leica branded zoom lens (30 – 120mm equiv.) with the main distinction between the two models being the size of the 230K pixels screen (3.0" on the FS20, 2.5" on the FS5).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Panasonic has today launched an entirely new line of Lumix compact digital cameras – the FS series. This appears to be conceptually similar to the FX line but slightly below that premium range in terms of specification and possibly build quality. The first model to slot into this segment is the FS3, an 8.1 megapixel 3x zoom compact with the typical Panasonic blend of fully automatic control with user overrides should the camera misread the prevailing conditions.
Dpreview launches lens reviews
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Dpreview is pleased to announce the launch of a new section dedicated to testing and reviewing digital SLR lenses. Designed to offer the same class-leading testing standards as its legendary camera reviews, dpreview’s new lens reviews are the result of months of intense research, development and testing, including the development of new test charts and proprietary analysis software designed to overcome the limitations of existing systems. Find out more after the link…
Retro lens focus in new Olympus firmware
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Owners of Olympus E3 and E510 can use their cameras’ in-body image stabilization with pre-four-thirds lenses with the latest firmware update. The long called-for addition lets users specify the focal length of the lens being attached so that the camera can apply appropriate stabilization. For more, click the link…
Nikon D60 brief hands-on
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: We’ve had a little bit of a chance to play around with and handle the Nikon’s latest digital SLR, the D60. Here we line it up against the camera we suspect it replaces: the D40X and see what Nikon has done to refresh one of its recent successes.
Nikon announces D60
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon has announced its latest consumer-level DSLR, the D60. It’s a 10.2MP digital camera that will look and feel remarkably familiar to users of the D40X. It includes an anti-dust system that incorporates a self-cleaning sensor unit that shakes off dust, coupled with an airflow system designed to channel dust away from the sensor. The model also adds active d-lighting, a stop-motion recording mode and Expeed branding.
AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Another new Nikkor was announced today – the AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. Representing a range roughly equivalent to a 24 – 127.5mm lens for 35mm or FX cameras this new optic incorporates a Silent Wave Motor, two ED glass elements and VR II stabilization and should make an ideal high-quality ‘walkaround’ for DX-format dSLRs.
AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon today replaced the Micro Nikkor 60mm F2.8, adding two aspherical elements to control aberrations – a world’s first for SLR micro lenses. A Silent Wave Motor, ED glass lens element and the latest Nano Crystal Coat technology have also been added to bring this lens bang up to date.
PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon today announced a new Nikkor unlike any before it and likely to prove an effective ‘halo’ product as well as an invaluable tool. The PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED is a wide angle lens offering both tilt and shift movement. Also announced was the development of two further PC-E Nikkors in 45mm and 85mm focal lengths which shall be on show at PMA 2008.
Nikon COOLPIX P60
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: The Nikon Coolpix P50 intrigued with it’s combination of (relatively) low price, ‘mini P5100’ styling and 28mm wideangle lens. The 8 megapixel P60 is no less alluring but for different reasons; for a start the wide lens is gone, replaced with a 5x 36-180mm equiv. unit backed up by sensor shift stabilization. Then there is something we don’t see very often in non-superzoom compacts – an electronic viewfinder. A (decent) EVF is arguably better than the rather crummy optical viewfinders usually seen in mid-range compacts, at the very least in terms of accurate framing. Of course, Any type of viewfinder is preferable than trying to compose on a sun-splashed LCD. More after the click.
Nikon announces the Coolpix S600
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon has today announced another model in its S-series of ultra compact digital cameras. The S600 sports a 10MP sensor and a 4 times stabilized Nikkor zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 28-112mm, all wrapped up in an attractive metal body. The camera is expected to hit the shelves in April.
Nikon Coolpix S550
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Apparently the Nikon Coolpix S550 is the smallest 10 megapixel compact with a retractable 5x zoom (as of time of publication etc etc). Very nice, but what we would like to know is how many compromises have to be made to chase such a pointless accolade. The lens covers 36-180mm equiv. but the ‘stabilization’ is electronic – lens or sensor-based optical systems are more effective. Click through for the full story.
Nikon Coolpix S520
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: The Coolpix S520 is a 8.0 megapixel, 3x zoom compact with lens-shift stabilization. It’s also rather dinky and cute if that sways your decision one way or the other. A 2.5" screen with 153k dots occupies the rear of the camera along with the typical Coolpix array of buttons and you can choose your favorite three scene modes to store for quicker access. Obviously an array of colors will be available if the pictured ‘Urban Black’ doesn’t tickle your fancy.
Nikon Coolpix S210
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: The entry-level Coolpix S210 offers an 8.0 megapixel sensor and 3x 38-114mm equiv. lens. Electronic VR takes care of camera shake issues – though not as effectively as the lens and sensor based systems offered higher up the range. A 2.5" 230k dot LCD on the rear of the camera displays photos crisply enough and the brushed-aluminum and chrome casing gives it a touch of class. Click through for the details.
Nikon Coolpix L16 and L18
Digital Photography Review News :: Friday, February 01, 2008
Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon has today announced two new models in its ‘L’ series of entry level digital compact cameras. There aren’t any earth-shattering innovations to be found on the spec-sheet; the L16 combines a 3x Nikkor zoom lens with a 7.1 MP sensor while the L18 has a slightly higher resolution of 8 MP. The L18 is available in a range of colors while the L16 is available in black or gray only.
