Latest SLR Camera News From Around The Internet
- - Olympus has announced a special "all black" kit for their E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera, and also released two new lenses while they were at it.
This limited edition kit comes with a black E-P2, 17mm pancake lens, and FL-14 flash. This kit does not include the electronic viewfinder that normally comes with the E-P2. The black kit
will ship in October for $999.
- - Canon today unleashed the new EOS-60D, the long-expected replacement for the 50D. Those of you with good memories will recall that there was once an EOS-D60, which was announced way back in 2002. That camera packed a 6.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor and sported a whopping 1.8" LCD -- all for the low price of $2199 (I can't believe I paid that much!). The new EOS-60D shows how far things have come in eight years, with its 18 Megapixel sensor, 3-inch rotating LCD with over a million pixels, and Full HD movie mode. Here are the specs:
- - Sony today introduced a new kind of interchangeable lens camera, using their new Translucent Mirror Technology. On a regular D-SLR, the mirror sends the light to the camera's AF sensor or CCD/CMOS sensor, but not both at the same time (the third Sony camera below uses a different trick to get around this). As its name implies, the Translucent Mirror lets the light pass through to both the AF and CMOS sensor, which (according to Sony) allows for fast continuous AF, blazing continuous shooting, and a smaller body (since the mirror doesn't actually move, it takes up less space). This design also replaces the optical viewfinder with an electronic one.
- - In addition to the new "SLT" cameras, Sony also introduced a more conventional digital SLR: the Alpha DSLR-A560 -- though many of its features are anything but:
- - There was a brief break in the fog last night, so I was able to take the night photos for the Casio Exilim EX-FH100 review. Still need to take them with the Sony Alpha NEX-5, but I need to get a camera back from Sony first.
- - Canon also has some news today: three new PowerShots. I'll start with the PowerShot S95, which is a relatively minor update to the S90 from last year. I'm a little short on specs right now, but here's what I can tell you:
- - Looking for a compact ultra zoom with full HD recording? If you don't mind a touchscreen interface, than the PowerShot SD4500 might be just what you;'re looking for:
- - Finally, we have an ultra zoom for the more budget-conscious customers. The PowerShot SX130 has these features and specs:
- - You may have read about it already, but today Nikon introduced their new D3100 entry-level digital SLR.
As you might have guessed, the D3100 replaces the popular D3000, offering a higher resolution sensor, faster processing, live view support, a
full HD video recording (with continuous AF), and more. So yeah, it's a pretty big upgrade. Here are its specs:
