Develop a 14-megapixel image sensor intended for a high-end DSLR and then use that same sensor in a point-and-shoot. What do you get? You get the Sigma DP1, of course. The Sigma DP1 is a compact digital camera featuring a 16.6mm F4 lens, with a wide angle field of view equivalent to 28mm on a …
Monthly Archives: September 2006
At Photokina: Nokia Shows Off N95 5MP Phone
Photokina 2006 is now in full swing in Cologne, Germany. It’s a veritable beehive of activities as visitors from all over the world hop from booth to booth and hall to hall gawking at the latest offerings from 1,600 suppliers in the photography and imaging industry. Even Nokia is there. What’s a phone maker doing …
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New from Canon: M80 Media Storage Device
Camera maker Canon has entered the portable media player market by way of its Canon Media Storage M80 device. Designed specially for EOS camera owners, the M80 boasts of a large ultra-bright 3.7-inch TFT screen with 160º viewing angle for image and video review, and an 80GB hard disk to store digital images, movie and …
Kingston Outs 4GB SDHC
Memory maker Kingston Technology Co., Inc. says its 4GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards are now out in the market at a retail price of $199. SDHC is a new standard to deliver capacities beyond the present 2GB limit of today’s SD cards. SDHC cards will only be recognized by SDHC host devices; …
At Photokina: Carl Zeiss Unwraps 8 Superb Lenses
Lens maker Carl Zeiss has announced 8 lenses at the Photokina photo expo in Cologne, Germany. They are: 1. Three new ZV medium format lenses – intended for the classic Hasselblad camera system: the wide-angle Distagon T* 4/50 ZV, macro lens Makro-Planar T*4/120 ZV, and the tele lens Sonnar T* 4/180 ZV. 2. Two super-fast …
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Sigma SD14 DSLR Debuts at Photokina
Sigma Corporation unveiled today its SD14 digital SLR featuring 14 megapixels, 2.5-inch LCD screen, dust protection, 5-point AF system, durable shutter mechanism and a pentaprism viewfinder. At the heart of its design is the Foveon X3 direct-image-sensor, which is touted to reproduce high definition images rich in gradation and impressive three-dimensional detail. Sigma said the …
Sigma Unveils 5 New Lenses
Sigma has announced 4 new Four-Thirds system lenses and one high zoom ratio lens at the Photokina in Cologne, Germany. The four new Four-Thirds system lenses are: the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC Macro large aperture lens, Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro large aperture wide-angle lens, Sigma APO 135-400mm F4.5-5.6 DG compact telephoto …
New Studio Flash Kits from Elinchrom
Elinchrom has announced its affordable D-Lite studio flash kits, specifically designed to meet the needs of entry-level photographers. Elinchrom said the kits include two D-Lite heads, two Softboxes, two light stands and bags, with estimated street pricing of under $900 for the 200W D-Lite 2 and under $1,100 for the 400W D-Lite 4. The new …
Sandisk & Pretec Offer 16GB CF Cards
Two companies are going head-to-head in the race to offer large capacity memory cards in the digital imaging industry. Flash memory makers Sandisk and Pretec are both exhibiting their latest offerings in this week’s Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Sandisk introduced their 12- and 16-GB Extreme III CompactFlash cards while Pretec unveiled their 16GB CF card …
Hasselblad H3D Shines Brightest
If there is to be a superstar to coincide with this week’s Photokina in Cologne, Germany, it has to be the Hasselblad H3D, the world’s first 48mm, full frame DSLR camera. It’s the star of the show, the Rolls Royce of all cameras, cream of the crop, crème de la crème. But like the star …