Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Pentax K-7 DSLR is weather-resistant – it’s sealed from dust, moisture and temperature. So Pentax also came up with two weather-resistant zoom lenses to go with the new K-7. The smc PENTAX-DA18-55mmF3.5-5.6AL WR and the smc PENTAX-DA50-200mmF4-5.6ED WR are two standard zoom, kit grade lenses offered with the new Pentax K-7 DSLR. They both …

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Now it’s official: the Pentax K-7 mid-range DSLR signals to the world that the venerable Pentax name (under Hoya management) is still very much in the game dominated by Canon and Nikon. The 14.6-megapixel Pentax K-7 offers novel features like video recording, in-camera HDR and automatic horizon correction. Likewise, its standard dustproof feature has been …

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Olympus has posted new firmware updates for four of its lenses. The updates are designed to improve performance during sequential shooting on the E-3 and E-30 DSLRs in Continuous AF mode. The new firmware are for the Zuiko Digital ED 8mm F3.5 Fisheye, ED 18-180mm F3.5-6.3, ED 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 and ED 90-250mm F2.8. Olympus and …

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Fantasea has announced a new line of underwater housing accessories, Fantasea Eyes, which include the BigEye wide-angle conversion air lenses, the SharpEye lenses for sharp underwater macro shots, the RedEye filters to correct for absorption of red light underwater, and a selection of EyeDaptors to hold the lenses and filters when in use, and EyeGrabbers …

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The review from SLRGear.com on the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 ASPH LUMIX G VARIO lens indicates a very capable lens, offering images that are very sharp all the way to f/11. The minor complaint about chromatic aberration can easily be corrected in digital post-processing, it said. The review notes that the Panasonic 7-14mm is small and …

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There are 4 new SLR lenses from Sony: the DT 50mm F1.8 SAM dubbed by the company as a portrait lens, the standard DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM and DT 55-200mm F4-5.6 SAM kit lenses, and the DT 30mm F2.8 SAM macro lens. Sony describes its 50mm lens (75mm equiv.) as a light, bright portrait lens …

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Debuting with Sony’s new DSLRs, the HVL-F20AM compact external flash weighs just under 100g. Sony says the new affordable ($130) flash is an ideal add-on for anyone who wants an extra light source to supplement their camera’s pop-up flash. It has a Guide Number of 20 (GN20) and can be used to bounce light off …

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Sony has introduced three new digital SLR cameras in its Alpha series – the A230, A330 and A380 – plus 4 new lenses, a flash and accessories. The 10.2 megapixel A230 camera claims to be the lightest, most compact alpha DSLR camera body ever at 15.9 ounces. The 10.2 megapixel A330 and the 14.2 megapixel …

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Nikon Germany is offering the Nikon D90 Fatbox which includes a camera bag, a 4GB SDHC card and an HDMI cable – in addition to the camera body and 18-105mm kit lens. The Nikon D90 Fatbox retails at €1,049 (about US$1420) here. Body and kit lens, the D90 sells for €1164 in Europe; it’s $1300 …

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Some Canon EOS-1D/1Ds Mark III digital SLRs may show ring-shaped spots on the image caused by oil lubricant on the surface of the low pass filter (LPF), located in front of the CMOS sensor. To address the issue, Canon USA has issued a service notice to affected users to contact their Customer Support Center and …

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