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Ball-And-Socket Lensbaby Composer Adds to Distorting Bendy-Lens Line

Lensbaby has just revamped its line of creative bendable "distorting" lenses at Photokina, and added a new type. This new Composer disposes with the bellows bend/focus system of earlier Lensbabies and has ball-and socket twisting with a focusing ring at the front to let you select the in-focus sweet-spot in your photos. It's also got a new Optic Swap system which lets you swap out the lenses inside for different options: these include standard lenses and a Holga-alike plastic lens. The Lensbaby original is replaced by the similar Muse, with the new swap system, the Control Freak which replaces the Lensbaby3G has it too. Both Composer and Control Freak will cost $270, while the Muse is $150. Check out the press release below. More »

4:18 AM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,875 views, 17 comments

Latest by hezz05: On a second note, Diving Bell and the Butterly was a beautifully filmed movie. One of the first times I more »

storage

Pretec's Stumps Up 64GB Compact Flash Card, and 100GB: World's Largest

100GB CF cards.... holy moly that's huge. Pretec's saying it's the world's largest capacity CF, and I'm not going to argue. It's a 233x speed card, capable of access rates at 35MB/s and it, along with its smaller 64GB sibling, is being shown at Photokina this week. Not satisfied with that though, Pretec's also extending its range of ultra-fast cards (apparently the world's fastest) with 333x speed and 50MB/s data rates in 32GB and 50GB capacities. The 333x 32GB and 233x 64GB are due to ship now, for $630 and $400, and the 233x 100GB and 333x 50GB by the end of the year. But Pretec's being shy about pricing those, or indeed even showing a product pic, but it notes the metal housings make these cards rugged. Press release below. More »

3:58 AM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,964 views, 12 comments

Latest by djangopool9: @TailsNZ: yep, that was I was thinking before.. but raw files for the 21Mp++ cameras do need a lot more storage more »

leica

Leica Leaks Out New High-End S System With 37MP, Almost-Medium-Format S2 DSLR

Leica's been busy lately, on the fetishistic high-end as always; their ultra-fast f/0.95 Noctilux lens wowed us a few weeks back, the new M8.2 digital rangefinder and C-Lux and D-Lux compacts also hit, and now they've expanded their digital range to include the S-series ultra high-res DSLR. Aimed at studio pros who would have been medium-format shooters in the film world (advertising, fashion, etc), the S2's specs as leaked in this page from Professional Photographer magazine are characteristically audacious for Leica. More »

1:20 PM on Mon Sep 22 2008
By John Mahoney
7,505 views, 9 comments

Latest by AnAphexTwin: So ... what could you possibly need 32MP for? And don't say "incredibly high-def I-can-see-the-hair-on-the-back-of-your-crabs porn". more »

photography

Fujifilm's SuperCCD EXR Unveiled: Sensor Promises High Res, High Quality Imaging

Fujifilm's "super ccd" technology's been about for quite a while, but with the new Super CCD EXR it looks like the main focus is on improved image quality. It's not going to signal an end to the stupid megapixel race, but the EXR sensor has a new mosaic color filter arrangement, new pixel-binning method and totally new electronic charge control: these result in improved light sensitivity with lower noise as well as a wider dynamic range. These should make up for the image quality problems caused by the shrinkage of photo-diode sizes as megapixel count has gone up...but we'll have to see some test shoots to see if the sensor lives up to its promise. Press release below. More »

11:15 AM on Mon Sep 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,350 views, 8 comments

Latest by sharkync: Fuji's super CCD has proven itself in the past - witness the f31fd which is still highly sought after for more »

photography

Olympus Signals Micro-Four Thirds Camera On The Way, Plus 'Creative' DSLR Cam

Since Olympus and Panasonic together developed the micro four thirds camera format, and Panasonic's Lumix G1 is already on the way, it shouldn't be a surprise to hear Olympus is working on one too. Olympus is currently making noises about the camera, saying it'll "bring dramatic reductions in size and weight to the Olympus E-System" and be easier and lighter to use than a conventional DSLR. But there's no word on the specs or even an image of the beast: a mock-up is due for unveiling at Photokina this week, and it'll show off the format's small size by being 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.2-inches. Update: the camera's been revealed, and Digitalcamerareview's got pictures. Though there's still no specs, and it's still a mock-up, it's certainly a very rangefinder-looking device. More »

4:47 AM on Mon Sep 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,617 views, 16 comments

Latest by trailingedge: I hope it has seals for dust and moisture. More promising if it's in a black body to go street more »

dslrs

Pentax Leaks Affordable New K-m DSLR

There've been lots of rumors floating around about Pentax's Photokina lineup, and it looks like the German Pentax site leaked some images and details about the K-m, an entry-level DSLR. Specs are a little bit sketchy, but it's using the same 10.2MP Sony sensor as the K200D, and retains the 2.7-inch screen and the sad lack of Live View. But the iso gets a boost to 3200 and the fps to 3.5, and the pricing seems extremely competitive, at only 500 euro for the 1-lens kit and 600 for the 2-lens kit. The K line has been solid so far, so we'll be watching out for it at Photokina. [1001 via Crunchgear]

1:00 PM on Sat Sep 20 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
2,358 views, 13 comments

Latest by Bitstuff: Well, duh, you guys are all right. Every single non-DSLR owner has looked at the screen on the back of more »

dslrs

Sony's Next Gen Alpha A900 DSLR: 25 Megapixels, Due By September

Sony's Alpha A900 practically blew us away when we first had an opportunity to grope it, which was way back during PMA '08 in January. Well, it looks like the Sony lads are again showing off their 25MP full-frame pro sensor toting DSLR in Japan, along with a launch date of August/September. Our pals at Master Chong were able to grab a whole slew of new images of the device, as well as shots of the neat looking, clear-bodied iteration pictured above. [Master Chong; Thanks, Felix]

9:30 AM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By Haroon Malik
19,622 views, 25 comments

Latest by BeachRider: Full frame sounds sweet. Pixels will be 'further apart' on the sensor, which should give better contrast. I have A700 more »

nikon d80

Transparent Nikon D80 Shown at Photokina 2006

The Nikon D80 is pretty much the "it" girl in the world of DSLRs right now, so Nikon has given its pride and joy a slight makeover for Photokina 2006, the German photographic industry trade show: it's totally transparent. Yes, gone is the black shell that we're all used to every piece of consumer electronic being available in, and in comes the cool-in-1994 transparent shell. It's pretty doubtful that we'll ever see this in mass quantities, but then again, that might not be such a bad thing. – Nicholas Deleon More »

9:22 AM on Fri Sep 29 2006
By Gizloco
712 views, 8 comments

Latest by dave the wet sprocket: every electronics manufacturer should have a 'swatch' line. does the camera come with a really wide neon greeen strap? more »

leica m8

Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder Cam Tour

You remember Leica's M8, their first rangefinder camera with a CCD inside its gut? The video obsessed editors at Camcorder Info dot com give it a decent look over at Photokina. Their verdict? Seems like a serious piece of kit, with a metal body and 10.3 megapixel eye. The surprises include an automated sensor cleaning mode, and the fact that the camera is, well, what they call big boned. Click through to see the video, dictated by some very serious european guy.–Brian Lam
Leica M8 video tour [Camcorderinfo.com]

2:32 PM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By Brian Lam
465 views, 8 comments

Latest by Hanzo: Ignore this.. this is a test more »