Along with the new 5D Mk II, Canon have also revealed a new 24mm wide -angle prime lens. Canon have this to say about it:

“Canon’s newest fixed length L-series lens, the EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM, incorporates the newest in Canon lens technology for spectacular sharpness and impressive performance at all settings. It features two high-precision, large-diameter aspherical lenses for sharpness across the sensor, even in peripheral areas of full-frame sensors. Lens elements have a newly-designed anti-reflective SWC (Sub Wavelength Coating) that departs from conventional coatings by using an extremely fine structure that minimizes ghosting and flaring across the lens surface, regardless of the angle with which light enters or exits. It also features two UD lens elements to minimize chromatic aberrations, incorporates rear-focusing, ultrasonic, quiet and high-speed AF with full-time manual override. A circular aperture provides beautiful out-of-focus detail and offers legendary dust- and water-resistant L-series construction using only lead-free glass. “

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Canon have announced the imminent release of the PowerShot G10 compact high-end digital camera, the followup to the extremely popular G9. The camera incorporates the following key features:

• 14.7 megapixel CCD sensor
• DiG!C IV processor
• 28-140mm (5x) zoom lens
• RAW file format
• 3.0″ 461K LCD Monitor
• Dual image stabilisation

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Canon has today announced the highly anticipated successor to the 5D, the 5D MK II. Featuring a 21 megapixel Digic 4 sensor, 1080 HD video capture mode, 3.9fps continuous shooting, UDMA card support, 3″ VGA (920,000) high resolution LCD, integrated cleaning system and ISO 100-25,600.

Compact, lightweight with environmental protection, EOS 5D successor boasts a newly designed Canon CMOS sensor, with ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 for shooting in near dark conditions. The new DIGIC 4 processor combines with the improved CMOS sensor to deliver medium format territory image quality at 3.9 frames per second, for up to 310 frames.

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Sony have updated the Alpha A700 Digital SLR’s firmware to ver. 4. The upgrade adds the following fixes and improvements:

1. Add the choice of “2 steps/ 3 shots” to auto exposure bracketing (single and continuous)
2. Add the choice of Off to the High ISO NR feature
3. Improvement of the image quality in high ISO setting
4. Improvement of the performance of the auto white balance and the D-Range Optimizer
5. Improvement of reliability for communication between camera body and vertical grip when attaching the vertical grip

IMPORTANT: This firmware update is only for a DSLR-A700 camera that has Ver.1, Ver.2 or Ver.3 of the firmware installed.

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Panasonic have announced they will be releasing the world’s first camera utilising the recently-revealed Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system - The Lumix DMC-G1. The system does away with the traditional viewfinder prism and mirror system common to all SLR cameras in favour of an electronic viewfinder and liveview LCD monitor allowing for a much more compact design.

• Ultra-compact Micro Four Thirds System
• 12.1 Megapixel 17.3 x 13.0mm LiveMOS Sensor
• 100% Live viewfinder (1,440,000 dots)
• 3.0″ 460,000 dot LCD monitor
• Supersonic wave filter dust reduction
• 23 point Contrast AF with face detection
• HDMI out
• MEGA O.I.S. optical image stabilisation
• Motion/Light/Scene/Subject Detection

Along with this Panasonic have naturally revealed two new compact and light weight Micro Four Thirds lenses that can be used with the camera: the LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.; and LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S.

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Sony has today announced a new 70-400mm f4-5.6 G SSM Telephoto Zoom Lens to complement the release of their new full frame D-SLR, the Alpha A900.  Ideal for sports, action and wildlife photography this new super telephoto zoom lens features Sony’s Supersonic Wave Motor (SSM)  AF system and internal focusing assuring fast Auto Focus.

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Sony has announced the prospective release of a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 16-35mm f2.8 ZA lens to complement their new Alpha A900 full-frame D-SLR. This new ultra wide-angle zoom lens features a fast aperture of f2.8; coupled with the in-body CCD shift stabilisation of the A900 makes this combination ideal for low-light situations.

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Sony has today announced the much anticipated Alpa A900 - a full frame Digital SLR Camera with a massive 24.6mp sensor. Some of its major features include:

• 24.6mp full frame 35.9 x 24mm Exmor CMOS sensor
• built-in SteadyShot CCD shift image stabilisation
• Dual Bionz processors
• 3″ 921k hi-res LCD screen
• Intelligent Preview
• 5fps burst
• 100% Optical View Finder with .74x magnification
• Dual CF/MS slot
• 9 point AF with 10 assist points
• Magnesium Alloy body with rubber environmental seals
• HDMI output

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Ricoh have released a new firmware update - ver. 1.14 - for the GX200 digital camera. The upgrade addresses the following fixes:

1. In the Auto shooting mode, and with the Grid Guide displayed in the LCD, and if you turn off the camera power and then turn on in the My Setting mode, a lacked grid guide will be displayed.
2. With using AAA batteries, and in the shooting mode, if you click the Playback button to switch to the playback mode, and after the lens is retracted automatically, if you press the shutter release to return to the shooting mode, any key will not work.
   

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Canon have released firmware upgrade v1.0.9 for their popular 450D D-SLR. The upgrade addresses the following issues and fixes:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting does not operate normally under specific conditions.
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which the Live View exposure simulation warning indication does not properly display during Live View shooting.
3. Fixes a phenomenon in which images cannot be played back after continuous shooting when a printer is connected to the camera or a video output terminal is used.

Version 1.0.9 firmware is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.0.4. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.0.9, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

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