The Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder camera ushers in a new era for the legendary M Series. Featuring a 10.3 MP CCD image sensor (measuring 18mm x 27mm), Leica claims a “low-noise” performance with sensitivity from ISO 160 to ISO 2500.
The Leica M8 has Aperture-Priority mode (shutter speed range from 32s - 1/8000s) and Manual mode [...]
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| Comments >>Stung by accusations that its open stantard Four Thirds System has not delivered on its promises of smaller and lighter lenses and digital SLRs, Olympus has announced the world’s smallest and lightest digital SLR, the Olympus EVOLT E-400.
Industry observers — and even Four Thirds System partners Panasonic and Leica — have openly complained that the [...]
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Because famous Zeiss lens manufacturer could, they therefore did.
Manufacture the world’s largest telephoto lens, that is, for a client in search of the ultimate wildlife photography super telephoto lens.
Or, as Saddam would say, the “Mother of all lenses.”
At 1700mm focal length with a f/4 aperture, the Zeiss STL Sonnar T* 4/1700 weighs 256kg and features [...]
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Leaked news on the various Internet digital camera forum boards is that Pentax will “officially” announce its newest digital SLR, the K10D, September 13th, with features and price that many photographers will find too tempting to pass up.
Features:
- 10.2MP
- CCD Shift Image Stabilization that offers a 2.5 - 4 stop advantage
- Weather-resistant body with 72 [...]
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The new iPod Shuffle has become the smallest digital music player in the world.
It weighs only about 14 g and is about half the size of the previous iPod Shuffle.
With 1 GB flash memory it can store about 240 songs. Battery life is about 12 hours.
The package costs only US$ 79, which includes earbud headphones [...]
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