Sony has released firmware updates for the Sony Alpha SLT-A65 and A77 digital cameras. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Sony A77 & A65 Firmware Update 1.03
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Insight Guides have announced a Travel Photography Master Class, to be held in London’s Covent Garden at Stanfords. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Insight Guides Announce Travel Photography Master Class The winners of the September 2011 Photography Blog Competition have been announced. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: September 2011 Competition Winners Just Posted: Although it retains its predecessor’s styling, the Olympus PEN E-P3 shares very little else with its forebears. There’s still a 12MP Four Thirds-sized sensor at its heart, but its autofocus, rear screen and movie capabilities have all been radically overhauled. Crucially, Olympus has also managed to squeeze a flash into the body. Now sitting at the top of a three-model range, the E-P3 is clearly positioned as a camera for enthusiasts. So, do its third-generation refinements and promises of world-beating AF performance make the E-P3 into the camera that the PEN series always promised to be? . . . → Read More: Just posted: Our in-depth review of the Olympus E-P3 The Casio EX-ZS100 is a new 14 megapixel camera with a special silent mode. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Casio EX-ZS100 Windows Phone UK is running a photography competition on Facebook. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Windows Phone UK Announces Photo Contest Every now and again, we come across some amazing images with very clever titles. Some are humorous, others poignant. Some you are able to ‘get’ right away, while others make you think a bit more. What do you consider when you are naming an image? Content? Color? What you want the viewer to see? Today, we thought we’d share some of the clever titles we came across on photo.net. Can you guess what the image is, based on title alone? – Redheads – Stopped Motion – Inside – Single & Looking – The First Show of Spring – Snowman – Old Beauty – Around Manhattan We’d love to hear from you too… what great image names have you come across?? . . . → Read More: Image Names: Enter Title Here Japanese software developer Ichikawa Soft Laboratory has released a limited beta version of its Silkypix Developer Studio Pro 5 raw conversion software. This provides an opportunity for users to test and provide feedback for the forthcoming final version. The beta version supports a wide range of cameras including the recently released Nikon D5100 and Fujifilm X100. . . . → Read More: Silkypix releases Developer Studio Pro 5 beta The 39th edition of the free PhotographyBB Online Magazine is now available for download. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: PhotographyBB Online Magazine Issue #39 The US National Park Service (NPS) has announced that the twelfth National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest is open for entries. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: 12th NPS National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest Image on top: The Panasonic G2 which should be replaced by the new G3. I just received info from a few of my sources. Due the recent energy supply problems in Japan Panasonic had to delay the announcement of some of their upcoming products. The new Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera and lenses will be announced in May (and not in April as I told you before). UPDATE : Other companies have been hit very hard by the earthquake desaster. According to Bloomberg “ Canon earnings this year will probably be 27 percent lower than previously estimated after last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan “. And Sony had to delete the lates product announcements! Than Panasonic should announce a new Micro Four Thirds camera, the G3. The Panasonic G10 has already been discontinued, the G2 price lowered to make room for the new G3. There will be also a new Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 lens. It is not Leica branded, has no image stabilization and unlike the famous Four Thirds brother it is not Leica branded. It should cost around $700. That’s more than just a rumor because Panasonic UK product manager John Mitchell confirmed that the 25mm lens is coming this summer: “ We are sure it’s going to be a great hit because it’s 50mm [35mm viewing angle] equivalent – really fast, really bright ” (Source: Amateur Photographer ). Oh forgot to mention: It has double the size of the current 20mm f/1.7 pancake . Is there room for some surprise? Let’s hope yes! Links: The Panasonic G2 price dropped during the recent months at Amazon , Adorama , B&H , J&R , eBay . The Panasonic G10 already disappeared from most stores (See Amazon , Adorama , B&H , J&R , eBay ) The current 25mm f/1.4 Four Thirds lens at Amazon , Adorama , B&H , J&R , eBay . Reminder: Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds): FT1 =1-20% chance the rumor is correct FT2 =21-40% chance the rumor is correct FT3 =41-60% chance the rumor is correct FT4 =61-80% chance the rumor is correct FT5 =81-99% chance the rumor is correct . . . → Read More: (FT5) Panasonic G3 and lenses announcements delayed (coming in May now)  Take that Nikon and Sony! Canon just announced that they will join the Micro Four Thirds coalition! Canon Uruguay just released an official press release: “ Canon confirms that mirrorless has no reason at all to exist. In our opinion it’s a waste of time to develop our own CSC-ILC-Mirrorless-EVIL system. But during a latino party we had yesterday our southamerican manager told us that every second camera sold in Japan, every fourth camera sold in Europe and every fifth camera sold in US are mirrorless. So we quickly decided to join the Micro Four Thirds coalition. We still had no time to send a text message to Panasonic and Olympus to share our decision. So please guys don’t tell them anything until we made them a call. ” In a second statement Canon Japan stated that the “ first camera to be announced will be the Canononet analogue camera which will have a MFT logo on it and a built-in MFT adapter. That was the fastest, easiest and cheapest way to release a camera “. P.S.: I don’t remember, what day is today? . . . → Read More: (FT6) Canon joins Micro Four Thirds coalition!  The EOS 60D got a nice update this week that should help to address issues that people have been having with the camera. It also addresses a bit of a non-issue: the feature called “Art Features” in Japan is now called “Creative Features” so that EOS 60Ds across all regions use the same naming conventions. The update takes care of some more legitimate concerns too. Specifically, two issues where the camera would function abnormally after Live View shooting. If you set the camera to start movie shooting after using Live View, it could end up acting strange or not working. You can download the firmware directly from Canon . As always, you can find out more about the EOS 60D in our review . . . . → Read More: Canon Updates the EOS 60D  The folks over at Canon are doing their best to get everything up and running again in terms of exporting their products to be purchased in the US, but there’s a bit of a snag. Due to the high levels of radiation in parts of Japan right now, US Customs is being very strict about what does and doesn’t make it in to the country. Customs and Border Protection is going to be monitoring radiation carefully with detection equipment in airports, sea ports, and anywhere cargo is coming into the country. Canon says they’ll be updating us as soon as they know more and will let us know what impact this will have on both the production and export of cameras. . . . → Read More: Canon Shipments to US May Be Held Up By Customs  Fujifilm Japan have issued a statement saying that production of the X100 has resumed, with shipping beginning in early April. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Fujifilm X100 Shipping in Early April Fujifilm Japan has announced it has now resumed production of its X100 large-sensor compact. The company says that, after a brief interruption caused by the combined earthquake and tsunami that hit its Japanese plant, it has now resumed production and the camera should reach stores from the first week of April. . . . → Read More: Fujifilm resumes production for X100 large-sensor camera  Demand for digital cameras is shifting from the developed markets of Western Europe, the USA and Japan to emerging economies such as Brazil, China, India and Russia, according to a report by Futuresource Consulting. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Emerging Markets to Fuel Future Growth in Digicam Market What Digital Camera and Amateur Photographer have launched a joint appeal for victims of the Japan Tsunami. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Help the Japan Earthquake Victims A group of photographers have got together to run some charity print auctions in aid of the disaster relief effort in Japan, and are now looking for both interested art buyers and more photographers who would be happy to offer some of their work for the cause. Read more and comment . . . → Read More: Photos for Japan A few other sources confirmed us that Panasonic will announce the new Panasonic G3 camera and very likely also the new 25mm f/1.4 lens in late April. Before the Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear disaster Panasonic had the plan to ship the G3 within May. But I guess there could be now a few weeks of delay. The 25mm f/1.4 should hit the market in summer (July). A next Panasonic camera and lens announcement is scheduled for late August. Olympus has the plan to release new PRO prime lenses in late May/early July. But there could be a delay with the worldwide lens shipment. We are also not 100% sure yet if they will announce a new PEN in late May/early July. We heard there will be a E-P2 replacement but we didn’t get exact info about the final release. A new product announcement from Olympus will be made in early September (We are almost certain they will announce the high-level PEN). . . . → Read More: A roadmap reminder (When to expect the next Olympus and Panasonic announcements) |
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