Digicam Beat

Sandisk’s Highest Capacity CompactFlash Drive Aims Photographers

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:33:00 +0000

SanDisk takes the honor of introducing the world’s highest capacity CompactFlash card to meet the performance needs of photography enthusiasts. SanDisk is targeting the Extreme 16GB and the 12GB high capacity cards at the pro-photographers. The Extreme III compact Flash drives are ideal choice for those who shoot RAW or high-definition JPG files. The enhanced Data Recovery Software makes sure that you don’t loose your photos even if you accidentally delete them. The Extreme III 16GB compact Flash card is priced at $1,049.99.

Instablogs Launches A New Blog On Portable Gaming

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:33:00 +0000

Instablogs is proud to launch a new blog on portable gaming-Portagames.org. Feeling the enormous growth in the gaming world, we planned to launch a separate blog on portable gaming. The Portsgamesblog keeps a focus on the latest news in the world of portable gaming including the central press releases on the home consoles and the PC platform. Do send us your valued suggestions and comments so that we can serve you with the best.

Olympus Demos Prototype Of New E-System Camera

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:32:00 +0000

Photokina 2006 will be the host for numerous imaging products including the prototype of a new E-System Digital Camera by Olympus that will take over the existing E-1 SLR model in 2007. The trend started with the introduction of Olympus E-1 camera bosy 3 years back. It has undergone a handful of upgradations including the Dust-Reduction System, full-time Live View and world’s lightest ultra compact body. At present the system boasts 5 camera bodies, 17 ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses and a horde of accessories. The new E-System dubbed as Chapter II will tend to improve the E-System body, lens, and accessory. Olympus revealed that they will be rolling out a successor to the E-1 flagship next year.

Lomo Oktomat: The 8-Eyed Camera!

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:32:00 +0000

If you don’t want to miss even the single move of your quarry, you must try your hands at the Lomo Oktomat digital camera that looks quite same as the other 35mm cameras except the fact that it boasts 8 eyes or lenses. The individual frames captured by the 8 eyes with a 2 second interval will form a unique art-work to enthrall your artistic minds. Lomography is the site dedicated to exclusively to Lomo Oktomat. You can even design your own magnum opus and make video clips of your snaps for the site.

Tamron Presents High Power Zoom Lens

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:31:00 +0000

At the Photokina 2006, Tamron Co. Ltd. Shows its AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro (Model A18) zoom lens that is meant especially for the DSLRs with APS-C sized imager sensors. The unique high power zoom lens is claimed to be boast the world’s greatest zoom ratio of 13.9X. It covers an easy-to-use 28mm Wideangle to 388mm Ultra Telephoto when converted to 35mm. Other key specs are Internal Surface Coating to Reduce Ghosting and Flare, compact make and radical minimum focusing distance of 0.45m (17.7") throughout the Entire Zoom Range. There is no info about the release date and the pricing of the AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro (Model A18) zoom lens.

Canon Lenses At Photokina 2006

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:00 +0000

One of the most appealing booth at the Photokina 2006 is that of Canon where they have displayed its horde of imaging products. Well, we are to talk about the Canon lenses. From the very launch of the EOS camera systems, Canon has rolled out notable number of 30 million interchangeable EF lenses. At present, there are more than 50 models of EF lenses that have a focal length varying from 14mm to 600mm along with an array of macro, tilt/shift, fisheye and Image Stabilizer models. The Canon’s L series RF lenses are quite a name among the professional photographers.

Limited Italian Red-version Rolleiflex MiniDigi Camera

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:00 +0000

Komamura Corporation unveiled the limited edition red Rolleiflex MiniDigi camera at the Photokina event that is an upgrade to the Rolleiflex 2.8F camera. The new camera is a minuscule version of the Rolleiflex 2.8F camera. The red Rolleiflex MiniDigi manages to pack a waist level viewfinder, 3-megapixel camera with a resolution of 1760 x 1760 pixels and a 0.9 inch LCD in its small palm-sized body. Well, I don’t find it a good choice with a meager count of megapixels and a small LCD display as the company touts it to be ideal for professional photographers. Anyway, the Limited Italian Red-version Rolleiflex MiniDigi has be available world-wide. The details about pricing and availability will be revealed later.

More Pics of The Nikon D80 SLR

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:29:00 +0000

Here are some more pictures of the Nikon D80, the new 10.2 Mpix camera from Nikon that is targeted at high-end professionals. The guys at Engadget got hands on these fine pictures of the camera along with the accessories .

First Impressions Of The E-400, K10D and NV7 At Photokina 2006

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:29:00 +0000

The guys over Digitalcamerainfo has posted the first-hand impressions of the new Olympus EVOLT E-400 DSLR, Pentax K10D and the Samsung NV7 OPS displayed at the Photokina 2006. Olympus EVOLT E-400 DSLR: -Compact Four Thirds DSLR -Measuring 5.1 x 3.5 x 2 inches -10-megapixel camera -Ultrasonic dust-control mechanism -Price tag of £700 ($1324) Pentax K10D: -10-megapixel camera -Dust and shake reduction capability -Environmental seals and 11-point autofocus -Leather-textured rubber for easy grip -Suggested price of 1000 Euros Samsung NV7 OPS: -7.2Mpix camera with 7x Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens -Optical picture Stabilization -1/2.5-inch CCD for finer viewing -2-seconds startup time -Priced at $399.

Mitsubishi Drops DPS Click 5000 Photofinishing System

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:28:00 +0000

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc Photo Imaging Division has introduced the new DPS Click 5000 digital photo processing system for the retailers and the professional photographers. The DPS Click 5000 features photo enhancement and manipulation options at a very reasonable price. It comes rocking a large 17" SXGA menu-driven touch-screen. The system allows the professionals to enlarge or zoom a specific part of the image and remove the redeye effect. Other adjustable features include the color balance, brightness, contrast and saturation. The digital photofinishing solution is backed up by the by Mitsubishi’s dye sublimation digital photo printers, CP-9550DW-U and the CP-3020DAU.