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. [Read more…]

If you’ve never heard of the Oktomat camera, let us introduce you…the Oktomat for the most part looks like most other 35mm cameras of the past but this baby’s got 8 eyes instead of 1!

Now you’re probably asking yourself, “why do I need eight lenses?” And the simple reason is because its way cooler than one. With the push of a button, all 8 eyes will snap individual frames with a 2 second interval between each eye’s shot, creating an instant work of art. [Read more…]

The “Blind Camera“ captures a moment at the press of a button. However, the device doesn’t have any optical part.

The camera memorizes only the time of the picture and immediately searches the net for other photos that have been taken in the same moment.

Essentially, it is a camera that only takes photos that were created by someone who pressed a button somewhere else at that very time as its own button was pressed. [Read more…]

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 has 7.2 megapixels and an optically stabilized Leica 3.6x zoom lens. It’s features consist of a slew of automatic modes, including 18 scenes and a Simple mode that turns the FX50 into a point-and-shoot digital camera.

There is a High Sensitivity scene mode on this model that goes up to ISO 3200 to capture subjects cast in low light without having to use the built-in flash. The body is plainly styled and comes in silver and black colors, and has a huge 3-inch LCD screen on its back. [Read more…]

The new Kodak Easyshare Z710 thanks to its feature set guarantees top notch 30 x 40 inch prints (76 x 102 cm) and one also comes across the KODAK Color Science imaging processing chip for enhanced image performance.

The new digicam is ideal for pros as well as beginners who can take advantage of the various onboard features like cropping, a live histogram, and a capture grid line display. Those who like to be more involved in their photography can use the full manual mode and the onboard advanced settings and custom controls, including programme, aperture and shutter priority. [Read more…]

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new, groundbreaking Sigma DP1 compact digital camera featuring a 14 megapixel FOVEON X3 direct image sensor (2652 × 1768 × 3 layers) as used in the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. The image sensor uses three silicon embedded layers of photo sensors, stacked to take advantage of silicon’s ability to absorb red, green and blue light at different respective depths.

A 16.6mm F4 Sigma lens, with a wide angle field of view equivalent to 28mm on a 35mm film camera, has been developed to maximize the image quality in conjunction with the full colour capture image sensor. [Read more…]

Hasselblad is ready to introduce the world’s first 48mm, full frame DSLR camera system; the Hasselblad H3D.

The Hasselblad H3D represents an entirely new approach to integrated digital cameras. Built around a ground-breaking new digital camera engine, the H3D camera takes photographic flexibility and image quality to new levels and enables unprecedented photographic benefits from the various system components.

The innovative communications between lens and capture unit in the Hasselblad H3D results in a new level of image quality with a higher level of detail and true sharpness. This inter-communication lays the ground for Hasselblad’s Digital APO Correction (DAC) and the new Ultras-Focus functionality. [Read more…]

Sigma has today announced the long awaited successor to the SD10, the new Sigma SD14. The SD14 features a Foveon X3 sensor with ‘14 megapixels’, those being delivered over three separate color sensitive layers, in a 2652 x 1769 x 3 configuration. In its optimum native output size (2652 x 1769) the SD14 offers approximately 35% more resolution.

The sensor size remains the same meaning a 1.7x field-of-view crop. Headline improvements include in-camera JPEG, a larger, brighter viewfinder, a larger 2.5″ LCD monitor, Lithium-Ion battery, improved auto focus and continuous shooting and a built-in flash. [Read more…]

LetsGoDigital go the scoop of a new Olympus E-System DSLR camera coming in 2007 to replace the current Olympus E-1 SLR camera.

The Olympus E-System includes today 5 camera bodies, 17 ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses, and a wide range of accessories. The next generation of the E-System will be launched in 2007.
Olympus is showing a concept model of the next generation DSLR at the Photokina. No solid details on the specifications are available at this point in time. [Read more…]

Olympus Corporation is pleased to announce the development of a three-dimensional compression molding process for wooden materials.

The new process draws extensively on Olympus expertise in precision metal-forming technologies. The processed wooden material has the feel and grain pattern of natural wood, but is much harder than engineering plastics such as ABS and polycarbonate resins*. Strong enough to be used to create the outer casings of electronic products, the material can enhance the aesthetic value and pleasure of ownership that those products provide. [Read more…]