Ricoh today announced the successor to its GR Digital premium compact. The Ricoh GR Digital II carries over the well-received 28mm equiv. lens from its predecessor, matching it to a new 10 megapixel sensor and new GR Engine II image processing system. For those of us with one leg longer than the other there is a new electronic leveling system à la Nikon D3 and the option to shoot TLR-style square images. Performance is said to be improved with a larger buffer memory and halved RAW file-write time with the option of continuous shooting.
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Sony A700 DSLR review : Finally Sony are making good their promise to bring a real Alpha system on the market that not only appeals to the amateur but the semi-pro and even the professional photographer alike with the introduction of the Sony Alpha 700. I do not wish to claim the Sony A700 to be the ultimate tool for professionals. These photographers most possibly use a DSLR of the same brand they already own as a second camera. However; a start has been made.
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CNET reviews the Fujifilm FinePix Z5fd and writes - ‘Though its photos can be pretty good, the Z5fd performs inconsistently. On one hand, I see no lens distortion or focus problems, nary a compression artifact and only the occasional case of purple fringing. Photos look relatively sharp and white balance reasonably neutral.
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Sony Cybershot DSC-T2 : Sony had added another stylish edition to its T-series of digital cameras; Sony Cybershot DSC-T2. With 8 megapixels of resolution you can make great quality photos, which can easily be printed out. And with no less than 4GB of internal memory it is no longer necessary to miss any shot! Storing your full digital photo collection had been made easy as the new Sony T2 camera features album functions. The Sony Cybershot T2 also incorporates the new so called ‘Sharemark’ technology, which makes it possible to share your digital photos online.
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Our review of the Canon PowerShot G9, successor to the G7 and flagship of Canon’s extensive compact camera range. The G9 is very much a case of evolution, not revolution, with a new 12MP sensor and bigger screen plus a few new features including the one thing missing from its predecessor, RAW shooting. The G7 received a rather mixed response at launch (suffering from a surfeit of expectation as much as anything else), so does its successor restore the ‘G’ series to its former glory?
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A native New Yorker, Adam Bartos became interested in photography at an early age, inspired largely by the work of Magnum co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson. Through frequent trips to The Museum of Modern Art, he was well acquainted with the black and white street photography of Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander, and Diane Arbus. But in 1974, while studying film at NYU, Bartos struck up a relationship with color pioneer Joel Meyerowitz that inspired his transition away from 35mm black and white work.
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Casio has launched a competition in conjunction with Best Buy giving budding film directors a chance to show off their dream ‘digs’, ‘crib’ or even just plain old ‘place of residence’, so long as it’s devoted to sport, gaming, movies or hardcore geekiness. Shoot a short film - 2 minutes or less, upload it to Casio’s YouTube channel and you could be in with the chance to win a $3000 Best Buy gift card and Exilim EX-V8 with case and a 4GB SD card.
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Five colour options – black, blue, green, pink, white – plus cutting-edge styling makes the T2 stand out from the crowd. It also features exciting new �Sharemark’ technology which is perfect for those who enjoy sharing their pictures online.
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The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T2 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 3x (38 - 114mm equivalent) optical zoom lens (Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar) and a 2.7 inch LCD touch screen. The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T2 features optical image stabilization, ISO of up to 3200, USB 20.0 and has a sliding cover with a retracting lens (I wish my Canon had one). It also features Sony’s ’smile shutter’ which looks for smiles and will take images without you having to press the shutter. It comes in green, blue, pink, white and black.
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Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd Big Apple Green : Fujifilm USA announced the new lineup for the FinePix Z10fd Launch Party taking place this Thursday, October 25th at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, one of New York City’s premier music venues. The Bravery will headline the event on the heels of their newly released album, “The Sun and The Moon.” Brooklyn natives, Locksley, will also appear, and Emmy Award and Peabody Award Winning Comedian Paul Mecurio will host the event.
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