Leica's announcement of the X1 in early September 2009 took the market by surprise. Given the company's liaison with Panasonic, many analysts expected to see a version of the Panasonic GF1. But the X1 is quite different. A fixed-lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor in a compact body, it provides only P, A, S and M shooting modes, doesn't support video and lacks an optical viewfinder (one is available as an optional accessory).
Photo Review | 2010-03-01
LONDON, 1 March 2010 Canon, world-leader in imaging solutions, has been voted as Europe's top camera brand for the tenth consecutive year in the Readers Digest Most Trusted Brands Survey 2010, an annual pan-European survey of consumer attitudes to brand products and services. Readers Digest asked its readers in 14 languages across 16 European countries to nominate the brand they trusted most in a range of consumer categories,...(read more)
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
Elmsford, NY - March 1, 2010 - Mamiya today announced the addition of the new Mamiya DM40 to its lineup of professional large-sensor DSLRs. Featuring a resolution of 40 megapixels with a peak capture rate of .8 seconds per frame and a sustained capture rate of 60 frames per minute, the Mamiya DM40 is the industrys fastest large-sensor DSLR. The heart of the DM40 system is the new "DF" camera-core technology, developed by Mamiya,...(read more)
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
SECAUCUS, NJ (March 1, 2010) Panasonic Corporation of North America Chief Operating Officer, Joseph M. Taylor, will take on the role of Chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America as of April 1. He will succeed current Chairman and CEO, Yoshi Yamada, who will move to Japan to head parent company Panasonic Corporations global Industrial Sales business. Mr. Yamada has also been promoted to Managing Executive Officer of...(read more)
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
E-Label Smart Display Helps Creative Professionals Organize Their Storage LAKE FOREST, Calif., March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- WD (NYSE: WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new My Passport Studio portable drives featuring the super-fast FireWire 800 interface and a customizable e-label that's always visible, even when the drive is unplugged. Sporting a sleek and stylish...(read more)
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
Research shows the Nikon COOLPIX S220 was Europes best-selling digital camera in 2009 Nikon is pleased to announce that as of 31 December, the COOLPIX S220 was Europes best-selling digital camera in 2009. According to research by GfK, European consumers purchased more than 740,000 COOLPIX S220 digital cameras in 2009. As part of the popular S-Series range, the COOLPIX S220 was first introduced to the market in February 2009 and offers...(read more)
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
Nikon released a new macro prime lens at the end of 2009: the 85mm f/3.5G ED AF-S VR DX Micro. Designed specifically for DX-sensor based bodies, the lens provides an equivalent field of view of 128mm, and to the delight of macro photographers tired of carrying around tripods, the lens features vibration reduction.
Imaging Resource | 2010-03-01
PhotographyBLOG | 2010-03-01
Our roving reporter Jon Canfield looks back at the highlights of what was a fairly quiet PMA 2010 photography show. Read the article »
PhotographyBLOG | 2010-03-01