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GoPro has just announced that its Dive Housing is now available for pre-order. Compatible with all GoPro HD cameras, the housing is waterproof up to 197 feet (60m). The flat glass lens is said to offer sharpness and no vignetting effect. The Dive Housing is compatible with all HD HERO cameras, GoPro mounts and accessories. [...]
Lensbaby is now selling the Pro Effects Kit, a bundle of lenses and accessories. The kit includes the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 and Edge 80 optics, macro converters, lens cleaning cloth and a bag. The Composer Pro is a focus positioning attachment, letting the photographer choose the area of sharp focus, and to [...]
Contour, the rugged adventure sports camera maker, has just announced the addition if five mount kits and a new ContourRoam Watersports kit. The Watersports kit includes the Roam HD camera and a waterproof case and a few mounts for it, allowing shooting at up to nearly 200 feet (60m) under water. It is priced at [...]
A small batch of Nikon batteries for the 1 V1, D7000, D800, and D800E cameras are at risk of overheating and becoming distorted during the charging process, Nikon has announced. The company has announced a battery replacement program for the affected run of the EN-EL15 battery. Nikon EN-EL15 batteries with an E or F as [...]
Mamiya Leaf escalated the competition among medium format cameras by unveiling its Credo digital backs. The line uses a new range of CCD-based sensors that peak at 80 megapixels while still having 12.5 f-stops of dynamic range. A 60-megapixel, 3:4 ratio sensor is also new and promises relatively strong color and low noise in the [...]
Nikon escalated competition in one of the hotter fields of photography, entry-level DSLRs, with a midnight introduction Thursday for the D3200. The sequel to the D3100 ups the resolution dramatically, from 14 to 24 megapixels, while adding a unique Wi-Fi component. Adding a WU-1a wireless adapter will let users share photos directly to a nearby [...]
Fujifilm’s X-Pro1 has started to reach US shores. The compact digital camera, with the look and feel of a rangefinder is available from Adorama. Other sellers continue to show it as only available for pre-order. The X-Pro1 is the first interchangeable-lens camera in Fujifilm’s X-series cameras and is also noteworthy for its 16-megapixel APS-C X-Trans [...]
Canon today updated its astronomy-friendly DSLR offering for the first time in several years by launching the EOS 60Da. The new version, a modification not seen since the EOS 20Da, takes the 18-megapixel camera and gives it both a changed infrared filter and improved sensitivity to hydrogen-alpha light. The upgrades give it about three times [...]
The upcoming Sony Alpha 99 (A99) may sport with a 102-point cross-point autofocus system, Sony Alpha Rumors learned from trusted sources. Prototypes of the Single-Lens Translucent (SLT) camera are reportedly equipped with the feature, which offers nearly twice as many autofocus points as some flagship DSLRs from competitors. The Nikon D800 has 51 points, for [...]
Leica is readying an extremely limited edition white version of its M9-P digital rangefinder camera. The will be making only 50 of these cameras to commemorate the opening of its new facility in Tokyo. The camera body itself is a white lacquer finish with some parts covered in white calf’s leather. The camera comes fitted [...]
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