Pma 2009

Cameras

The Coolest Lens You’ll See Today Tilts, Shifts and Bulges

6:40AM March 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Canon’s new tilt-shift lens—the glass you need to make amazing photos like this without Photosorcery—is an ultra-wide 17mm piece of kit. Also ultra-wide is its price: $US2500. But just look at it. [Dvice]

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In Samsung’s World, We’ve All Been Eaten by Adorable Robot Bears

11:20AM March 6, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

newVideoPlayer("/SAMBEARWORLD.flv", 506, 286,""); This is Samsung’s vision of the world: Samsung-loving bears have taken over the world, and they’ve trapped the few remaining humans on ice to keep them fresh. Actually, it’s creepier than that, just watch.


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Olympus Uses Sadistic Machine To Test Tough Cams

12:00PM March 5, 2009 | Adrian Covert

newVideoPlayer("/olympus_tough_test_2.flv", 506, 305,""); Canon and Panasonic may have had the hottest new rugged cams at the camera tradeshow in Vegas, but only Olympus had the balls to brutalise their Stylus Tough 6000 for all to see.


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Sigma’s Flagship SD15 DSLR Feels Like a Rock (in a Good Way)

10:40AM March 5, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Sigma’s upcoming 14-megapixel SD15 DSLR promises to improve on its SD14 predecessor with an improved True II image processor. On display at PMA, the camera feels damn near indestructable when you hold it in your hand.


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Panasonic Lumix TS1 Would Be Iron Man’s Tough Camera

12:40PM March 4, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

The antidote to Canon’s blimpy D10 is Pansonic’s comparatively skinny Lumix TS1.


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Canon D10 Submarine Toughcam: Love It, But Hate It

12:20PM March 4, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

I love Canon’s D10 toughcam because it looks like a submarine. I hate it because I can’t fit its blimp-sized arse in my pocket or anywhere else in my pants.


Cameras

What’s the Difference Between CMOS and CCD? Giz Explained It

9:59AM March 4, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Almost a year ago, we explained image sensors. This week, with all the camera news, it seems fitting to mention that, along with our explainers on the upside of lenses and the downside of megapixels.

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How Optical Image Stabilisation Lenses Work (Jiggle, Jiggle)

7:40AM March 4, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

newVideoPlayer("/ISLENSREAL.flv", 506, 306,"");Ever wondered what’s going on inside lenses that are all “we optically stabilize images, biyatch” and make you pay extra? A lot of movin’ and groovin’, as this cutaway of a Canon lens reveals.

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Pentax X70 24x Superzoom Is First With 720p Video

7:19AM March 4, 2009 | Adrian Covert

Pentax’s X70 is a non-DSLR with 24x Superzoom, but it’s also the first of its kind to include 720p video recording.


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JVC Everio X: An HD and Slow-Mo Camcorder That Shoots 9MP Stills Too

4:23AM March 4, 2009 | Adrian Covert

JVC’s new Everio X camcorder can handle imaging of all kinds, it shoots both 600fps slow-mo vid and 9-megapixel stills—and can even capture 5-megapixel photos while shooting 1080p HD video.