Fujifilm is so pleased with the results offered by the viewfinder in its forthcoming Finepix X100 it’s uploaded a comprehensive outline of the reasoning behind building it—and why having a hybrid viewfinder will make your photos better. More »
The first samples of HD video shot with the Olympus E-P1 have made it online, and it certainly looks like this camera has some skills. More »
After getting us all hot-and-bothered pre-release the Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds rangefinder-esque camera has now been official revealed. More »
The Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds rangefinder-style camera (and Gizmodo lust object) has revealed itself in an official, full-frontal shot. The styling is a bit more retro-sexy than expected, thankfully, and an official (Japanese) announcement is due tomorrow. [43Rumors, Akihabara] More »
There are a slew of GPS rangefinders out there for golfers, but not many are built with all the style, portability and one-touch interface of a premium touchscreen smartphone.
Leica have stumped up with a new digital version of the classic M8 rangefinder, after their original M8 upgrade program, and dubbed it the M8.2. The company obviously subscribes to the “don’t mess with a classic” design philosophy, so there’s not much to see in the way of changes here but they are there. galleryPost('leicam82', 3, '');
We’ve been following this for a little while to let some meat stick on the skeletal rumours, and it’s finally feeling substantial enough—though definitely still a rumour—to throw your way. It looks like Nikon’s got a 41-megapixel medium format (MX) sensor up its sleeve, which is most likely for a digital rangefinder. Nikon itself teases something BIG for the Wedding & Portrait Photographer International convention in Feb. in the pages of Rangefinder magazine. Finally, Nikon Watch has a tip (albeit unsubstantiated) that the MX format sensor is 48x48mm and in fact 48MP, and will go inside of a digital rangefinder that’s “not to [sic]dissimilar to the older film Mamiya 6 camera philosophy.” There’s more.
