Five Olympus lenses now Micro Four Thirds compatible

By David Rasnake | 10/29/2008

The list of lens options for the only Micro Four Thirds camera currently on the market, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, got a lot longer today.

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Canon fixes 50D shutter error with firmware update

By David Rasnake | 10/28/2008

Canon has posted firmware version 1.0.3 for its EOS 50D advanced consumer DSLR to its support site.

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Nikon provides major D300 firmware update

By David Rasnake | 10/28/2008

Nikon has rolled out a major firmware update for its D300 advanced DSLR.

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Panasonic announces U.S. pricing for Lumix G1

By David Rasnake | 10/18/2008

Panasonic has provided official pricing and retail release information for its latest interchangeable lens camera, the compact Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1.

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CFMulti adapter opens up CF-only DSLRs to SD memory

By David Rasnake | 10/17/2008

If you're heavily invested in SD memory but looking to move into a CF-only camera, a new, affordable adapter from Synchrotech may make your compatibility concerns a thing of the past.

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Four Thirds partners team up to provide firmware updates

By David Rasnake | 10/15/2008

In an effort to iron out one of the big wrinkles in the Four Thirds partnership, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sigma have jointly announced today a new global system for updating Four Thirds lens firmware.

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Pentax lowers prices on K20D, W60

By David Rasnake | 10/12/2008

Pentax has announced today that it's semi-professional K20D DSLR is being repriced below the $1000 mark.

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Canon shows how to carve your own balsa wood EOS camera

By David Rasnake | 10/1/2008

If you've ever wanted to know what all goes in to making the balsa mock-ups still used by the design departments of many manufacturers, Canon's revealing trade secrets on a recently unearthed "carve your own balsa wood EOS" tutorial.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 First Thoughts

By David Rasnake | 9/24/2008

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 was officially launched in Europe this week. We took the opportunity during the launch event to do some shooting with a pre-production G1.

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Sigma DP2, SD15 out in the open

By David Rasnake | 9/23/2008

Sigma showed off a pair of forthcoming models at Photokina today, highlighting improvements and upgrades in their two camera series.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 samples gallery posted

By David Rasnake | 9/22/2008

We've posted a small gallery of shots taken with a pre-production Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 at a press event in Germany over the weekend.

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Olympus unveils rangefinder inspired Micro Four Thirds concept

By David Rasnake | 9/22/2008

At a press briefing this morning, Olympus unveiled its Micro Four Thirds concept camera. Fans of retro-rangefinder styling will be pleased with the results.

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