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Photographers Patrick Farrell, Damon Winter win Pulitzer Prizes

Steven — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:21:47 +0000

Patrick Farrell of the Miami Herald and Damon Winter of The New York Times were awarded Pulitzer Prizes–the most prestigious award in journalism–for their photography, with Farrell winning for breaking news photography and Winter for ...

Nikon unveils new D5000 high-end consumer DSLR

Steven — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:08:22 +0000

Nikon has announced the new D5000, a 12.3-megapixel, upper-end consumer DSLR with 720p HD video at 24 frames per second. The D5000 also boasts live-view and a 2.7-inch, “Vari-angle” swivel-tilt LCD monitor, as well as continuous ...

Olympus announces new E-450 DSLR

Steven — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:06:32 +0000

Olympus Imaging announced today the E-450, the newest addition to its amateur DSLR lineup. The E-450 is ostensibly the same as the popular E-420, with a few key additions including three new art filters–Pop Art, ...

Canon launches 15-megapixel, HD movie-equipped Canon Rebel T1i

Steven — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:23:28 +0000

Canon has termed this camera an “entry-level juggernaut”: The new EOS Rebel T1i, a 15.1-megapixel camera with the DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor that can record full 1080p HD video at 20 frames per second. Much like ...

PMA 2009: Vivitar rises from the ashes

Steven — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:35:54 +0000

After having faded into relative obscurity, the once-prominent Vivitar brand–now owned by Sakar International–re-entered the market at PMA last week with a new line of cameras, lenses and flashes. The company kept it modest on the ...

Deal: Grab a factory-refurbished Nikon D60 with a lens for $400

Steven — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:40:26 +0000

Here’s a pretty sweet deal: Retailer J&R is offering a factory-refurbished Nikon D60 with an 18-55mm AFS DX Nikkor VR Lens for just $400. The 10.2-megapixel camera comes with a 90-warrantee from Nikon. There’s plenty of reading material ...

PMA 2009: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 retains autofocus with 1080p video

Steven — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:01:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Panasonic unveiled today the Lumix DMC-GH1, a Micro Four Thirds system camera that can shoot still images and record full HD video while retaining the use of autofocus–even when zooming in or out during ...

PMA 2009: Samsung releases NX interchangeable lens, non DSLR series cameras

Steven — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:45:59 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Samsung debuted at PMA its new NX series–a non-DSLR system with interchangeable lenses. Scheduled for release later this year, it will be only the second such system on the market. The other is ...

PMA 2009: Kodak releases EasyShare Z915

Steven — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:30:38 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Eastman Kodak Company released at PMA the new EasyShare Z915, a megazoom compact camera with a 10x optical zoom lens and a 10-megapixel sensor. The EasyShare Z915 will be available in April 2009 ...

PMA 2009: Sony releases new HX-1 Cyber-shot

Steven — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:29:01 +0000

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Sony representatives at PMA 2009 unveiled the new HX1 Cyber-shot, which the company is billing as the world’s first to sport “sweep panorama technology.” As the name of the feature would suggest, ...