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Pentax Imaging Co. has today announced its latest digital SLR model, and a sibling for its existing entry-level K-x and flagship K-7 models -- the Pentax K-r. The K-r includes a couple of first for Pentax's digital SLR lineup, as well as a number of important features that set it above the K-x, alongside which it will continue to be sold for the time being. Perhaps the most noteworthy upgrade in the Pentax K-r is its viewfinder focus point display, a feature whose conspicuous absence we questioned in our K-x review. The Pentax K-r also incorporates a larger,...
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Pentax Imaging Co. has today announced a pair of additions to its Optio compact camera lineup -- the Pentax RZ10 and Pentax RS1000. The Pentax Optio RZ10 features a compact body design with a Pentax-branded 10x optical zoom lens, offering 35mm-equivalent focal lengths from 28mm to 280mm. Behind its powerful lens, the Pentax RZ10 places a 14 megapixels CCD image sensor that yields still images as large as 4,288 x 3,216 pixels The RZ10 also includes true mechanical, sensor-shift type image stabilization. As well as still images,...
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Pentax has unveiled the Optio RZ10 compact superzoom digital camera. It features a 28-280mm equivalent stabilized zoom lens and 14 megapixel CCD sensor. It can shoot 720p HD video and up to 9.1 five megapixel frames per second. It also includes a 2.7" 230k dot LCD and comes in a variety of vibrant colors and is designed to be compatible with Eye-Fi wireless memory cards.

Pentax has announced the Optio RS1000, a compact camera with interchangable, user designable covers. It comes with a 28-110mm equivalent unstabilized lens and is built around a 14.1 megapixel sensor. It offers all this season's standard compact camera features such as 720p HD movie recording and digital filters such as fish-eye and toy-camera. The RS1000 is available in white or black with the option to download or create your own cover that secures behind a transparent front-plate.

Pentax has released the SMC-DA 35mm 1:2.4 AL, a lightweight inexpensive 'normal' prime for its APS-C SLRs. With an angle of view roughly equivalent to a traditional 50mm standard lens, it becomes one of the lightest SLR lenses available at a mere 124g, and is also compact at just 45mm in length. The design includes a hybrid aspherical element to minimise aberrations, and has a minimum focus distance of 0.3m. It will be available from mid-October at a price of $219.95 / £179.99.

Pre-Photokina 2010: Pentax has announced the K-r, its latest mid-level DSLR. Initially sitting above the K-x in the range it offers more angular, K-7-esque styling, 6 fps continuous shooting and HD movie recording. It also regains AF-point illumination in the viewfinder. It features a high-res 920k dot (VGA) LCD display and the ability to shoot at up to ISO 25600. Unusually for a Pentax at this level it uses a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack but can be used with AAs via an optional adapter. We've had a chance to get to grips with the K-r and have prepared a brief hands-on article discussing its features and additions.

We've posted a full set of test shots for the Canon PowerShot S95, straight from the lab. The Canon S95 updates last year's S90 model, a psychologically important camera for the company, as it took its first steps in trying to roll back the worst excesses of the megapixel race. The Canon S95 retains the same ten megapixel sensor and bright 3.8x optical zoom lens from its predecessor, as well as the same 3.0-inch LCD. The body of the PowerShot S95 is also nearly unchanged. The most significant...
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Nikon USA has launched the Coolpix S8100. It closely resembles the S8000 but makes use of a 12MP back-lit CMOS sensor in the place of the 8000's 14MP CCD. In most other respects the cameras are similar, with the S8100 retaining the 30-300mm equivalent stabilized zoom lens and 3.0" LCD. The CMOS sensor helps it offer 10 fps shooting and 1080 HD movie recording. The model is currently only being released in the US.

Carl Zeiss has announced that its CP.2 compact cine lenses with interchangeable mounts will become available for the Micro 4/3 and Sony Alpha systems. The already announced Nikon F mount versions will be available in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company says. In addition to the seven focal lengths already publicized, Zeiss says it will introduce a 50mm T2.1 macro lens and a 100mm T2.1 in the Nikon F mount.

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Nikon Inc. has today unveiled its latest enthusiast-oriented compact digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix P7000. The Nikon P7000 is an entirely new design inside and out, with its heart being a a 10.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor that rolls back the megapixel rating slightly in favor of improved noise characteristics. This sits behind an optically stabilized 7.1x zoom lens with a focal length range equivalent to 28 to 200mm on a 35mm camera. Maximum aperture ranges from f/2.8 at wide angle, to f/5.6...
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Nikon Inc. has today unveiled its latest enthusiast-oriented compact digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix P7000. The Nikon P7000 is an entirely new design inside and out, with its heart being a a 10.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor that rolls back the megapixel rating slightly in favor of improved noise characteristics. This sits behind an optically stabilized 7.1x zoom lens with a focal length range equivalent to 28 to 200mm on a 35mm camera. Maximum aperture ranges from f/2.8 at wide angle, to f/5.6...
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For its second Coolpix camera announcement of the day, Nikon Inc. has taken the wraps off the new Nikon Coolpix S80. The Nikon S80 has a sleek, ultracompact body whose rear panel is dominated by a high-res 3.5-inch Organic LED display with electrostatic capacitive touch-panel. This serves as the main input device, with the only external controls being the sliding lens barrier (which doubles as a power switch), and the shutter button. The Coolpix S80 couples a Nikkor-branded 5x optical zoom lens with a rather tight...
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For its third announcement of the day, Nikon Inc. has unveiled its new Nikon Coolpix S8100 digital camera, an update to its previous S8000 model that seems focused on improving image quality. Unlike its predecessor, which used a standard CCD, the Nikon S8100 is based around a backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor, which places its circuitry on the reverse (non-light gathering) side, offering up more of the active side of the sensor for photodiode area, and hence potentially increasing image sensitivity or reducing noise levels. At the same time, the Coolpix S8100 dials back the megapixel...
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Nikon has announced the Coolpix S80, a touch-screen card-style compact camera. It features a multi-touch OLED screen to offer both improved responsiveness and image contrast. The 17mm deep S80 is based around a 14.1MP sensor and a stabilized 5x optical zoom that offers a 35-175mm equivalent range. It also includes stereo microphones to complement its 720p movie recording capability.

Nikon has launched the Coolpix P7000 high-end enthusiasts' compact camera built around a 1/1.7" sensor and featuring a 28-200mm equivalent image stabilizaed lens. Coming over two years after the P6000, the P7000 is a considerably larger camera featuring bulky, faux-rangefinder styling that is more than a little reminescent of Canon's G Series. The P7000 has a 10MP CCD sensor, VGA-resolution fixed LCD and a usefully bright F2.8-5.6 aperture range. We've been able to borrow a P7000 and have prepared a hands-on preview.

Lawrenceville, NJ-based DataColor has announced a new tool to help with digital SLR autofocus calibration, the Datacolor SpyderLensCal. Designed for use with camera bodies that include an autofocus microadjustment feature, such as can be found on prosumer and professional DSLRs from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and Pentax, the SpyderLensCal is available for pre-order immediately, and will be officially launched at the Photokina tradeshow later this month. The calibration process is relatively straightforward -- the camera is focused...
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Photo album supplier Kolo LLC is conntinuing its monthly photo contest running through December 2010, and offering over $1,000 in cash prizes, price a variety of Kolo merchandise. The Kolo Monthly Photo Contest has a different theme each month, with the September theme being "Yellow". Each month, entrants can submit up to ten photos matching the theme, and 15 winners will be selected to receive Kolo merchandise with a retail value of $50. Once the contest finishes at the end of the year, Kolo will select one grand prize winner, and six second-place winners. Each second-place...
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Filters and camera straps from Carl Zeiss OBERKOCHEN, GERMANY September 7, 2010 Carl Zeiss now offers photographers special accessories to support their work with ZEISS lenses. The new UV and POL filters from Carl Zeiss are optically and mechanically tailored to the high-quality ZEISS SLR lenses and protected against light reflections with the ZEISS T* multi-coating. Because good optics can be somewhat heavy at times, Carl Zeiss...
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