News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)Digital Photography Review, Latest digital camera news, camera reviews, galleries, technology and comparisons.Ricoh Caplio GX-200- June 24, 2008 Ricoh has today announced the GX200 digital compact camera. The new model is replacing the GX100 and inherits the old model's 24 to 72 mm (equiv.) lens, manual controls and a removable (optional) tilting electronic viewfinder. Resolution has been increased to 12 megapixels, the screen now measures 2.7 inches and the camera is controlled by the latest version of Ricoh's imaging processor - the Smooth Imaging Engine III. The GX200 will be available in the UK from the beginning of July.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08062401ricohgx200.asp Just Posted: Olympus E-420 review- June 23, 2008 Just Posted: Our review of the Olympus E-420. The E-420 was launched exactly one year after its predecessor, the E-410, and comes with only a relatively small number of modifications such a larger screen, contrast detect autofocus in live view and the Auto Gradation feature that we've first seen on the E3. It's the smallest SLR on the market but can it compete with the larger and more expensive models from the competition Find out after the link...http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08062302olympuse420review.asp Just posted! Olympus 25mm F2.8 Pancake lens review- June 23, 2008 Just posted! Our new lens review of Olympus's dinky little Zuiko Digital 25mm F2.8 Pancake. As an accompaniment to our E-420 review (and a welcome change from yet another 70-200mm F2.8), we examine the credentials of the only fixed focal length lens currently bundled as a kit with a DSLR. It's certainly an attractively tiny package in combination with the E-420, but is it actually any goodhttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08062301olympus25review.asp Sony announces HVL-F58AM flagship flash unit- June 20, 2008 Sony has announced the new HVL-F58AM flagship flash unit. The new model replaces the former HVL-F56AM model, and features a new Quick Shift Bounce system. The flash head can pivot 90 degrees left and right on a horizontal axis in addition to the conventional up and down. It offers a higher degree of flexibility for external lighting control and is compatible will all existing models as well as Sony's upcoming flagship camera that will be unveiled later this year.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08062001sonyhvlf58am.asp Just Posted: Pentax K20D Preview- June 19, 2008 Having recently been provided with updated firmware, we have been able to restart our postponed Pentax K20D review. To tide you over while we're tinkering away in the studio, here's a full preview of Pentax's flagship DSLR. So what does the K20D offer, beyond that 14.6 megapixel PentaxSamsung sensorhttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061901pentaxk20dpreview.asp Just posted! Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Macro lens review- June 16, 2008 Just posted! Our new lens review of Tamron's latest baby, the SP AF 70-200mm F2.8 Di LD (IF) Macro. In the third of our epic four-part series of telezoom reviews, we take a look through the viewfinder using a lens said to inherit its 'product concept' from Tamron's highly regarded 28-75mm F2.8. So does this young pretender really inherit the same compelling mixture of fine optics at a bargain price, and provide a challenge to the camera manufacturers' own fast telephoto zoomshttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061602tamron70200review.asp Pentax K20D firmware prevents pixel problem- June 16, 2008 Pentax has just released updated firmware for its K20D DSLR. The update, which takes the camera to version 1.01, addresses the problem characterized on the DPReview forums in which 'hot' pixels could appear when the 2-second self times was used.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061601pentaxfirmware.asp E3's whiter than white following firmware fix- June 13, 2008 Olympus has issued updated firmware for its flagship DSLR, the E3. The latest firmware, V1.2, makes an update to improve the consistency of the camera's auto white balance. As usual, owners can download this latest update through Olympus's Master or Studio software.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061302olyfirmware.asp Just posted: Early Canon EOS 1000D sample images- June 13, 2008 Just posted: Early samples gallery from the new Canon EOS 1000D Digital Rebel XS. Canon's new entry-level DSLR has generated a lot of interest, racing to the top of our most-clicked-on cameras list, so we've gone out and shot a samples gallery to give you some idea of what to expect. We must stress, however, that these are beta-standard images from a pre-production camera.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061301canon1000Dsamples.asp Just posted: Canon EOS 1000D Rebel XS Preview- June 10, 2008 Canon has today announced its participation in the scrum at the lower end of the DSLR league table, with the launch of the EOS 1000D (Rebel XS). Has its latest player got the ability to tackle the opposition or is it condemned to being a runner-up We've given a pre-production sample a try-out to see how it shapes up. Just Posted: Our full preview of the EOS 1000D.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061003canon1000Dpreview.asp |