News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)Digital Photography Review, Latest digital camera news, camera reviews, galleries, technology and comparisons.Canon launches EOS 1000D Rebel XS- June 10, 2008 Canon has announced the EOS 1000D, a new entry-level DSLR that slots into the model lineup beneath the 450D. The 10 megapixel digital camera, known as the Digital Rebel XS in the US, takes many of the new features of its big brother and presents them in a lighter, less expensive format that Canon hopes will re-shape the market in the same way as the first Rebel (300D) did. No word yet from Canon US about their intentions.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061002Canon1000D.asp Canon announces Speedlite 430EX II flash- June 10, 2008 Canon has today announced an update to its mid-range Speedlite 430 EX flash - the Speedlite 430EX II. The new model offers 20% shorter recycle times, a silent recycle process to minimize distraction and a new quick release and locking mechanism amongst other new features. When attached to an EOS camera the Speedlite 430EX II detects the sensor size and adjusts its angle of coverage accordingly.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08061001canon430iiex.asp Just Posted: Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 review- June 6, 2008 Just Posted: Our review of the Sony Alpha 350. The A350 shows a much greater Sony influence than its Konica-Minolta-based predecessor, the A100. Its radical live view system uses a secondary sensor to provide a real-time preview image without slowing down the shooting process, promising the speed and quality of a DSLR with the familiar behavior of a compact. So what's the biggest of the baby Alphas like to use and can it live up to that promisehttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060601sonya350review.asp smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mm F4 ALIF SDM- June 3, 2008 Pentax has launched a consumer-level standard zoom lens for its range of digital SLRs: the slightly unwieldily named smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mmF4ALIF SDM. The lens offers the useful equivalent zoom range of 26-107mm combined with a maximum aperture of F4.0 and Pentax' SDM system which uses a supersonic motor for focusing. The latter is only compatible with Pentax' latest DSLR offerings - the K20D, K200D, K100D Super and K10D. On all other bodies focus mode will default to manual focus.http://www.dpreview.com/news/0806/08060301pentax17-70sdm.asp |