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Olympus C-5050Zoom
August 19, 2002 -
Olympus Europe has announced their new comapact digital camera, the C-5050Zoom
. Here's the official Olympus Europe
press release. It becomes the newest member of their C series Camedia digital
camera line. Preliminary information for the Olympus C-5050Zoom can be found at
Digital Photography Review.
Olympus Europe has more detailed data posted on their
website for the Olympus C-5050Zoom. Olympus has given
the new C-5050Zoom many new features to the C-5050 including:
a 5 megapixel CCD imager, a tilting LCD monitor, the ability to use
the new xD-Picture card memory as well as Compact Flash
types I and II, and Smart Media memories. 1GB Microdrives can also be used as a memory
option. They have continued with the new live histogram, that
was introduced with the C-4000. The lens used is the time proven
Super Bright f1.8 - f2.6 lens used on past models in the C series. A
full review of the C-5050Zoom can be found at
Steve's
Digicams. Current prices for the C-5050Zoom
are in the neighborhood of $799. More information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
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Canon 28mm-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens
June 29, 2004 -
Canon added to it's lens lineup an image stabilized lens that seems to be a
perfect fit for my Canon 10D. I read reviews about this lens for months before finally getting a chance
to give it a try. I made a stop my one of my local camera stores, Penn Camera, and gave it a try. My first picture
was that of a sign in the store. I wasn't expecting much on my first shot, but the 'Image Stabilization' system
'delivered'. That first shot was made at an f5.6 at 1/15 of a second. It came out tack sharp. I took several
comparison shots with various other non-IS lenses and none could compare. An in-depth review for the Canon 28mm-135mm IS lens
, written by Bob Atkins, a contributor to Photo.Net, can be found at the
Photo.Net website. In that review, it is compared to
several other Canon consumer rated zoom lenses. I have several other lenses for my 10D, but this 28mm - 135mm IS
USM comes the closest in image quality to my 50 mm f1.8 prime lens, which does an excellent job on the 10D. I'll be
spending the next several weeks getting used to this lens, but I see it becoming my main carry lens.
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Canon EOS 10D
February 27, 2003 -
The Canon EOS 10D, the successor to the much praised Canon EOS D60 has been announced. The EOS 10D is
a 6.3 mega pixel digital SLR camera that has a price point in the neighborhood of $1499, making
it affordable which is sure to enable more enthusiasts to afford a digital SLR. The EOS 10D
has been designed with a magnesium frame which should make for a very durable and light weight camera. The camera
has a 7 point AF system with the focus points superimposed on the viewing screen. It is capable of capturing up to 9
frames at the rate of 3 frames per second in either raw or Jpeg formats. The EOS 10D uses the regular EOS line of lens supported
by the other Canon film and digital cameras. It is powered by a custom Lithium-Ion battery, which should provide
power for the taking of 400 - 450 images with occasional flash usage. Full reviews of the EOS 10D can be found at
Steve's Digicam's website and
The Digital Photography Review website. I have recently
purchased the EOS 10D after a succession of Olympus digital cameras and am hoping it serves me as well as my previous digicams
have.
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Olympus E-10 Zoom
August, 2000 - With high public anticipation,
Olympus America, announced the
Olympus E-10 Zoom, the successor to their model 2500. It is a 4.1
Megapixel SLR digital camera with a 9-36mm lens, which is 35 -
140mm, 35mm equivalent. The street price of the E-10
is running between $1300 to $1500 . The price set targets the
E-10 at the high-end amateur user. The largest image size out
of the camera is 2240 X 1680 pixels. The body is constructed
from an aluminum frame body, which is a relief from the current
crop of plastic bodies with a sprinkling of metal.
Steve Sanders has one of his usual
excellent reviews on this camera at his
site,
Steve's Digicams. There is also an excellent review at the
megapixel.net site. Digital Photography Review has posted an exhaustive review on
their site of the E-10.This is my personal camera and in
general I've been happy with it, with the exception being displeased
with the manual focus system that does not focus. The Olympus Support
line has been unable to solve this over the phone and the camera has
been returned to Olympus for evaluation and repair. When the camera
returned, the manual focus worked quite well.
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 SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-F707
October, 2001 - Sony
released their new DSC-F707 5
Megapixel Digicam, a successor to their
DSC-F505. It has a 5.24 Megapixel CCD with a 5:1 optical zoom(35mm equivilent: 38mm-190mm)
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar lens. It has an articulated lens and body,
which might take some getting use to, but aids in taking
pictures above the user or at the waist level. The
DSC-F707 also has a very bright and highly visible
Electronic Viewfinder, the type used on video cameras,
that displays most of the camera's shooting information, such
as F/stop, shutter speed, battery condition, and resolution, etc.
The DSC-F707 also has features to aid in the
capture pictures in almost total darkness, with the inclusion of 2
features named Night Framing and Night Shot. The
current street price of the Sony DSC-F707 is running in the neighborhood
of $999.
Steve's Digicams and Phil Askey's
Digital
Photography Review have excellent reviews posted for
the DSC-F707, as does Dave Etchells at
Imaging
Resource . My own personal opinion is that the image
quality of the DSC-F707, other than issues of red color saturation,
blows away cameras costing hundreds more. The only problem I had was
getting used to the balancing act of holding it in my hands. But,
the image quality was superb! Another negative is the proprietary
flash system and the 'Stick' memory.
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My First Olympus D500-L Pictures
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