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October 14,
2009: Nikon today announces
the introduction of the D3S, the
camera that enables professionals to
take control of the unpredictable
and extends the possibilities for
action photographers everywhere.
Built upon the widely acclaimed
Nikon D3, the D3S advances low light
photography to another level and
sets in motion new creative options
for multi-media movie shooting.
Robert Cristina, Manager,
Professional Products for Nikon
Europe, comments: “The D3S rewrites
the rules for extreme low light
photography, enabling photographers
to take control of ambient light.
Professionals from all over the
world have contributed to making the
best even better.”
It’s what we need, now.
Francois Marit, Photo Technical
Manager at global news provider,
Agence France Presse, said: “Since
we started using the Nikon D3, we
have also been exploring movie
capture to see exactly how it can
help us. Now the D3S gives us
exactly what we need, the ability to
shoot pictures and movies with one
piece of professional equipment.
This enables us to transmit complete
packages of still images and movie
clips from the thousands of news and
sports events we cover every week,
and will really give us the edge in
both online and print formats”
Bill Frakes, one of the first
professional photographers to trial
the D3S, said: “I make career
decisions in milliseconds and I want
the best possible image quality
every time I push the button. I need
a camera that responds precisely,
quickly and consistently. The D3S
does that and more and this gives me
enormous freedom.”
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October 20, 2009
– Canon today announces the launch
of the new EOS-1D Mark IV – a
high-speed, professional Digital SLR
(DSLR) camera designed to empower
photographers to capture
split-second moments in high
resolution, under the most
challenging of conditions. Ideal for
shooting action, sports, news events
and wildlife photography, the Canon
EOS-1D Mark IV delivers speed, power
and high-resolution images, creating
the perfect camera for photographers
who require reliability in
fast-paced, high-pressure
situations.
Developed incorporating feedback
from professional photographers, the
EOS-1D Mark IV features a new Canon
16.1MP APS-H CMOS sensor and a brand
new 45-point Auto Focus (AF) system
with 39 f/2.8 sensitive cross-type
points, providing a wide selection
of precise focus areas across the
frame. Dual “DIGIC 4” processors
provide the power to shoot
continuous, high-resolution images
at up to 10 frames per second (fps),
as well as delivering the widest ISO
range ever to feature in a Canon
camera.
“Throughout the EOS-1D Mark IV’s
development, we’ve carefully studied
feedback from our photographers and
developed a camera to meet their
specific requirements” said Mr.
Shinbori, Senior General Manager of
Camera Development Center, Canon
Inc. “With a brand new, high-quality
CMOS sensor and Dual “DIGIC 4”
processors, the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
allows photographers to be the first
to get the highest quality images to
picture desks in what is becoming an
increasingly competitive market.”
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September 9, 2009
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Leica has officially revealed the M9
- a full frame version of its
M-mount rangefinder. The Leica M9,
with its 24 x 36mm, 18 megapixel
sensor is, according to the company:
'the world's smallest full-frame
system camera.' The body is
available in a new 'Steel Gray'
finish and offers minor button
re-arrangement over the M8 - all the
major changes relate to the
internals. The Kodak-developed CCD
sensor features improved offset
microlenses to optimize performance
at the edges of the frame along with
a sensor cover with improved
filtering of infrared light so
lens-mounted IR filters are no
longer needed. Most importantly, the
35mm film-sized sensor means every
Leica M-mount lens provides the
originally intended field of view.
Three years ago Leica revealed the
M8, its first digital rangefinder.
The M8 looked similar to the film M7
but was a completely new body, with
a 27 x 18 mm (1.3x FOV crop) 10
megapixel Kodak CCD sensor and no
resolution-sapping anti-alias
filter. However it wasn’t all plain
sailing, all modern digital cameras
feature a glass UV/IR filter in
front of the sensor, and in the case
of the M8 the design was
particularly thin (just 0.5 mm)
which turned out, in production, not
to be strong enough. We along with
several other testers noted this
issue, and soon Leica were producing
screw-on UV/IR filters for their
lenses in order to eliminate the
effects of such spectral pollution.
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