Olympus – Roumazeilles.net https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress Technology opinions and others Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:47:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Pre-Photokina calendar (photo news) https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/09/15/pre-photokina-calendar-photo-news/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/09/15/pre-photokina-calendar-photo-news/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:09:44 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=2226 What can be forecasted of the most important (in my eyes 🙂 ) announces expected before the Photokina fair in Koln.

18 September Nikon lenses: AF-S 50mm/1.4 G – AF-S 85mm/1.4 G – AF-S 70-200mm/2,8 VRII.Nikon new SLR : D800 or D900 (24.6MP Full Frame dSLR camera, with Sony-designed sensor),

or Nikon new pro SLR: D3x or D4 (not sure, this one should only be ready at the end of 2008 or early 2009).
23 September Photoshop CS4 & Flash CS4
Only during Photokina Olympus first camera with Micro Four Thirds sensor
Probably never Canon EF 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS II (le remplaçant du télé-zoom à succés de la gamme Canon)

Beware: We said announces, not releases.

Already done:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 21.6 Megapixel Full Frame SLR
New ZE lens family from Carl Zeiss (for Canon EF):

  • Planar 50mm f/1.4 (580€),
  • Planar 85mm f/1.4 (1000€),
  • Distagon 21mm f/2.8 (1400€).
Panasonic DMC-G1 new SLR camera, with Micro Four Thirds sensor
Sony Alpha 900 (Full Frame 24.6-MP SLR) and assorted pro lenses
(Sony 70-400 f4-5.6 G SSM, Carl Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8)
Photoshop CS4 (previewed in Photoshop World show in Las Vegas)
Google Picasa v3 (with face recognition)
Bibble 5 Pro
Canon EOS 50D

Beware: This will be updated as often as needed. This may lead to repeated publications in the RSS feeds and some publication date changes.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/09/15/pre-photokina-calendar-photo-news/feed/ 1 2007: 131 million photo cameras https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/04/06/2007-131-million-photo-cameras/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/04/06/2007-131-million-photo-cameras/#respond Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:01:09 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/04/06/2007-131-million-photo-cameras/ According to IDC, the sales of photo cameras progressed by 24% in 2007 to 131 million cameras. The global market is in the hands of several companies:

  • Canon: 24.5 millions (18%)
  • Sony: 20.9 millions (16%)
  • Kodak: 12.6 millions (10%)
  • Samsung: 11.7 millions (9%)
  • Nikon: 11.4 mililons (8.4%)
  • Olympus: 11.3 mililons (8.3%)

For the SLR market (Single Lens Reflex), two companies are overwhelming:

  • Canon: 43%
  • Nikon: 40%

Canon looses some ground to Nikon, but the margins were going down thanks to added competition.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2008/04/06/2007-131-million-photo-cameras/feed/ 0 Olympus E-3, a pro D-SLR: the tests https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/10/26/olympus-e-3-a-pro-d-slr-the-tests/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/10/26/olympus-e-3-a-pro-d-slr-the-tests/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:45:19 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/10/26/olympus-e-3-a-pro-d-slr-the-tests/ Olympus launches a new digital photo SLR for the 4/3 format. This already produced a small flood of tests, analysis and commentaries on the Internet. Here is my selection:

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/10/26/olympus-e-3-a-pro-d-slr-the-tests/feed/ 0 A pro camera at Olympus: E-3 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/31/a-pro-camera-at-olympus-e-3/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/31/a-pro-camera-at-olympus-e-3/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:16:43 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/31/a-pro-camera-at-olympus-e-3/ The newest pro SLR camera from Olympus appeared shortly in Korea. So, you may find a few interesting bits at:

Olympus E-3

Really not much to see, but this was probably not a mockup.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/31/a-pro-camera-at-olympus-e-3/feed/ 0 Olympus, the tests https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/07/olympus-the-tests/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/07/olympus-the-tests/#respond Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:47:31 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2007/08/07/olympus-the-tests/ Olympus has now two excellent products in its 4/3 family of digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras: Evolt E-410 and Evolt E-510. Let’s list some of the most prominent tests/reviews published recently on the web.

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Reviewed cameras
Canon 30D, 5D, Digital Rebel XT (350D), Digital Rebel XTi (400D), 1D Mark III , 1Ds Mark II
Nikon D200, D2Hs, D2Xs, D40, D40x, D80
Fuji FinePix S5 Pro
Olympus Evolt E-510, E-500, E-410, E-330
Pentax *ist D, K100D, K110D, K10D
Samsung GX-1L, GX-1S, GX-10
Sigma SD-14
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100

This is not everyday that a web site makes the effort to compare 26 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras in one single article/review. Nevertheless, this is what GearDigest (affiliated to the excellent Tom’s Hardware of good fame among PC enthusiasts) does today. This is an orgy of cameras between $600 and $7000 (around 600-7000€)! Are missing though: Panasonic and Leica for being late and the Fuji S3 pro that is -surprisingly- considered a specialty camera for infrared.

The guide contains several pages of explanations and of theory on the advantages of the specificities of the SLR and DSLR cameras (the journalist visibly does not expect its readers to know much about that photo technology and compensates with the clarity of his writing).

unfortunately (but this is understandable for a general public audience – rather than photo enthusiasts), the comparison is done essentially at the limited level of technical characteristics. Nonetheless, this is a very wide review of the photo DSLR landscape of available products and it will ease the initial sorting between the many offers.

Link.

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