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  • Samsung GX-20

    Samsung GX-20

    After the announcement of the Pentax K20D, Samsung imemdiately rushed its own version under the name of Samsung GX-20. There is no surprise here since the contracts/agreements between Pentax and Samsung allow them to share the 14.6MP CMOS sensor developped by Samsung and to produce cameras that are essentially identical: same electronic hardware, slightly different…

  • Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi, let’s start!

    Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi, let’s start!

    Finally, the announcement that we were expecting from Canon for today (in preparation of next week’s PMA) is about a low-cost consumer D-SLR camera: Canon EOS 450D. The most significant features are: 12.2 MP CMOS sensor Improved 9-zone AF system Continuous shooting at 3.5fps for up to 53 JPEG (6 RAW) Spot metering 14 bit…

  • Plenty of news at Pentax D-SLR

    Plenty of news at Pentax D-SLR

    First, here comes the Pentax K20D at the high end of the market: DP Review DP Review brief hands-on PhotographyBLOG Photos K20D @ PhotographyBLOG PopPhoto Then comes the Pentax K200D, for a less expensive price point: DP Review PhotographyBLOG Simultaneously, they also announce a batch of high-end lenses to add to the already interesting line…

  • Brit women prefer Internet to sex

    I always thought that our neighbours of the United Kingdom could be stranger than most aliens (not people from other countries, but beings from outer space, mind you). Now, according to the Sun, Brit women find more relaxing to go surfing the web (18%) than having sex (7%). You’re free to find the reasons why.

  • Pentax K20D with 14.6MP sensor

    The new Samsung 14.6 mega-pixel sensor will be found in the new Pentax K20D. Probably a pretty good camera to be seen at the next PMA. Source: DPR.

  • Sony Alpha 300/900 in PMA next week?

    PhotographyBlog is wondering whether Sony’s promise to add some more new product in PMA next week will bring us a new D-SLR (either the entry-level Alpha 300 or the flasgship high-end Alpha 900). We’ll see.

  • Pintos, by Bev Doolittle

    Pintos, by Bev Doolittle

    Pinto horses, five of them, in “Pintos”, one of many optical illusion-based paintings from Bev Doolittle.

  • Orange-backed Troupial

    Orange-backed Troupial

    Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it My photo is just Ok, but it’s not as nice as the one from Rémy Robin, hereafter, which I thank for allowing me to present it here: Copyright Rémy Robin – All rights reservedClick on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus, Troupiale orange).…

  • Sony Alpha 300

    Sony Alpha 300

    Just found on the net, a group of photos of what could be the next D-SLR from Sony: the Sony Alpha 300. Update: this last image is of the Sony Alpha 200 andabsolutely NOT of a possible Sony Alpha 300 (in the previous photos). I will try to find more about this. Source: EK-gadgets.

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