Taking an altogether different take on the micro four thirds system than Panasonic did with the G1, Olympus today showed off a concept camera that took micro four thirds much more in the direction that I had imagined. The concept as ..read more

If you’ve been wondering how much the new 24 megapixel, full frame Sony A900 might cost the above ad running in China might provide some clues. For the currency exchange challenged readers out there, 19900 yuan works out to be around $2900. If ..read more

It’s just 2 more days till Sony is supposed to announce the A900 Digital SLR to the world, but we realize alot of folks just can’t wait…So just for you, a couple more pics of the A900 out in the field ..read more

via Imaging Insider

Cnet’s tech blog, Crave, has been informed by Canon that:

it will replace a “long overdue model”…

Reading between the lines:

“Canon EOS 5D replacement for Photokina”

If you were curious about that mention of “intelligent preview” in the specs of the A900, and found the distinction odd (why not the familiar term “live view”), then perhaps David Kilpatrick’s (Photoclubalpha.com) explanation will help shed some light for you.

I ..read more

We said it before, and we weren’t joking.

Sony’s camera, a new member of its “alpha” family of cameras, will be shown at a company event that is scheduled to take place in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Sony didn’t offer any other information about the camera ..read more

Adorama Newsdesk’s Mason Resnick has posted his predictions for this year’s Photokina.

Now I wasn’t planning to post my predictions for Photokina till after Photokina ends, as I’ve learned that way they tend to be significantly more accurate, but I will say that Resnick’s ..read more

This ad says August 28.

And consensus says the 27th. We think the odds are good for a camera or two on one of those dates. What to expect? Well there is a lot of forum speculation on “rangefinder” type cameras, but ..read more