Photokina organiser, Koelnmesse, will launch the first specialised imaging and photography show in South-East-Asia and the Pacific region in Singapore on 2 November.
Nikon Coolpix 8400
Physically, the Coolpix 8400 looks like a chunky version of the 5-megapixel Coolpix 5400 but has a wider angle of view, an electronic viewfinder and larger monitor, plus an LCD data display on the top panel. The menu systems are identical in both cameras but the 8400’s flash pops up and the mode dial sits above the command wheel on the top left corner of the camera body.
Nikon Coolpix 5100
Nikon’s highest-featured digicam with controls to suit enthusiast photographers.Nikon’s new flagship digicam, the Coolpix P5100 represents a minor update to its predecessor, the P5000. Sensor resolution is increased from 10 to 12.1 megapixels. The lens is the same in both models and includes lens-shift VR image stabilisation. Raw file capture has not been re-introduced, which puts the P5100 at a disadvantage when compared with Canon’s PowerShot G9.
Kara Rosenlund Named 2003 Canon/AIPP Australian Pro Photographer of the Year
Queensland photographer, Kara Rosenlund, has been named as the winner of the 2003 Canon/AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year Awards.
Nikon 1 V1
A compact system camera with a 2.7x crop factor, hybrid AF system and Full HD movie recording.The Nikon 1 V1 is the higher-specified model of two cameras introduced as a new interchangeable-lens digital camera system on 21 September, 2011. Based on a relatively small sensor (see below), these cameras have been designed for snapshooters who want better image quality than a small-sensor digicam provides but would never consider buying a DSLR. (They probably wouldn’t invest in additional lenses, either.)
Join the LUMIX Life Gallery
Panasonic is inviting photographers to submit images to the LUMIX Life online gallery for a chance to have their images displayed both online and at the first of a series of public exhibitions.
Jules Newcombe Named SA Photographer of the Year
Jules Newcombe of Pear Walk Studios in Belair was named as South Australian Photographer of the Year 2008 at the National Australian Accredited Professional Photographers Awards last night.
Leica X1
A very expensive, large-sensor compact camera with intuitive manual exposure controls and support for DNG raw file capture – but not video recording.Leica’s announcement of the X1 in early September 2009 took the market by surprise. Given the company’s liaison with Panasonic, many analysts expected to see a version of the Panasonic GF1. But the X1 is quite different. A fixed-lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor in a compact body, it provides only P, A, S and M shooting modes, doesn’t support video and lacks an optical viewfinder (one is available as an optional accessory).
Leica V-Lux 1
A capable, but pricey, prestige long-zoom digicam with some worthwhile features for digital photographers.Essentially a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 in Leica livery, the V-Lux 1 has taken just over a year to reach us. In that time, Panasonic has added two new models to its FZ line-up so the V-Lux 1 looks dated in comparison. Fortunately, it still has some worthwhile features for today’s digital photographers, including a reasonably large 10-megapixel imager and a fast, optically stabilised 12x zoom lens. Raw file capture is also provided but, despite Leica’s use of DNG-RAW in its other cameras, the V-Lux 1 appears to use the same file format as the FZ50.
Japanese Scientists Photograph Giant Squid
Two Japanese scientists, Tsunemi Kubodera and Kyoichi Mori, have captured the first ever photographs of a giant squid in the wild, using automated cameras.