Komamura: New MiniDigi limited edition

09:05 EDT - A press release from Komamura, the Japanese distributor for German camera company Rollei, announces a new limited edition variant of the RolleiFlex MiniDigi digital camera model it first announced in 2003.

Initially sold in a 1.3 megapixel variant, a slightly higher-res MiniDigi was launched in July 2004, and it is this unit which the new camera is identical to in all but color. The MiniDigi features the unusual choice of a two megpaixel square CMOS sensor, coupled with a 9mm fixed focus lens. The focusing range is 0.7m to infinity, and shutter speeds are now 1/15 to 1/4000 second. An interpolated three... (More)

Hasselblad: pricing for new products

06:47 EDT - Famous Swedish camera brand Hasselblad has today announced pricing for its new products, just announced at Photokina.

The most impressive of Hasselblad's announcements has to be the 39 megapixel H3D medium format digital SLR - the world's first with a full 48mm frame-sized image sensor, to be priced at €24,900 (roughly equivalent to US$31,500 ignoring exchange rate fluctuations, taxes and duties and rounded to the nearest $500). The 22 megapixel variant of the same camera will be €19,900 (US$25,000). The... (More)

Big city, small cars. But in Cologne, small cars are really small cars. The diminutive Smart cars can be parked sideways and are very popular. There's even a quite sporty version. But on our way to the tram, we also saw a sleek Alfa Romeo and a venerable Deux Chevaux. And those limos are all Audis. Bikes are also popular here (well, it's flat, for one thing and gas is more expensive than inkjet cartridges,... (More)