The third new lens from Nikkon is the Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, a dream kit lens which is a 35mm equivalent of 24-128mm focal length, and is the first Nikkor 16mm wide-angle lens to be equipped with VR II technology.

The price is estimated to be €599 at Nikon Europe which is a little to much if it is considered as a kit lens, but the street price will surely be cheaper then this, especially outside of Europe.

Technical Specs and yet unofficial announcement of Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR:

The second lens from Nikon to be announced very soon is the AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED. Estimated retail price for the Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED is €519 at Nikon Europe.

Technical Specifications and yet unofficial announcement:

Nikon is expected to announce 3 new and exciting lenses very soon, although none of them are official yet.

Biggest surprise would be the new Nikon PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED Tilt/Shift lens in my opinion. Lack of modern tilt and shift lenses has long been one of the weakest point od Nikon camera system, especially compared to Canon system. Many pro photographers are known to switch to Canon just because of this rissue. With this move, Nikon wants to show how serious they are in competing Pro segment against Canon.

In Summer 2008, two more T/S lenses Nikon PC-E Micro Nikkor 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D ED are expected to be launched to market.

Price and Specifications:

Canon has announced a new 12 Megapixel DSLR: EOS 450D with Live View feature and a 3" LCD screen.

The new EOS 450D features significant improvements over its predecessor 400D (Digital Rebel Xti), like a new 12 MP CMOS sensor, 3.0" LCD monitor, Live View with contrast-detect AF mode, spot metering, 14-bit processing, 3.5 fps continuous shooting, improved AF, a larger viewfinder. Some of the features like spot metering and larger viewfinder have been expected in Rebel series for a long time, and finally Canon decided to satisfy the entry level users with the new 450D in these matters. EOS 450D is surely a feature-rich entry level DSLR camera, even it outmatches its prosumer class brother EOS 40D in some areas like sensor resolution (12 MP vs. 10MP), and Live View implementation (Contrast Detect AF Mode)

Canon also claims improved ergonomics -mainly the hand grip- over the existing Digital Rebel series cameras, which have been one of the most frequently mentioned diasadvantages of the series, especially for the users with big hands. We have to admit that the new 450D has better looks then the 400D, even looks more like a baby 1D series camera in shape.

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Olympus announced the new 10 MP Olympus SP-570 UZ with an incredible zoom range of 26-520mm (35mm equivalent)

As you remember SP-500 was the first digicam with 18x zoom and been followed by similar products from other manufacturers. Now SP-570 UZ gets even wider and longer, featuring the first 20x optical zoom and the capability to double the focal range to 1040mm with the help of optional TCON-17 Teleconverter and CLA-10 Adapter Ring, sets the ultra zoom standarts once again.

These photos of the expected Pentax K200D have been on some forums for few days but we decided not to put on photolectic before confirmation of the originality of the pictures. From the photos, K200D seems to have almost identical outer dimensions with the K100D, which is one of the most compact sized DSLR in the market. Lets wait for the PMA 2008 and see what Pentax will offer in order to compete with the upcoming (?) Canon 450D, Nikon D90, Sony Alpha A300 and others in its class.

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Although the official announcement isn't made by Samsung yet, the photos of the second Samsung DSLR GX-20 are leaked to the net.

This is also good new for the Pentax users since it won't be wrong to assume that the long-waited Pentax K20D is about to be announced with the similar specifications of the Samsung GX-20 since we all know that Samsung and Pentax are in a collaboration in DSLR business and will probably share almost identical bodies and image sensors.

Samsung GX-20 Specs and Availability:

One of the most remarkable digital camera announcement in 2007 was the 60 fps Exilim Pro by Casio. This DSLR-like camera was claimed to be the fastest camera in the world, but being just a prototype at that time, not many people expected it to be mass produced this soon.

Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 is a 6-Megapixel camera with 12x zoom, and has burst shooting capabilities of 60 fps at full resolution. The camera even reaches impressive speed of 1200 fps when image size decreased to 336x96 pixel. EX-F1 can shoot Full HD movies at 60 fps, and a buffer system continiously keeps recording even before you press the shutter, ensuring you don't miss the moment.

This impressive high spees digital camera, which will be the dream tool especially for those who are interested at slow motion movies will be available fom March 2008 with a price tag of $999.99.

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New Sony Alpha A200 Announced

The new DSLR from Sony to replace the Alpha A100 was expected to be announced today at CES (Consumer Electronics Association) at Las Vegas, USA. But hours before the Sony press conference, the details of the new Alpha A200 was leaked to internet.

Below are the detailed specifications of the camera:

Short after the first firmware update for the popular DSLR Alpha A700, Sony released the second firmware update (V3) which provides several improvements over the previous ones.

Improvements over Firmware Version 1:

• The picture sharpness is better under low contrast conditions.
• Noise is reduced when working at high sensitivity ISO setting.
• The flash control is better at close range with a non-ADI control lens.

Improvements over Firmware Version 2:

• When pictures are taken rapidly, the access lamp may stay lit and the system may become inoperable.
• When turning off the camera when the "MR" mode is selected, some settings registered in the MR mode can be reflected in other shooting modes.

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