Retro film camera brings back memories

Japanese company Superheadz is known for producing some really wacky cameras, and its latest film-based 35mm shooter, the blackbird, fly, takes design inspirations from the past and looks like the twin-lens reflex (TLR) cameras your grandparents used to have.

The blackbird, fly has two 33mm lenses with two aperture settings--F7 and F11--and shutter speed is fixed at 1/125 second. To take a picture, flip open the lid on the top and compose your shot. As with most TLRs, the orientation of the image will be opposite, so it may take some getting used to. Focusing is done manually and you get a choice of three image sizes. There is the typical 24 x 36mm, as well as two square formats--24 x 24mm and 36 x 36mm.

While this novelty shooter may be an interesting conversation piece, it is not exactly cheap for a film camera. It'll set you back US$127.50 and is available online.

Rumormonger on the loose with Nikon D3x

A thread in a popular imaging forum has pointed out that Nikon's successor to the acclaimed D3 is in the works and will be announced in December.

The rumored full-frame shooter is said to be named D3x, and will house a 24.4-megapixel sensor with nine frames per second burst mode. The noise-reduction algorithm is said to be better and processing speed has been bumped up to meet the needs of sports photographers.

However, this dSLR could be one of the most expensive when launched, if the price tag of US$6,499 indicated in the forum is correct.

We will provide updates once we hear from Nikon regarding this new camera.

Attention, Google Maps fans: Here come GeoEye photos

Golden Bears fans, take note: The first high-resolution photos from GeoEye's newest satellite, GeoEye-1, have begun arriving, and Kutztown University in Pennsylvania is the first subject of scrutiny.

These are the shots that eventually will show up on Google Maps and Google Earth; Google has an exclusive partnership to use the GeoEye-1 imagery for online services. The satellite's camera can capture image details as small as 41 centimeters, though commercial customers only get 50-centimeter resolution because of U.S. regulations.

The Kutztown University image was taken at noon EDT Tuesday while the satellite was moving south at an altitude of 423 miles at a speed of 4.5 miles per second relative to the Earth's surface, GeoEye said.

GeoEye launched the satellite on September 6; GeoEye-2 is slated for a launch in 2011 or 2012. It has a 25-centimeter resolution.

Via CNET News

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark IV: the rumors begin

After just about a year on the market, the rumors have started about a replacement for Canon's flagship EOS-1Ds dSLR. The blog trail, which seems to have started in a forum at photofans.cn but which I read on Photography Bay, speculates that the specifications will include the current sensor, but two Digic 4 processors which will enable a bump to ISO 12,800 and a burst rate of 6.8fps, HD video capture, and a jump to a 69-point AF system.
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Canon announces prices for new cameras

Canon has lifted the lid on the Asian pricing of four of its latest shooters, and it seems they will cost slightly more than rival cameras.

Canon's high-end point-and-shoot, the PowerShot G10, has a recommended retail price of S$869 (US$617.36). This is much pricier than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, which has a retail price of S$799 (US$567.63). Nikon's GPS-enabled Coolpix P6000 is retailing for S$699 (US$496.59), so this would make the Canon the most costly of the lot. While we expect the street price of the G10 to be lower, it should still cost more than its competition. Will its image quality and features justify the high price? We'll find out in a full review soon when we get our hands on a unit.
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