Digital photography news

Digital photography news
- Nobel prize in physics for inventing CCD Sensor
  Half of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, inventors of the charge-coupled device, or CCD, which forms the basis for most digital camera sensors. In 1969 Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented the first successful imaging technology using a digital sensor, a
- Leica announces Oskar Barnack Award 2010
  Leica has announced its 31st Oskar Barnack Award for themed photo series, with a first prize of €5,000. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs (minimum 10 up to a maximum of 12 images, only one series per participant) expressing ‘the interaction between man and the environment’. There is also a
- Canon EOS 50D
  Canon has launched the much anticipated EOS 50D, an upgraded version of EOS 40D. On the surface it looks almost similar to its predecessor. However, there are quite a few significant improvements; fifteen megapixel CMOS sensor, faster DIGIC 4 processor, 3.0″ VGA LCD monitor with Live View mode offering 3 AF modes, ISO sensitivity expandable
- Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS
  Canon today announces its latest D-SLR, the EOS 1000D. Featuring a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, 7-point wide area AF system and up to 3fps continuous JPEG shooting until the memory card is full, the EOS 1000D represents a more affordable entry point to the world of EOS cameras – whilst taking full advantage of over
- Canon EOS 450D / Rebel XSi
  Canon has announced the new EOS Rebel XSi, which is a 12.2 megapixel consumer level DSLR that packs a ton of “pro” upgrades.
- First Nikon Full Frame, D3
  It’s here, after perhaps the longest period of speculation ever Nikon has today lifted the covers on their first full-frame digital SLR, the new 12.1 megapixel D3. The D3 is all about speed and sensitivity, twelve megapixels on a big CMOS chip means large photosites (8.45 µm pitch to be precise) and that adds up