Karen M. Cheung

Olympus representative sat down and talked with DCI about the new camera. Toshiyuki Terada of Digital SLR, Olympus Tokyo, Sally Smith Clemens, and Richard S. Pelkowski of Olympus Imaging America Inc.

Along with the launch of the E-3 digital SLR flagship, Olympus today unveiled new companion accessories: three new four-third lenses of a 12-60mm, 50-200mm, 14-35mm, a teleconverter lens for extended zoom, two new flashes, and a battery holder. The access

Olympus today launched its new flagship model, the E-3 digital SLR and follow-up to the E-1. The new Olympus SLR has finally been announced and claims to be the “world’s fastest auto focus” camera with a new 11-point biaxial cross type AF system.

Leica yesterday announced it will extend the limited offer of the Leica Digilux 3 with Leica D Vario Elmarit 1:2,8-3,5/14-50mm ASPH lens through Dec. 31. As a registered Leica member, customers receive 30 percent off the original cost of $2,499.

University of Central Florida (UCF) researchers have developed two types of adaptive lens technology, liquid crystal (LC) and liquid lenses. Due to its compact size, greater zoom abilities, and inexpensive production costs, the adaptive lenses could be us

Canon recently released updated firmware for its consumer digital SLR, the EOS Digital Rebel XTi. Version 1.1.1 includes data for three new lenses and adds Polish to its lists of supported languages.

Among updates, the H3D-II successor promises a bigger LCD screen, improved color and detail, a heat cooling system, and a new embedded GPS system to record coordinates during capture. The H3D-II bodies will have a price range from $25,000 to $34,000.

The updated software includes new Photomerge technology, a Quick Selection Tool, and Guided Edit, while promising integration with Premiere Elements 4, Adobe’s video editing software also announced today.