Digital Cameras

Yesterday (Thursday 2nd February 2012) Pentax announced the launch of the Pentax K-01, a mirrorless interchangeable lens digital camera that joins the ever-popular Pentax K series. As well as supporting all the Pentax K mount lenses and D-SLR accessories, the K-01 also supports the dedicated XS lenses and comes packaged with an incredibly slim (1cm thick) 40mm F2.8 XS lens to match its design.

On Wednesday 1st February Nikon announced not one, not two, but ten new digital compact cameras to join the well established Coolpix clan! Joining Nikon’s popular Coolpix range are two new P series cameras, four new L series compacts and four new stylish S series cameras.

Since the Fuji X100 was launched to an incredible response over a year ago, the question on many people’s lips has been: when will the X-series add an interchangeable lens camera to its lineup? Well it’s here and it’s more than just an interchangeable lens version of the X100, it’s an impressive camera in its own right.

Yesterday Canon has released 2 NEW compact camera’s to their already well established IXUS range – The Canon IXUS 500 HS (left) and the Canon IXUS 125 HS (right). The two new additions take a new place in the IXUS line up and do not replace any of the current existing models.

It’s that exciting time of year again when new product announcements start rolling in and Canon’s announcement of the high-end PowerShot G1 X compact camera this afternoon is very exciting indeed! Created for professionals and keen enthusiasts alike, the G1 X is a serious bit of kit packed into a relatively small body.

After the introduction of the first mirrorless Interchangeable lens camera (ILC) in 2008, its popularity has increased immensely in the photographic market. On Wednesday 21stSeptember 2011, Nikon launched its own range of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras – The Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 J1!

This morning Canon have announced the launch of their new advanced compact camera – the Canon PowerShot S100 – the replacement of the highly-acclaimed S95. Over 11 months have passed since the Canon S95 was released, so it was only a matter of time before Canon bought out its shiny new replacement.

Canon have just released details of three new digital cameras – the SX150, the latest in their range of PowerShot compacts, in addition to two brand new IXUS compacts: the 1100 HS and the 230 HS. All three cameras are packed with a range of tweaks, improvements and new features…

Over 18 months have passed since the E-P2 was released, and this week Olympus has launched its long-anticipated replacement: the E-P3. The latest generation of the ever-popular PEN range of Micro Four Thirds system cameras still sports it’s classic, retro styling as well as some rather exciting new features…

Today Pentax announced the brand-new Q interchangeable lens system camera and five accompanying Q-system lenses. The Pentax Q boasts a range of features and claims to be the “world’s smallest and lighest interchangeable lens system camera”