Not that this should really surprise anyone, but Olympus seems to have gone on record to confirm that the company is no longer interested in developing entry-level DSLRs in light of its successful PEN series, which are based on the Micro Four Thirds system.
“We do not have concrete plans to replace the E-620 and other recent SLRs. The entry level SLR class can be completely replaced by the Pen system in terms of performance.” -Toshiyuki Terada, Product manager of SLR Olympus Planning Department
Terada went on to say that Olympus plans on developing an advanced-PEN camera and, at some point, Olympus expects to phase out DSLRs entirely in favor of the mirrorless Micro Four Thirds cameras.
The Sony NEX-5 is a 14.2MP mirrorless camera in an ultra-compact form-factor. If not for the DSLR-sized kit lens that attaches to the NEX-5, this camera would rival some of the consumer pocket cameras in size. And with the available 16mm lens (shown above), you could make a good argument that it does.
In addition to the great still images the NEX-5 produces with its large, APS-C format sensor, the camera can also capture 1920 x 1080 Full HD video at 60i. What’s more is the budget-friendly price tag that slides the kit under the $700 mark.
Corel Paint it! Show is a new photo-painting slideshow app for the iPad that lets you “Select an album from your Facebook account or images from your iPad, start the slideshow and let Corel Paint it! Show do the rest. You can also save your favorite painted images on your iPad, post them to your Facebook account, or email them to friends and family.”
Zunow has created a PL mount adapter for Canon DSLRs such as the 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV and 7D. The adapter uses high quality optical glass in order to maintain the 35m light circle and maintain depth of field. The Zunow PL mount adapter is estimated to retail at $2800.
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