What else is new? [Weekend Digest]

• 12 years ago
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• Hasselblad HTS1.5 tilt/shift adapter returns to US market after pending litigation involving a patent infringement claim.

• Scientists develop disposable digital camera that dissolves inside the human body.

• Canon released firmware update Ver. 1.1.1, which enhances the 61-point High Density Reticular AF System of the EOS-1DX DSLR. This firmware update adds two autofocus capabilities: AF point illumination during AI Servo AF and cross-type AF at f/8.
• Sony also announced firmware updates for a77 and NEX-7 and few other models.
• Sony closing camera lens plant, 2,000 to lose their jobs. More layoffs are expected.