École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland created a panoptic camera that resembles a fly’s eye – it has 100 cameras and the combined image is rendered on a computer providing a 360° view in 3D. The camera is also able to measure the distance to an objects and can potentially be used in the car, movies and video games industries:
Via Gizmodo
This dpreview forum member claims that Sigma will announce their mirrorless interchangeable lens camera in few hours. Sigma has made a statement in the past that they are developing a mirrorless camera with a Foveon sensor. Based on the pictures, the new Sigma EVIL camera will have a M mount (Leica) unless there is an adapter. This could also be a DIY project, based on the existing Sigma DP1 camera.
Update: the original source of those pictures – this indeed is a DIY project initially posted on xitek.com. More information on this E-mount conversions can be found here:
Zeiss released their financial results for the fiscal year 2009/10 and they are doing pretty good:
Full press release after the break:
Engadget posted those teasers from Polaroid and it looks like the instant camera maker will be unveiling a new product at CES 2011 (in Las Vegas between January 6-9th, 2011):
Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a Sigma Macro 50mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens with image stabilization:
For comparison, this is the lens diagram of the current 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro lens:
This is Hugo Gaggion’s (Sony Broadcast & Professional Solutions CTO) presentation “4K/2K End-to-End – The Sony 4K Roadmap” from the 2010 HD World show in New York. The presentation is rather technical, but if you are interesting in videography and the latest pro video cameras from Sony, you will find it interesting:
The previously rumored firmware upgrade for Sony A900/A850 DSLR cameras is now available online.
Full press release after the break:
In the next few weeks Birger Engineering will be releasing a Micro Four Thirds adapter with aperture control for EOS lenses. It is not clear yet if the adapter will also support AF (I contacted the company but did not get a response). The rumored price of $700 will make it a hard sell, but it is good to see that independent companies are working on different solution for m4/3.
The winner of the Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic LumixLX5 book is… lkm51.
Congratulations to the winner!
