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Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 - CNET editors' review 2007-10-13 16:25:00 The good: Exceptionally streamlined, comfortable shooting design; broad, functional feature set, including sensor-shift image stabilizer; excellent photo quality; generally fast performance.The bad: A few design quirks; proprietary hot shoe.The bottom line: A top-of-the-line amateur digital SLR camera, the SonyAlpha
DSLR-A700 will delight Konica Minolta diehards and makes a great choice if you don't already have a stake in other lens systems. Reviewed by: Lori GruninI know Sony's older, entry-level Alpha DSLR-A100 has its share of fans, but I never got a chance to shoot with it, which made the 12-megapixel Alpha DSLR-A700 my introduction to Sony's take on dSLRs. And I soon found that the unprepossessing, very un-Sony-like design camouflages a sophisticated dSLR that's enjoyable to shoot and can hold its own quite well against models from veteran camera manufacturers such as Canon and Nikon. True, much of the DNA for Sony's dSLRs comes from the company's acquisition of deceased Read more:review
Sony World Photography Awards 2007-10-13 06:59:00 The World
Photography Awards
(WPA), sponsored by Sony
, is an international showcase of the best images taken by renowned and undiscovered photographers alike. From landscape to music and photojournalism to fashion photography, the WPA is the first awards of its kind and is supported by hundreds of the industry’s top photographers, critics, gallery curators, directors, founders and more.Featuring eleven different categories, both professional and amateur photographers will be invited to enter work from 9th October 2007 until mid-January 2008. All entries will be judged by a prestigious academy of experts and the winners will be announced at a black tie awards ceremony in Cannes at the Palais des Festivals on 24th April 2008.The awards and subsequent exhibition will be to photography what the Oscars are to the film industry. With an annual ceremony and black tie gala taking place on the prestigious Côte d’Azur, the World Photography Awards are set to become the largest and most impo
18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS 2007-10-13 06:23:00 Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new 18-200 F3.5-6.3 DC OS lens.11.1 high zoom ratio lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras and incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) technology.This high ratio zoom lens incorporates Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function and exclusively designed for digital SLR cameras. It is perfectly suitable for low light conditions, indoors, at dusk and telephoto range. SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass and aspherical glass provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7”) throughout the entire zoom range and has a maximum magnification of 1:3.9. The inner focusing system is suitable for using a petal-type lens hood supplied and also circular polarizing filters.Sigma’s own unique technology OS (Optical Stabilizer) functionThe 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 OS is equipped with Sigma’s own unique OS (Optical Stabilizer) technology.
EOS 5D DSLR Price Drop and Double Cash Back Rebates Incl. Select Lenses and Accessories 2007-10-13 03:02:00 Canon Canada Inc. has today announced a series of rebates on the full frame 12.8 MP Canon EOS 5D digital SLR, along with savings on a number of Canon EF lenses and other Canon accessories including the Canon 430EX and Canon 580EX external speedlite flash units.Purchase any combination of two or more different Products listed on the form and receive the double rebate value for each Product purchased. Purchase an eligible EOS digital camera/kit with any one of the Products listed and receive the double rebate value on that item. Eligible EOS Digital cameras/ kits are; EOS 1Ds Mark III body, EOS 1D Mark III body, EOS 40D body and kit, EOS Rebel XTi body and kit, EOS Rebel XT body and kit.more : digitalreview Read more:Rebates
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Leica's loyal customers' offer extended 2007-10-13 02:49:00 The exclusive purchase option certificate for our loyalcustomers
. Our special offer for Leica
's loyal customer will be extended till 31.12.2007: The customer loyalty bonus for your new LEICA DIGILUX 3 including the lens LEICA D VARIO ELMARIT 1:2,8-3,5/14-50 mm ASPH. Your price advantage: up to 30% * As a Leica customer, you can register now for the Leica Owners Area. Secure your purchase option certificate, which will authorize you to purchase this DIGILUX 3 set with your customer loyalty bonus. This offer is exclusive and not subject to any other offers. Register here *The price advantage may vary
Nikon D300 launch immenent 2007-10-13 02:37:00 Pro and would be pro-photographers round the world are anxiously awaiting the Nikon
D300’s launch in November.Nikon announced their 2008 lineup in August and everyone has been holding their breaths since. With a new 12.3 effective-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor, Nikon’s original EXPEED digital image processing concept, Scene Recognition System and the new Picture Control System, pundits are expecting the D300 to be THE D-SLR to own in 2008.But no one has managed anything other than a quick glimpse so far. Talk about teasing. The D300 is able to shoot at up to 8 fps in continuous bursts of up to 100 shots at full resolution. Good grief! That feature alone is worth the wait. Near instantaneous power-ups and a shutter release time lag of less than 0.05 seconds? No excuse for missing a shot with this camera.more : thetechbrief
DSLR Remote Pro v1.5 released 2007-10-13 01:36:00 Breeze Systems announce the immediate availability of DSLR Remote
Pro v1.5 for controlling Canon EOS cameras on Microsoft Windows. This innovative and highly regarded remote control application now controls Canon's new EOS 40D and 1D Mark III cameras. DSLR Remote Pro v1.5 has the unique ability to autofocus the 40D and 1D Mark III from a PC using a contrast detection algorithm on the large remote live view display.New in DSLR Remote Pro v1.5Canon EOS 1D Mark III and 40D users can use DSLR Remote Pro v1.5 to view full frame live images on a PC screen, autofocus at a distance from the camera using the remote live image, and focus manually from a PC with the mouse wheel or using the cursor keys. Fine control over focus is obtained using the large live view image and the ability to zoom to pixel level and view the magnified detail live on the PC screen. Lining up panorama shots and stop frame animation is made easier using DSLR Remote Pro v1.5's unique onion skinning ability combined wit
TAMRON PARTNERS WITH TRISCAPE TO PROMOTE DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY 2007-10-12 14:53:00 Scrapbookers can enter to win a Tamron 18-250mm zoom lens as part of Digital Scrapbooking Day festivitiesOctober 10, 2007, Commack, NY ––Tamron has partnered with Triscape, Inc, makers of the award-winning FxFoto Creative photo organization and digital scrapbooking software, to promote Digital Scrapbooking Day, held this year on November 3rd. Tamron, a leading manufacturer of high power zoom lenses for digital SLR cameras, is sponsoring a giveaway of the popular Tamron AF18-250mm Di II All-In-One Zoom Lens. Tamron’s partnership with Triscape speaks of their commitment to providing resources for high-quality photos and their support of the digital scrapbooking community. The Tamron AF18-250mm Di II All-In-One Zoom Lens is a lightweight, compact, and ultimate high-power zoom lens designed for exclusive use with digital SLR cameras equipped with APS-C sized image sensors, such as Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony DSLR models. Weighing just over 15 ounces, it is so remarkab
Kodak Focuses on the Consumer 2007-10-12 14:14:00 At a press event held this week in Barcelona, Spain, Kodak
outlined its future plans, admitting that it had no current intentions to enter the digital SLR market. Instead the company will focus its efforts on the general consumer and attempt to strengthen its position as the 3rd biggest manufacturer worldwide for digital still cameras. The new CMOS sensor that was launched back in July on the entry-level C513 camera was heralded as a “huge breakthrough” for Kodak by John O’Grady, the MD of Europe, strongly hinting that future models will employ the same technology.Kodak also backed-up its claims of 50% cheaper inkjet printing with a new independent report from QualityLogic that verifies the cost savings. The report concluded that prints made on Kodak’s 5500 and 5300 all-in-one printers were up to 3 times less expensive than the industry average, across three different categories of printing. For black prints, Kodak’s prints costs 0.23 Euros per page, against 0.6 Euros average Read more:Consumer
Digital S.L.R.’s That Let You Shoot Like a Pro 2007-10-12 13:46:00 To an ordinary person, the summer might mean barbecues, baseball games and trips to the beach. To a photography nut, however, it means longer days of sunlight, brighter subject colors (beach balls, bathing suits) and more people who don’t have to be told to “Smile!”Nothing has turned more ordinary people into shutterbugs than recent price drops in digital S.L.R. (single-lens reflex) cameras. These big, black, interchangeable-lens cameras may not fit in your pocket, and they may scream, “I’m a tourist” when hanging from your neck, but their photos blow those little shirt-pocket cams out of the water. Digital
S.L.R.’s turn on instantly, can take three shots per second, offer optional manual controls, go for weeks on a battery charge and have zero shutter lag. In short, they’re awesome.In the last few months, Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus and Sony have each started selling new advanced S.L.R.’s in the $700 to $800 range.There are even cheaper S.L.R.’s, but these models Read more:Shoot
DxO Labs announces Dxo Optics Pro v5 2007-10-12 13:27:00 DxO Labs has announced DxO Optics
Pro v5, the latest version of its software for automatic image quality enhancement for Digital SLR camera users.Due to be released later this year, DxO Optics Pro v5 includes a new RAW conversion engine. All purchasers of DxO Optics Pro v4.5 on or after August 1st, 2007 are eligible for a free upgrade to DxO Optics Pro v5.DxO Optics Pro v5’s RAW conversion engine includes a completely new demosaicing algorithm which produces images with much more detail and fewer artifacts.Demosaicing is the crucial step of RAW conversion during which the camera’s image sensor pattern is reconstructed as a visible image for the human eye. Inherently, demosaicing involves trade-offs between image sharpness, details, noise, processing time and conversion artifacts.The quality of demosaicing determines the amount of detail and artifacts in the final image. These artifacts, particularly visible and unsightly, are compounded at high ISO settings and are in large part re
Hands on: Panasonic DMC-L10 DSLR 2007-10-12 13:21:00 A couple of weeks back, we caught a brief glimpse of the new Panasonic
DMC-L10 digital SLR camera when it was first announced at IFA 2007 in Berlin.Today, at a journalist briefing at the Tower of London, we got a chance to get up close and personal with Panasonic's new flagship DSLR.270-degree LCDThe biggest addition to the new Panasonic DMC
-L10 digital SLR camera is the 270-degree, full live view LCD screen. It flips open from the camera body at a 180-degree angle, and rotates around its axis to a free 270-degree angle - useful for shooting in awkward positions.AdvertisementAnother benefit is that your face will no longer be obstructed by the camera body - as with a traditional optical view finder - which can help when communicating with your subject.The Panasonic DMC-L10 follows on from the Panasonic DMC-L1 (which will remain in the DLSR family) and retains the Four Thirds interchangeable Leica lens mount system of its predecessor. It's easy to operate, although some buttons (such Read more:Hands
Sony Alpha a700 2007-10-12 08:02:00 Hands-on with Sony
's second-gen digital SLRThe Alpha
a700 is the second digital SLR (single reflex lens) camera Sony has come out with and builds on the interest generated by last year’s Alpha a100. We had a chance to try it out earlier this week.As with its predecessor, the Alpha a700 is a stylish-looking camera that offers a faster shutter speed than its predecessor and is likely to appeal to the semi-professionals and photo enthusiasts Sony is targeting with this model.Using the Alpha a700 we found shooting with it was a straightforward affair and we were taken by its magnesium-alloy body which felt sturdy and rugged. The buttons and media card slots are also protected by weather-resistant silicon seals and the optional VG-C70AM vertical grip makes shooting with the a700 even more comfortable.Sony has been successful in demonstrating that making the move to digital SLR cameras doesn’t have to be as complicated as many beginner photographers fear. For example, Sony has added a q
Nikon to expand full-frame SLR line 2007-10-12 07:57:00 SAN FRANCISCO--It looks like Nikon
, having followed Canon into the market for high-end SLRs with full-frame image sensors, will continue the effort by offering lower-end models as well.Nikon's $5,000 D3 camera, announced in August and due to go on sale in November, employs a sensor the size of a full frame of 35mm film. These FX-sized sensors offer higher sensitivity and a broader field of view than the smaller DX sensors Nikon has used in its SLRs until now. Nikon will develop new DX-based cameras, but the company will flesh out its FX line as well, said Steve Heiner, senior technical manager of Nikon SLR marketing."I think you'll see other FX products. It's a sensor size we're committed to," Heiner said at a meeting here with reporters. Heiner wouldn't offer details about timing or models, but extrapolating from his remarks, it looks like Nikon will offer a lower-end full-frame model. Full-frame technology will spread to lower-end cameras, Heiner said. "We have seen so many tech
Sony hopes to dominate with its alpha camera 2007-10-12 07:21:00 It aims for at least 10% of the DSLR camera's global market shareSONY launched its latest digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera yesterday and revealed that it is bent on capturing at least 10 per cent of the global market share for such cameras.Speaking to Today at the launch of the Sony
12.24-megapixel 700 DSLR, Mr Keiichi Ishizuka, deputy senior general manager of Sony's digital imaging business group, said: "We've only been doing this for a year but we hope to differentiate ourselves from others by making it uniquely Sony and well-integrated with the rest of our product line-up. We're aiming for at least 10 per cent of the market."During the launch, held at My Humble House restaurant at The Esplanade Mall, guests were invited to try out the new cameras by taking pictures of three chefs who were preparing several dishes right before their eyes, including one who carved a watermelon (picture). To date, the company's debut product — the 100 launched a year ago — has sold ov
Top Ten Digital Photography Tips 2007-10-20 08:47:00 You've heard this before: Digital
cameras do all the work. You just push the button and great pictures magically appear. The better the camera, the better the photos. Isn't that right? Heck no!The truth is that you can make great photos with a simple consumer point-and-shoot camera, or take lousy shots with the most expensive Nikon. It's not the camera that makes beautiful images; it's the photographer. With a little knowledge and a willingness to make an adjustment here and there, you can squeeze big time photos out of the smallest digicam.To help you down the road to great image making, here are ten tips that will enable you shoot like a pro (without maxing out your credit card on all that expensive equipment).Derrick Story, author of Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Editionmore : oreilly Read more:Top Ten
Dirt cheap DSLRs 2007-10-20 08:05:00 With more and more products being released each week, it can be hard to keep up with ever-changing offers on the High Street and online. T3.co.uk is here to help. We’ll round up the best deals on the week’s hottest new gadgets – and that doesn’t always mean the lowest prices – as well as hunting out bargains on cool kit already out there.Digital SLRs are the hottest cameras out there today. Forget complex dials and intimidating manuals – today's cameras have features you'll be used to from compacts, such as image stabilisation, live view framing and graphical menus. Image quality is better than ever and you might be surprised at just how cheap they've become.For more information : t3
Olympus ME-1 Magnifier Eyecup review 2007-10-20 08:00:00 If you have difficulty in resolving the focusing screen in your E-System viewfinder, the Olympus
ME-1 magnifier eyecup could be the solutionTypical price: US$39, UK£35, EU€47One aspect shared by the majority of DSLR cameras, and Four Thirds is no exception, is that the through-the-lens viewfinder experience isn't as big and bold as with 'full frame' 35mm film SLRs of old. On a Four Thirds camera this is because the lens projects an image circle just half the width a 35mm film. To preserve the brightness of the view through the reflex system, the apparent size of the viewfinder frame is limited.Ian Burleymore : fourthirds-user Read more:review
Olympus Studio 2.1 2007-10-20 07:48:00 OLYMPUS Studio 2Olympus
Studio 2.1 is a new version of Olympus’ professional workflow software, with added support for the E-3 DSLR. Studio 2.1 provides various functions and powerful tools to assist your workflow, such as examining and selecting the best shot from a large number of images, searching for a desired image from folders and albums, editing and processing images you have shot. Olympus Studio 2.1 includes the following improvements:more : photographyblog
Lowepro Cirrus TLZ 25 - CNET editors' review 2007-10-20 07:35:00 The holster design has been a staple of camera bags for a long time. Lowepro's Cirrus line is a new take on the holster design. If you're not familiar with the holster-type camera bag, it's based on a triangular shape, tapering toward the bottom, and holds an SLR or SLR-type camera, typically with a small zoom lens. There's not too much you can do to update this idea, but you have to hand it to Lowepro, since they do a great job of modifying simple things and giving them a classy contemporary look.One great example of this is the Cirrus TLZ 25's handle, which carves a cute curve over the top of the bag, while its gray color provides a counterpoint to the bag's otherwise mostly black color scheme. The bag has another splash of gray in the band that sits below the bag's top flap. Part of the gray band forms the top of the small front pouch, which has a tab of Velcro behind the Lowepro logo to keep it closed. This pouch doesn't seem very large, but it's bigger than it seems and c Read more:review
E-3 puts Olympus back in the game 2007-10-19 14:13:00 TOKYO: Olympus
has unveiled its flagship digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, the E-3, at a product launch in Tokyo.Olympus claims the E-3 has the world's fastest 11-point auto-focus system and high-speed sequential shooting at five frames per second. It also features a built-in image stabiliser and dust reduction system.The camera is claimed to have a dust and splash-proof body that houses a 10.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor with TruePic III image processor.It sports a 2.5-inch LCD that can swivel up to 270 degrees, making it easy to compose shots in cramped spaces or at acute angles. The optical viewfinder has a 100-per-cent field of view, a feature not found even in high-end DSLRs. The viewfinder has 1.15x magnification.The E-3 lived up to expectations with its tough build and sturdy grip during a handling test at Wednesday's launch.more : channelnewsasia
Choosing Digital Camera Filters 2007-10-19 14:04:00 Filters are those glass or gelatin disks or squares that are affixed to the front of your camera's lens, changing the light that passes through the lens in some way. Filters were really popular before the advent of digital photography because some of the effects you could get with them weren't possible (or easy) to achieve in the darkroom. Glass and gelatin filters are less used today among casual photographers because you can achieve many of the effects they provide within Photoshop or other photo editing software. Yet, not all filtration effects are possible in the digital darkroom. Here's a description of the most essential filter add-ons: Infrared : Many digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras are capable of taking photographs by using only infrared illumination, which produces a spectacular effect outdoors. You can get dark skies, vivid clouds, and ghostly white trees in your landscape shots and strange, pale complexions with your photographs of Read more:Digital
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Olympus E3 Official Sample Images 100% Cropped 2007-10-19 13:47:00 Comparing to previous Canon 1ds Mark III and Nikon D3’s official sample image release, Olympus
E3 releases the most sample images within 24 hours after their official camera launch. There are over 25 official sample images released to date.The E3 sample images are all at the resolution of 3648 x 2736 and vice versa, file size ranges from 1.2MB to over 6MB. Sample
images include types like indoor and outdoor portraits, sports aka fast action shots of biking and motor racing, landscape and wildlife shots. This is one of the best sample image galleries for a camera that has just been released within 24 hours.For more information : masterchong Read more:Official
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Nik Software Announces New Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 2007-10-19 13:28:00 The leading digital photographic filters for Photoshop® adds powerful selective control, film styles and much more in its latest release New York, NY – October 18, 2007 (Photo Plus Expo, Booth # 760) – Nik Software
, Inc. today announced the latest upgrade to its award-winning Color
Efex Pro collection of photographic filters for Adobe® Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements. The new Color Efex Pro 3.0 filter collection now integrates Nik Software’s patented U Point® technology for precise selective editing control, includes new and updated filters offering the widest range of professional photographic enhancements and effects, and features a completely redesigned user interface. Nik Software’s U Point technology provides easy-to-use tools for direct on-image control of filter effects and enhancements. Applying filters to specific areas
Nik Software Announces Availability of Color Efex Pro 2.0™ for Capture NX 2007-10-19 13:22:00 Award-winning Capture NX from Nikon and Nik Software
’s Color
Efex Pro™ 2.0 for Capture NX put creative power and control at photographers’ fingertips New York, NY – October 18, 2007 (PhotoPlus Expo Booth #760) – Nik Software Inc. today announced a new powerful photo editing software bundle designed specifically for professional and advanced amateur photographers. Available directly from Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com), the revolutionary Capture NX photo editing software from Nikon Corporation and the award-winning Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 digital photographic filters for Capture NX can be purchased separately for $329.95 or together for a limited time at a $30 discount. “Digital cameras have made photography easier, howe Read more:Availability
VisibleDust Brite Vue Sensor Loupe 2007-10-19 13:15:00 he Brite Vue Sensor
Loupe from VisibleDust allows you to closely examine the sensor of a DSLR. With the Sensor Loupe, the photographer can easily check for sensor dust and know exactly if a cleaning needs to take place. Retail price is US$69.95, 79.95 CAD and at £44.95 in the UK.VisibleDust Press ReleaseVisibleDust Launches Brite Vue Sensor Loupe™Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 16, 2007 - VisibleDust, Inc. announces today the launch of the new Brite Vue XL™ based technology ” Sensor Loupe™”. The Sensor Loupe™ is a product that is specifically made to examine the sensor of a DSLR.Dust is an inherent problem when it comes to DSLR’s and poses many problems for any photographer. Image quality is degraded and many hours of editing must be carried out to retouch any pictures with expensive digital imaging software. Also it takes a lengthy process to determine if the sensor is actually dirty, taking test shots and examining them once again with expensive digital imaging softwar
anDisk Extreme III Line Wins Readers' Choice Award from Studio Photography Magazine 2007-10-19 12:44:00 NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2007 – Earning high grades in the imaging school of hard knocks, the SanDisk Extreme
® III line of flash memory cards has been named “favorite memory card” by professionals in Studio Photography magazine’s 2007 Readers’ ChoiceAward
s. The announcement was made during PhotoPlus 2007 International Conference & Expo in New York City, where SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is exhibiting through Saturday at Booth 1808 in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.Readers expressed high regard for the SanDisk Extreme III line, according to Alice B. Miller, editor of the magazine. Full results of the annual awards are available in the November issue of Studio Photography, but among the comments from voters were these: • Fastest and most reliable cards out there.”• Never have errors or failures with these cards after many thousands of exposures.”• Outlasts all other brands I have tried.”• The only cards I depend on and the only cards that have Read more:Magazine
SanDisk Extreme III 16-Gigabyte CompactFlash Card Wins Editor’s Choice Award from American Photo Magazine 2007-10-19 12:42:00 NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2007 – SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced that the SanDisk 16-gigabyte1 Extreme
® III CompactFlash® card has won an Editor
’s ChoiceAward
from AmericanPhoto
magazine. This is one of the photographic publishing industry’s most authoritative honors, with judging criteria based on quality and performance. The announcement was made during PhotoPlus 2007 International Conference & Expo, where SanDisk is exhibiting through Saturday in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. “Each year, the editors of American PHOTO select from hundreds of new products for photographers,” said Richard Rabinowitz, publisher of American Photo. “Only a handful of products pass the key selection requirement that it make a significant improvement in the lives and workflow of photographers who will use these products.”In explaining the products selected, the magazine wrote of the SanDisk Extreme III 16GB card: “Unlike competitors, it’s a tough-as-nail Read more:Magazine
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Sony moves up launch date for new digital SLR camera 2007-10-18 15:34:00 TOKYO — Sony
Corp said Wednesday that it will launch its new alpha700 digital single-lens reflex camera on Nov 9, a week earlier than initially planned. The move is apparently aimed at attracting as many customers as possible since rival makers are also launching new digital SLR models toward the year-end sales campaign.Nikon Corp and Olympus Corp are slated to release new models next month. Canon Inc has already put a new model on the market. The alpha700 model is expected to retail for 180,000 yen when sold without a lens. Including lens, it will sell for around 230,000 yen.source : japantoday Read more:moves
Olympus aims for 20 pct Digital SLR camera share 2007-10-18 15:21:00 TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympus
Corp (7733.T) said it aims for a global share of 20 percent or more in the digital single lens reflex camera market in five years, more than doubling its current share in a sector dominated by Canon Inc (7751.T) and Nikon Corp (7731.T). Digital
single lens reflex (SLR) cameras, high-end models with interchangeable lenses, are the most lucrative segment of the digital camera market."In the mid- to long-term, we will strive for a 20 percent market share or more to become one of the top three SLR makers," Olympus Imaging Corp President Masaharu Okubo told a news conference on Wednesday.Olympus Imaging is the camera unit of Olympus.Okubo said Olympus's share in the digital SLR camera market is expected to come to around 7 to 8 percent in the year to March 2008.Competition is heating up among high-end camera makers after consumer electronics titans Sony Corp (6758.T) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (6752.T) launched their first digital SLR models last ye
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