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Ricoh has announced the replacement to its popular GR Digital. The GR Digital II keeps the same fixed 28mm lens as the original but has an upgraded 10 mega pixel sensor using a new image processing engine (GR Engine II). New features also include an electronic leveling system, larger buffer memory, half the RAW writing speed with a continuous shooting option and battery life improved by almost 50% on its predecessor (up to 370 shots). The GR Digital II is expected to sell for just under £400, arriving in stores this December.

Ricoh Press release:

New Ricoh GR DIGITAL II

Digital camera inheriting the GR DIGITAL concept with even higher image quality and performance.

Tokyo, Japan – 30th October - Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president: Shiro Kondo) is proud to announce the development and release of the GR DIGITAL II. This compact digital camera succeeds the high-resolution GR DIGITAL released in October 2005.

The multi-award winning GR DIGITAL was launched as the successor to the GR Series of 35 mm compact film cameras (first released in 1996) that were popular for their superb image quality. The GR’s outstanding performance met the high standards demanded by professional photographers. It’s compact 25mm thin magnesium alloy body has been highly accepted by a wide range of users including high-end amateur and professional photographers in the two years since its release.

The new GR DIGITAL II retains the original concept of the GR DIGITAL of being a high-resolution compact camera that achieves excellent resolving power from edge to edge, low noise, and low colour aberration. In addition, it has, expressive power, operability, and expandability for even higher image quality. Read the rest of this entry »

Olympus has release the successor to the E-1. It has been over four and a half years since the E-1 was announced and there have been a lot of rumor leaks, but the E-3 has finally arrived. It features improved auto focus, increased shutter speeds, decreased shutter-lag and up to 5 frames per second shooting. More information below.

Olympus Press Release:

The Olympus E-3: An all-round professional masterpiece

London, 17 October 2007 – It’s here: The new flagship of the Four Thirds Standard-based Olympus E-System. The E-3 gives photographers a high-performance tool that is primed for any assignment and satisfies the most stringent demands for D-SLR photography. It represents the ultimate choice for the professional photographer and provides the highest levels of speed and image quality as well as Live View capabilities and the ultimate in reliability.

The E-3 features the world’s fastest* auto-focusing speeds thanks to an advanced AF system and new ZUIKO DIGITAL SWD (Supersonic Wave Drive) lenses. Matched with shutter speeds of up to 1/8000th sec. and 5fps sequential shooting (with a 19 image RAW buffer in burst mode), the E-3 gives photographers a crucial edge to help capture that decisive shot. Read the rest of this entry »