New Releases

Panasonic has added a trio of new guns: a Lumix G 14mm/2.5 ASPH wide-angle, a Lumix G Vario 100-300mm/f4-5.6 OIS super zoom and most intriguing of the three, a "two-eyed" Lumix G 12.5mm/f12.5 3D lens designed to capture 3D imagery when used with Panasonic Lumix G-series cameras.

Lensbabys are the photographic equivalent of puppies. And just as a puppy can turn the heart of the toughest of blowhards into mush, Lensbabys have a tendency of pulling the MTF charts out from under the starchiest of optical snobs simply because they inject a great measure of fun into the act of picture taking.

For those in need of an inexpensive, easy-to-use flatbed scanner for copying documents and flat artwork, Canon offers you two choices, and both are priced well under $100 with enough change left over for a nice dinner and a movie. 

Canon's PIXMA-series All-in-One inkjet printers have proved to be quite popular from the get-go, and the newest PIXMA All-in-One inkjet printers feature a few new tricks including wireless printing and scanning and prints from HD video, that should prove to be equally popular among All-in-One fans.

Olympus has released two new ED Digital zoom lenses to go along with their growing gaggle of FourThird-format optics—the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm/f4-5.6 and  M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm/f4.8-6.7.

Flip Video has unveiled its fall line of UltraHD and MinoHD (left) pocket camcorders. Most models now have built-in image stabilization and capture video at 720p/60 frames per second. The UltraHD 2-hour version (black or white) debuts the FlipPort, a proprietary connector that can be plugged into specially designed accessories including external microphones (wired or wireless) for audio pickup close to the subject and external batteries for extra power.

The third generation of Avid's popular Pro Tools MBox was just announced. The new units feature a completely redesigned construction, guaranteed compatibility with all major audio applications and expanded capabilities. Check out this post for a first look at the new MBox 3 Mini, MBox 3 and MBox 3 Pro and for a comprehensive breakdown of the new features.