January 2005

Canon 1Ds Mark IV
In the digital camera world holding on to the top spot can be very short lived as is the case with the Canon 1Ds Mark III. No sooner than the 5D’s image quality has been deemed superior to the 1Ds Mark III rumors of a new Canon 1Ds Mark IV have surfaced.

National Geographic Editors Choice - Storm Photos
National Geographic editors have featured a gallery of their top reader submitted stormy weather photos.

Nikon Rumors - Big Ad
According to the website, Nikon Rumors, the Japanese characters translate to “Big.” Could this be a leaked photo of the rumored Nikon 24 megapixel camera? Could it be the same person deep in the Nikon R & D who leaked classified images of the D700 to the world?

Kodak Announces Easyshare Z1485 IS
Kodak has announced the 14 megapixel optically image stabilized point-and-shoot digital camera and it features 5x optical zoom 35–175 mm (35 mm equiv.), 2.5 inch LCD, HD, and an ISO range of 80 to 3200. Camera dimensions are W × H × D: 89.5 × 64.3 × 39.0 mm and it weighs 164 g.

Leica S2 Announced
Leica has announced the 37.5 megapixel CCD sensor autofocus S2 DSLR designed for professional photographers. The new S2 is centered around a 30×45mm sensor which is 56% larger than 35mm full-frame.