Posted at Sat Sep 30 12:00:00 2006
Hasselblad just announced the new H3D line of cameras, eschewing film and designed specifically for Imacon (Hasselblad first-party) digital backs. Initially these will be available in 22 or 39MP versions with a 48x36mm sensor. Third party backs by the likes of PhaseOne and Creo/Leaf will be relegated to the less-snobby makers.
Posted at Tue Sep 26 12:00:00 2006
The Sigma DP-1 is an $800 APS-C sized compact camera, slightly bigger than the Ricoh GR Digital. The Foveon X3 sensor is larger and all-around better than that in the Ricoh GR (and well beyond any other camera of its physical size), but the DP-1 shares with the Ricoh camera its generally slow feel, including for the DP-1 over four seconds between raw shots (and over three seconds between JPEGs!).