Nikon, the maker of high quality cameras and lenses, announced their new professional DSLR camera, the D4. This appears to be in response to Canon’s 1D X. As with any professional camera in the marketplace, be prepared to shell out some dough, $6000 for just the body to be more precise.

Data is always a big thing when it comes to professional photography and the need to store hundreds, even thousands of photos from your shoots. Nikon has customers covered with dual memory card slots, not to mention support for UDMA-7 CF cards as well as the new standard debuting from Sony in February, XQD which allows for incredibly fast read/write times.

From USA Today:

“The camera will also include 1080/30p video recording with H.264 compression with the option to use B-frame encoding. The result should be an option for slightly smaller file sizes than seen with Canon’s video compression algorithms, but disappointingly for some workflows Nikon will only allow for up to 20 minutes per clip.”

And for those photographers who use their camera to shoot video, particularly 1080p HD, can enjoy the fact that the Nikon D4 will have full, clean, and uncompressed video output. Get the best quality out of your camera, every single time.

The specs:

• 16.2-megapixel large-size CMOS image sensor
• ISO with expansion to an astounding 204,800 rating
• Take up to 10 shots per second
• Advanced Multi-Cam 3500 AF system
• 91,000-pixel RGB 3D Color Matrix metering system
• Full 1080p HD video recording at 24 or 30fps OR 720p at 60fps
• 30 different audio adjustments to capture the perfect sound

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Pentax today detailed specs for their soon to be released 645D, a DSLR with a Kodak manufactured 40MP lens. The unit uses a SAFOX IX+ autofocus system with 11 sensor points, a semi-rugged body and 70 seals to prevent damage by dust, water and low temperatures.

The camera also features the Pentax Real Image Engine, Dust Removal II system and a glass prism viewfinder. Users can also load two separate card slots that support SD and SDHC cards.

If you want a top notch lens, Pentax will also be offering their D-FA 645 55mm F2.8 AL lens to complement the cameras body. The design will also feature a rounded diapghragm.

The initial release date for Japan is May with a cost of ¥850,000 ($9,500 USD) for the body and ¥100,000 ($1,100) for the lens.
No word on a U.S. release date at this time. [Electronista]

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The Canon Rebel T2i DSLR was officially announced by Canon today and with that announcement came a bunch of specs for the high end DSLR and both body only and lens bundled pricing.

The T2i includes an 18.7MP CMOS shooter with Full HD 1080p 30fps video capture abilities and an ISO range of 100 to 6400. The unit also features a 63-zone Dual Layer Metering System and comes equipped with Canon DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor.

The T2i also features a 1080p 30fps HD video that’s capable of capturing 720p 60fps footage and auto-focus.

The unit also offers a 3 inch 3:2 aspect ratio LCD with full-screen support for video playback previewing. Throw in SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card support andd you have a capable shooter with a ton of impressive specs.

The T2i will hit U.S. retailers in March 2010 and will feature a body only price of $799.99 or bundled with an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens for $899.99. [SlashGear]

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There’s telephoto lenses, then there’s the Canon 5200mm F14 lens pictured above that has appeared on eBay with a starting price of $55,000.

The lens is one of only three made and was shipped to China where it saw little use, according to the auction details. It takes two people to lift, and can be mounted to a DSLR for some special pictures: the range of the lens is a staggering 18 to 32 miles away (30km to 52kms away), and with a focal length of 5200mm, the lens can obtain one hundred times as large an object image as that of a 50mm lens.

Shipping isn’t included in the auction, so you’ll need to calculate postage on an item roughly the size of a medium refrigerator.

I can just imagine Thomas Hawk trying to explain to a security guard his freedom to take pictures with this attached to his camera

You can follow the auction here.

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