Rich Trenholm
Rich Trenholm writes about digital cameras, except when he's writing about films, music and comics. He does not drink tea and never has.
Tuesday 29 January 2008, 9:47am
Heap of new cameras? You'll be after PMA 2008
Roll up, roll up, for the camera circus is coming to town. Techheads, gizmo junkies and gadgeteers may have just about recovered from the frenzy of CES, but now buyers, hacks and the tech-buying public are girding their loins, livers and wallets for a return to Sin City. From 31 January to 2 February, the Las Vegas Convention Centre is overrun by shutterbugs for the Photo Marketing Association trade show 2008.
PMA is all about the latest and most exciting cameras and photography equipment. From the major manufacturers to the smallest start-ups, the camera industry flocks to the Nevada desert every January.
The rumour mill has been ever-churning, and in the usual game of press-release brinkmanship several of the camera manufacturers have already broken cover with announcements of new cameras. We'll be highlighting the best of these debutantes this week in Crave in the run-up to PMA itself.
Sony has dumped the usual heap of models, while Canon, Olympus, Fujifilm, Pentax and Samsung have also launched a hatful of cameras. There's a fistful of new SLRs, a plethora of compacts, and even the occasional superzoom. As well as showcasing the new models we'll be bringing you the shocks, surprises, and oddities as they emerge in Crave.
Articles by Rich Trenholm
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Internet: The Movie!
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Hands-on the Hitachi DZ-HV564: HD on SD
Photo The camcorder market doesn't know if it's coming or going, with the Hitachi DZ-HV564 parachuting in to combine high definition with expandable memory
Hands-on with the Samsung NV9: Cooler King
Photo There's a number of nifty touches on the slinky 10-megapixel Samsung NV9 that make it cooler than the average compact
Hands on with the 24-megapixel Nikon D3X
Photo We've had our hands on the 24-megapixel behemoth that is the Nikon D3X, and we're impressed. Take a look at our photos, which show an average Crave reader doing some world-class holding
Canon HG21
Review Our main issue with the HG21, Canon's high-class, high-definition camcorder, is that it may be too good for its own good. Now that should tell you something. The HG21 comes with a whopping 120GB hard drive, a vast array of high-end features and produces video that is absolutely breathtaking. If you think you can make use of it all, this one's a winner
Hands-on with the Fujifilm FinePix Z200fd
Photo December is officially here and that can mean only one thing: shop faster! If you're feeling the pinch, the Fujifilm FinePix Z200fd is a stylish 10-megapixel point-and-shoot for a very reasonable price. Now shop!
Photos: Hands-on with the high-definition Canon HG21
Photo The Canon HG21 is a high-class, high-end, high-definition camcorder. Take a look at our pictures and forget the credit crunch
