Leica announced three new digital cameras, here’s a run-down of what they are:

Leica M Monochrom: Digital Rangefinder with 18 megapixel BLACK AND WHITE full frame sensor. Around £6k body only, a Leica lens starts at around £1000 for a 50mm f/2.5.

Leica X2: (Shown above) Compact camera with 24mm f/2.8 lens, new 16 megapixel APS-C sized sensor, manual controls, oh and it does colour as well. Around £1575 in silver or black.

Leica V-Lux 40: 20x optical zoom lens travel zoom with GPS, 14.1 megapixel sensor and 3 inch touch screen, it’s based on the Panasonic Lumix TZ30 (read a review here). Around £550.

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The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is the latest full frame Digital SLR from Canon, and features a 22.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, 6fps continuous shooting, 3.2inch screen, Full HD video, top LCD, 61-point AF, weather sealing, and will be available for £2999 body only.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Reviews:
ePHOTOzine
NeoCamera
CameraLabs
Photography BLOG

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ePHOTOzine has reviewed the new Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR – it’s a 30x optical zoom lens ultra zoom / bridge camera with manual controls, RAW support, tilting 3inch screen, lithium ion battery, high speed shooting, Full HD video, 16 megapixel sensor and SLR styling.

“Images are good with slightly improved noise performance over the previous model, as well as an updated (and better resolution) electronic viewfinder, and the addition of a lithium ion battery improves battery life.”

Read more reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR: Photography BLOG

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ePHOTOzine has reviewed the 16 megapixel Olympus OM-D E-M5, available in black or silver, it features a 5-axis image stabilisation sensor, 3inch tilting touch screen, 9fps continuous shooting, Full HD video with stereo sound, flash hot-shoe, electronic viewfinder, and 11 art filters. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is available from £999 Body only from Amazon UK

“It has a weather-sealed compact body, an excellent range of lenses and most importantly excellent image quality – that is significantly improved over previous Olympus PEN cameras.”

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GE G100 Review – 15x optical zoom lens, backlit CMOS sensor.
Nikon Coolpix P310 Review Serious Compact, 16mp backlit CMOS sensor, high speed shooting, f/1.8 lens, 4.2x zoom.
Canon IXUS 240 HS WiFi Camera Review – Compact, Touch screen, 5x zoom.
Pentax Optio VS20 Review – 20x optical zoom lens, dual shutter camera.
Canon Powershot SX260 HS Review – 20x optical zoom lens, GPS.

Also worth looking at if you’re looking for the Top 8 Best serious compact cameras and the Top 10 Best Ultra Zoom / Bridge Cameras according to ePHOTOzine.

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Here’s a roundup of the latest digital camera reviews on the web this week, plus a reason why you should check them out:

Waterproof:
Fujifilm FinePix XP150 Digital Camera Review – with GPS
Nikon Coolpix S30 Compact Camera Review – <£99

10x optical zoom compacts:
Nikon Coolpix S6300 Digital Camera Review – Multiple colours
Olympus VR-340 Digital Compact Camera Review – around £100
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 Digital Camera Review – ultra compact, pictured.

Digital SLR:
Nikon D800 Digital SLR User Review – 36.3megapixels!
Sony Alpha A57 SLT Digital SLR Review – 12fps shooting (at 8.4mp)

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Panasonic has announced the new Panasonic Lumix GF5 – it’s an update to the GF3 and features an updated design with new grip and metal buttons, an updated user interface, a new 920k dot screen, full HD video with stereo sound, there’s also a new display button on the back and improved 4fps continuous shooting. ePHOTOzine has published a hands-on review with resized sample photos, and a menu walk-through video. The camera also features 14 creative / artistic effects and will be available in black or white from June.

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Another week, another set of digital cameras reviewed on the web, including the 36.3 megapixel Nikon D800 Digital SLR – the highest resolution Digital SLR available! There are also two new competitions worth checking out, you can win a Samsung memory card every day, or you can win one of three Kodak Hero 7.1 printers.

Nikon D800 DSLR Review – 36.3mp full frame Digital SLR.
Olympus Tough TG-620 Review – Waterproof Compact, 5x zoom.
Nikon Coolpix L810 Review – 26x ultra zoom.
Olympus Tough TG-320 Review – Budget Waterproof.
Nikon Coolpix P510 Ultra Zoom – 42x optical zoom! Another review here.

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This week Adobe announced the latest version of Photoshop CS6 is available as a beta download, a whole number of digital cameras are now in the hands of reviewers, from compacts to ultra zooms, mirrorless to full frame cameras. The number of entry level Digital SLRs seems to be dwindling, instead being replaced by companies launching entry level mirrorless cameras instead, although if you still want a budget Digital SLR, you can find them from £349 to £399.

Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Review 16 megapixel APS-C sensor camera.
Nikon D4 Digital SLR Review 16 megapixel full frame professional camera.
Nikon Coolpix P510 Ultra Zoom Review (42x zoom!)
Panasonic Lumix TZ25 Travel Zoom Review (16x zoom)
Canon IXUS 125 HS Review Ultra Compact

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Here’s a round-up of some of the latest digital camera reviews and sample photos from the internet:

Nikon D4 DSLR Sample Photos Full Frame DSLR.
Olympus Tough TG-820 Waterproof Camera Review – with high speed shooting.
Olympus SP-810UZ 36x Optical Zoom Review – entry level ultra zoom.
Samsung WB150F 18x Pocket Zoom with WiFi Review – uploads straight to Facebook.
Canon Powershot G1 X Serious Compact Review – Large sensor.
Sony NEX-7 Premium Mirrorless Camera Review with 2.4 million dot EVF.

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