Olympus E-P1 meets 50-200mm SWD lens monstrosity, hilarity ensues

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• Filed under: Digital Cameras
• Date: Sep 5,2009

We’ve already seen plenty of the Olympus E-P1, but when we dropped by Olympus’ booth today at IFA we just couldn’t resist slapping on the biggest lens they had, courtesy of the micro four thirds to standard four thirds adapter, and shooting a bit of dramatic show floor footage. The verdict?

It’s totally impractical, especially because there’s no autofocus during video with certain lenses, meaning we’re stuck working the manual focus ring, D90-style. Still, we didn’t expect anything different, and our short film entitled “People Wandering Around, Totally Out of Focus” really made the effort worth while. Oh, and for our money? The white model is about twice as sexy as the gray. Videos are after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

LG GD910 gets UK pricing, arrives August 27

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• Filed under: Handhelds
• Date: Aug 20,2009

Orange, the exclusive UK carrier for the eagerly anticipated GD910 watch / wrist / just plain cool phone, has this morning announced the date, cost and location of availability.

After plenty of talk of meteoric prices, it turns out the GD910 will be even cheaper than we thought, coming in at £500 ($825) on Orange’s Pay As You Go service, meaning no contract tie-ins to worry about.

Limited time availability and only one device per customer don’t suggest an overwhelming amount of stock — or that the price will hold — so if you must jump on the cool train, the place to be is the Orange shop at Bond Street Station, London, 9am sharp. Read the rest of this entry »