Alright really quick, a ton of new cameras, I only have time for the highlights and the major disappointments…

Pentax K200D: wow, weather sealing in an entry-level camera! Go Pentax!

Pentax K20D: wow, 14.6 megapixels in a cropped sensor pro camera! Go Pentax x2!! (And apparently it does decent ISO 1600 and 3200, wow!!!

Canon 450D: whee, Canon follows in the Nikon D40′s footsteps, and switches to SD cards. Other than that, it’s basically a 400D with all the “latest features”… live view, a 3″ LCD, 14 bit RAW, did I miss anything?

Olympus 1030 SW: FINALLY, a waterproof, shock-proof P&S camera that has a 28mm wide angle equivalent lens! I’m buying one!

Fuji F100: Probably going to be the ultimate P&S for high ISO work, this little puppy goes to ISO 12800! OF course those images are probably trash, but at least it might do good, clean ISO 800 and 1600!

Ehh, that’s all for now. The major disappointment is that Canon is probably not going to “update” their ~3 year old 5D, which is what we were all hoping for this year. Bummer!!!!!!

However this delay almost CERTAINLY confirms the rumors that Canon will be splitting the line into two segments, bringing out a 7D and a 3D later this year. The 7D being a 40D with a FF sensor, and the 3D being, well, the legendary EOS 3 but in DSLR form; hopefully with full pro 45 point AF, weather sealing, etc. etc. Genius move on the part of Canon, if you ask me, and we can only hope that Nikon will release it’s own affordable FF DSLR later this year as well!

Alright bed time,
=Matt=