The Cloak camera bag , presented without comment. (Mostly.) [ Cloakbags via Craziest Gadgets ]

Maybe the Sigma SD15 —which we saw last year at PMA2009—will be released one of these days, after being announced in 2006. This time, at least, they have complete technical details, like its 21 image RAW burst 3fps mode: They also claim a lifetime of 100,000 shutter clicks, which is comparable to high-end Nikons and Canons. The 3fps continuous RAW shooting speed is not that impressive, however. You can check out the details in their press release, but you will notice that something is missing: No price and release yet, once again. X3 Full-color image sensor The Foveon X3® direct image sensor featured in the Sigma SD15 digital SLR camera captures all primary RGB colors at each and every pixel location, ensuring the capture of full and complete color

If you enjoy 33-page camera reviews, today’s your lucky day, friend, with DP Review’s epic page-turner on Canon’s 1D Mark IV . Solid low-light performance, the fastest full-res shooting on the planet, and they’ve fixed the AF. Video? Dicier: [ DP Review ]

I’d be more excited if this special limited edition color was a never-seen-before color, but alas Pentax thinks the camera world can still get excited about silver . Or maybe silver is rare in Japan, where this model is launching? The K-7 has been around since last summer , but only 1,000 of these limited edition model exist. If the new silver color, a reinforced LCD screen and new firmware and image processing software is making your fingers itch at the thought of flying out to Japan to scoop one up, it’s on sale March 13th for the equivalent of $1,420. Apart from those minor changes, it’s still the same old 14.6-megapixel, 720-p-shooting camera which can be picked up for as low as $1,000 on Amazon .

Canon’s EOS-1D Mark IV has been slinking around at retail availability for some time now, and while we brought you plenty of sample imagery from the camera over a month ago , it’s taken awhile for the thing to get the full review treatment. Digital Photography Review has finally done the deed, dedicating a whopping 33 pages to Canon’s low-light, 1080p wunderkind. It’s that last new feature, video, that the review finds fault in, with the same jellyvision we’ve seen on other HD-shootin’ DSLRs (seemingly no worse here than elsewhere), but the review feels that the movie mode here doesn’t feel sufficiently integrated with the camera. Meanwhile that low-light, high-ISO shooting performance is impressive, but not quite up to the performance of the Nikon D3S . Everything else, though, seems to be a nice evolution over the older Mark III — if you have a similarly advanced budget. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV survives marathon 33 page review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:50:00 EST

Is Samsung’s flagship point-and shoot, the new TL500, truly worthy of the Bestmodo moniker we slapped on its butt yesterday afternoon? Well, let’s put it this way: Maybe the Canon S90 does have something to worry about after all. You see, the first hands-on impressions and reviews are already starting to trickle in on this camera, and they, are, in a word, promising. Promising with a standard definition video caveat, says the folks at Digital Camera Info , but we’ll get to that in a moment.

Today Sony made a play at the micro four thirds format , promising giant DSLR quality in a little camera. The camera in question arrives as part of a slew of just announced concept cameras in the Alpha DSLR line: - Concept model of an ultra-compact interchangeable lens digital camera system that packs the quality of a DSLR camera in an extraordinarily small body, along with interchangeable lenses (this would be the micro four thirds play mentioned in the lead - j.l.) - Mid-range concept camera for advanced users (a successor to the α700) as well as concept mainstream models - Prototype of a Super Telephoto Lens (500mm F4 G) with class-leading optical performance - Prototype of a Distagon T 24mm F2 ZA SSM, new Carl Zeiss wide angle lens for superior shots of landscapes and sweeping vistas More to come, including renders and screenshots, as Sony’s press site starts to cooperate again. Just note these are concept cameras before you doing any jumping up and down or anything—just like Samsung’s own proprietary micro four thirds competitor , which is now very real. [ Sony ]

I doubt Sigma’s DP2s (stress “s”) update will clean up Wilson’s DP2 review in any real way, but the improved autofocus algorithm could help reduce the camera’s complexity a tad. Thing’s still going to be expensive though. Now that’s only an educated guesstimate, using Sigma’s existing pricing practices as a guide, because official pricing isn’t available just yet. We only know of new features, aforementioned autofocus tweaks chief amongst them. The tweak is all about speed. As in, the camera will do it faster

Well, if you’re sent by Getty Images , the standard issue kit contains: two Nikon D3ses, 24-70mm lens, 400mm lens, 500/600mm lens, 1.4x teleconverter, batteries and memory cards. And you get to haul all that up a mountain! Basically, all of this stuff, plus two of those giant cameras up there. But on top of all the layers of clothing you have to wear, and you have to stand in place for hours and hours. What a blast! [ Pocket Lint ]

What a complete, utter surprise this is: On Valentine’s Day, a holiday associated closely with gift-giving and things that are red, white and pink, we receive word that Pentax is going to sell a pink version of their K-x DSLR. The pink version joins the current color lineup, which consists of red, white, navy blue and black. To go pink, you’ll need to pony up about $770 and import it from China (for now). [ Engadget ]