Ricoh has announced the development and release of the new G700SE water and dust resistant digital camera. In addition to its wireless data communication capabilities, the G700SE can also utilize options supporting GPS functions and laser barcode reader functions.

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Leica presented a new camera edition at this year's photokina 2010, the LEICA M9 'Titanium'. This exclusive special edition is the result of a collaboration with Walter de'Silva, the prominent automobile designer. Responsible for groundbreaking design concepts in the latest models from the Volkswagen Group, the chief designer and his Audi Design Team reinterpreted the design of the LEICA M9 just as he envisaged it. The outcome is a unique camera with a new interpretation of the characteristic features of Leica rangefinder cameras, which lends precision engineering, unique style and solid titanium to extraordinary formal design. As a result, the LEICA M9 'Titanium' is an especially desirable object for both Leica connoisseurs and aficionados of outstanding design. This special edition is strictly limited to only 500 cameras worldwide and is offered as a set together with a LEICA SUMMILUX-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens, whose exterior metal components are also manufactured from solid titanium.

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Leica presented a new model in the D-Lux line at this year's Photokina in 2010. The LEICA D-LUX 5. In comparison to the previous model, the new camera now has a fast LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 5.1-19.2 mm f/2-3.3 ASPH. lens with an extended range of focal lengths equivalent to 24 to 90 mm in 35-mm format. Together with its comprehensive range of features and manual settings, the LEICA D-LUX 5 now offers an even greater spectrum of photographic options - from macro and wide-angle architecture and landscape photography to reportage and portrait photography. Its additional 720-pixel HD-video function in memory-saving AVCHD-Lite format and optional accessories, such as an electronic viewfinder or a practical handgrip, open up a whole range of additional photographic opportunities for discerning photographers.

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Leica presented a new digital compact camera combining a high-performance lens and outstanding image quality in compact form the LEICA V-LUX 2. Thanks to its LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 4.5 - 108 mm f/2.8 - 5.2 ASPH. 24-fold super-zoom lens with an enormous range of focal lengths equivalent to 25-600 mm in 35-mm format, the V-Lux 2 is ideal for almost any photographic situation. From expansive landscapes and finely detailed macro studies at short distances, to shots of distant objects with a super-telephoto setting - the lens captures them all in breathtaking quality. Its 3" LCD display can be twisted and turned in almost any direction and makes it easy for photographers to compose pictures from even the most unusual angles. A whole range of additional opportunities for using the V-Lux 2 is opened up by a wide variety of video functions and its ability to shoot videos in 1080i-AVCHD Full HD.

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