Sigma, who has been the only user of Foveon sensors for quite some time now, has now completed the deal by buying the firm up.

The DP2 is a parallel follow-on to the DP1, with a big sensor and a prime lens, this time less of a wide-angle lens.

Sigma launches a 50mm f/1.4 lens and Rollei launches a fake-TLR camera with a bunch of LIE thrown in.

Canon's 220EX has been out for ages to represent the "tiny little flash" market. The only problem is, it has no useful features to speak of that the built-in flash already has, just a smidge more power. It has no bounce or zoom, for example. The 270EX zooms and tilts up for zoom and even lets you control the advanced features on most of the modern G-series and EOS-series cameras via the rear LCD.

Sounds cool, but it's a little expensive, given the flash power.

I've been keeping my eye on these three cameras, given that one of the three is my current option when my G7 dies. Although I'm also holding out hope for a bigger sensor serious compact.

Vivitar went bankrupt, but apparently the new owner is going to make the 285HV still.

...or how I purchased three optical slaves but only have one functioning optical slave at the moment...