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DPReview has made a gallery of full resolution samples from a Canon 5d mkII.  These are some really big files, 21.1 megapixel and all, so there is a lot of data there to look at.

Couldn’t pass this up without posting a link.
Adorama has a underwater with a digital camera on top.  It’s a 5 megapixel and has crosshairs on the mask so you can line up the shot.

Jan 18 – Canon announced the release of two new digital cameras in their PowerShot series.The PowerShot A550 is a 7.1 megapixel and the A460 is 5.0 megapixel, and carry an MSRP of $199.99 and $149.99 respectively.
PowerShot A550

The A550 sports a 7.1 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, a 2 inch LCD screen, and [...]

Canon released a new version of the EOS 30d firmware. It’s available from their site.
The new firmware fixes a bug where the camera misreports how many shots are remaining in continuous mode and adds a semi gloss paper option for direct printing.

The Buster Brown No. 2A camera was made by the Ansco Company of Binghamton, New York and is part of a series of cameras – the No. 2, No. 2A, No. 2C, and No. 3. The “A” model takes 6 exposures of 2.25×3.24 inches while the “B” model took either 10 or 12 pictures per [...]

Ok, this is pretty cool. The GorillaPod tripod will wrap around pretty much anything and hold your camera up. Sure, I probably wouldn’t put a full-sized camera on it, but the Joby website mentions a SLR and Pro version.

With digital taking over film and major manufacturers either getting out of the camera business (Minolta), dropping all but 2 film cameras (Nikon), or “considering” dropping film cameras (Canon); CNet is showing a slide show of film cameras from the past.

Buy.com has 1gb Kingston CF cards for $29.95 after a $9 rebate. I didn’t know Kingston was even making CF cards, but they’re pretty good as making memory so it should at least be decent.

Announced Feburary 21, just prior to the PMA, Canon has release 3 new compact digital cameras in their Elph line. The SD700 IS, SD600, and SD630. Notably, the SD700 IS has image stabilization built in. For more information, visit the dpreview.com site for the SD700 IS, and the SD600 & SD630.

On Februray 21, Canon released the next generation of their mid-level dSLR cameras, the DOS 30d. Aside from the name so closely resembling a previous generation, the d30, there is apparently some frustration from Canon fans on the seemingly small upgrades to the 30d over its predecessor, the 20d.