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In December I was contacted by Philip Reinhold (DP) and Bernd Wondollek (Director) in Berlin. ‘Re’ and ‘Wo’ also run ReWo who are manufacturing the first cage for the Panasonic GH2.

The 5D Mark II Team has a good overview and demonstration of the prototype here. A 3rd party developer has created a USB control unit for Canon DSLRs which acts as a follow-focus, using the AF motors of the lens to gently rack focus via a large wheel on the device.

There are signs that a lack new product releases are hurting Canon and Nikon’s sales. First sign comes from Japan (thanks 1001NoisyCameras), ever a forward looking market. Here Canon and Nikon’s duopoly on DSLR sales is no longer what it once was, down to just 60% of the market – roughly 32% to Canon and 28% to Nikon.

I have just been in touch with Birger Engineering, who are developing the first ever Canon lens adapter for the AF100, with full support for AF, aperture control on the camera body, and optical image stabilisation (IS).

We’ve know for a while Nikon have been developing a mirrorless camera. They’ve filed numerous patents for mirrorless technologies, new lenses and a new mount. Now a good source of Mirrorlessrumors.com (run by the guy behind 43rumors.com) says such a camera will use a Sony 24MP CMOS and be released in April and have given the rumour their highest ranking.

The Canon 1DS MkIII looks to have been discontinued as Canon prepare to usher in the first step-change in DSLR video, with the 1DS Mark IV. DIGIC 5 and a major step-forward in video DSLR could be around the corner…

This is quite inspiring. The famed director of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance has shot his latest film on the iPhone 4.

Professional video cameras used to matter because they were the only way to get what you needed.