Tamron's superzoom lens set to launch
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Bring on the superzooms: Tamron's 28-300mm lens is due to ship in Japan next week for Canon SLRs.
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Researchers say they've created a nifty optics-on-a-chip device that overcomes a major obstacle in harnessing the full power and speed of light waves. By the Associated Press.
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By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN     PHOENIX  -- A troubled, 20-year journey to create the world's most powerful optical telescope is nearing an end, with astronomers hoping to begin using the instrument to look for heavenly breakthroughs early next year...
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AMBER Instrument on VLT Delivers a Wealth of ResultsThe ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer, which allows astronomers to scrutinise objects with a precision equivalent to that of a 130-m telescope, is proving itself an unequalled success every day.
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On eve of Photo Marketing Association show, camera makers announce new single-lens reflex models to compete in crowded sector of digicam market.Photos: New SLRs from Olympus, Nikon
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Is it a compact? Is it a DSLR? No, it's a 'superzoom' Review Some people want a camera thatâs small enough to fit in a pocket, but they also want the features of a SLR. In other words, they want the impossible. Or do they? Enter the 'superzoom', which in the days of film would have been described as a 'bridge camera'.â¦
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A Swedish Canon executive said announcements are planned for January. My guesses include sequels to two SLRs, the Rebel XTi and 5D.
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Scientists have taken a giant leap toward making possible the dream of building a powerful telescope on the moon that could withstand even the harshest of lunar conditions.
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Seitz,  the Swiss camera manufacturer, releases a panaoramic powerhouse for serious photogs. In Gear Factor.
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A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe Â and further back in time Â than ever before.
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&quot;The EOS-1Ds Mark II digital SLR camera establishes a new benchmark of innovation and excellence not only for Canon but for our industry as a whole and particularly for the community of professional photographers who are our most demanding and discerning
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Taking a look at improved features of mid-range single-lens reflex cameras.
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Tests on one of the world's largest optical telescopes have begun on the Canary Island of La Palma.
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Superdense arrays of silicon electrodes will bring scientists closer to an artificial retina that approximates normal vision.
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The hunt for Earth-like planets is to be stepped-up as a new mission, Corot, prepares for launch.
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PPARC -- A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), Edinburgh
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Sony is launching the 12-megapixel Alpha 700, a midrange digital camera.