Daily Digital Camera News

Seconic has rolled out the limited edition L-308S Flashmate meter in order to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary this year. Available in red, green and blue, the pocket-sized light meter is designed to read ambient or flash exposures in either reflected or incident modes, and displays accurate exposure readings in full, half, or third-stop increments. The limited edition Sekonic L-308S Flashmate meter retails for US$233.

Additionally, the company also announced a 60th Anniversary Contest, inviting photographers to write a story about when they “fell in love with light”. To enter, contestants need to write a story between 250 and 500 words telling Sekonic about the moment they fell in love with light. Submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2011. The limited edition Sekonic L-308S Flashmate meter will be awarded for each of the top three stories. Read more…

The Leica M9-P Hammertone Limited Edition was created to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Leica Ginza store in Tokyo. This limited edition camera features a classic Leica writing on top plate, a vulcanite cover, a sapphire LCD glass and no red Leica logo or M9 marking on the front. Only 100 cameras will be available for purchase. The kit includes an Elmarit M F2.8/28mm ASPH lens. The Leica M9-PHammertone Limited Edition will be available in July, 2011. [DC Watch]

Canon Australia will launch the Limited Edition Red EOS 1100D Kit on June 6th, 2011. It is available in a limited quantity of 2,000 units. The kit consists of the red Canon EOS 1100D body, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS II lens, the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4–5.6 IS lens, a red strap and a custom-made aluminum travel case. The Limited Edition Red EOS 1100D Kit will be available via JB HiFi, Bing Lee, Harvey Norman, Ted’s, Camera House stores for AU$1,199 (US$1,285). [Press Release]

If you like the Limited Edition Casio Miffy Exlim digital camera, then check out the new Doraemon’s Bell x Casio Exilim EX-Z800 compact camera. Based on the Casio Exilim EX-Z800, the Limited Edition camera features a 14MP CCD sensor, a 2.7-inch LCD display and a 27mm lens (35mm equivalent) with a 4x optical zoom. This fancy compact camera also has Doraemon’s face on the body of the camera, special on/off screens, and a total of 9 Doraemon-related “virtual stickers” that can be included into every shot taken with the camera. Read more…

Based on the Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z800, the Limited Edition “Miffy2011xEXILIM” comes with a dedicated Miffy pouch, a Miffy start screen, and a choice of several dynamic photo overlay to enhance your shots. The Casio Miffy2011xEXILIM is priced at 29,800 Yen ($368). [Akihabara]

Pentax has collaborated with Warner Bros. to release a DC Super Heroes-inspired collection of personalized Pentax Optio RS1500 cameras. The limited edition RS1500 camera will come in a specially designed package, including seven different skins depicting the well known super heroes and super villains characters (Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash and Superman, Catwoman and The Joker), a 4 GB SD card, and a special Green Lantern protective camera case. Timed to coincide with the release of a new Warner Brothers action-adventure film, Green Lanterns, the Pentax Optio RS1500 DC Super Heroes collector pack will be available from May 1st, 2011 for £119.99 (US$196) each. See more pictures after the jump. Read more…