PMA Thursday early edition

If you missed any of our previous PMA mega-roundups, be sure to check the PMA Central where you will find them all listed and summarized.

The Big Stories
The Leica R-series manual SLR and lenses officially cease production said dpreview, however the R-series is not dead.

Fuji is not out of the DSLR market! That's what Fuji told PDN Gear Guide. At the same time though, there is no DSLR in the pipeline. Oh words...

*** Early Edition is now final ***
*** Late Edition will be posted later today ***

From the Trade Show Floor
+ Photography Review visits the Fuji 3D concept
+ Four Thirds User visits the Olympus booth, with tidbits on both Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds. Also, a dolphin attacks the Olympus lenses!
+ dpnow visits the Samsung NX-series booth
+ Photography Review visits the Olympus M4/3 booth and makes a good point on the "carrot cam" perhaps going after the typical Canon G10 and LX3 buyers
+ Sigma round-up, including a side-by-side of SD15 vs SD14 at Insider
+ ACDSee3 coming to Mac says Kamerabild.se
+ New camera backpacks at CNet u/exposed
+ Yvon Bourque checks out some Lensbabies
+ MasterChong spotlights a video showing the six concept Sony Alpha lenses - two are 35ff, four are DT.
+ At the tradeshow, with TWiP Photo - check their flickr gallery for more!

In the Blogosphere
+ Where are the portrait lenses asks Andy Westlake of dpreview
+ What's happening to the Leica R-series asks TOP?
+ Nikon doing well in the UK especially D90 and D700 says AmPhoUK

PMA 2010 is February 21-23, 2010 in SoCal
The next PMA trade show will take place February 21 to 23, but not in Vegas says PentaxDSLRsblog. Instead it will be in the OC, in Anaheim in Southern California. No more sinful indiscretions and unlimited buffets, but instead repent with $televangelists$ and watch the Mighty Ducks ;-)