Article: Make the most of your camera with new accessories.(gear & now)

Occasionally, it does happen--a small new gadget is priced higher than the big product it's meant to accessorize. Counterintuitive, perhaps, but when the accessory heralds a whole new technology, we might begin to understand the apparent imbalance. Panasonic is hoping so, with word of the release of a new 1" (2.54 cm) viewfinder for more than $10,000!

The AJ-CVF100G was initially being launched for top-of-the-line cameras from the company's P2 HD and DVCPRO HD lineup. But continued implementation of the technology is seen with Panasonic's AG-HPX300 camcorder in a smaller (a 1/2", 1,226,000-pixel model) LCOS viewfinder. The HPX300, even with its LCOS viewfinder, ...

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