Monthly Archives: July 2009

Ricoh GR Digital III

The buzz around the long waited Ricoh GR Digital III is also starting to pick up. This picture surfaced on dpreview and it shows the new lens: 6.0mm 1:1.9 (compared to current 5.9mm 1:2.4), the body looks identical to the GRD2: Another picture after the break…

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Next Sony DSLR: with the new Exmor R CMOS Sensor?

Rumors are spreading around the Internet that the new Sony DLSRs may have Sony’s Exmor R CMOS Sensor that debuted in the HDR-CX520VE/505VE Handycam line. The new “Exmor R” CMOS Sensor is twice as sensitive as conventional CMOS sensors thanks to back-illuminated technology that places metal wiring beneath the photo diode instead of above it. [...]

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Fuji F70 EXR point and shoot camera leaks out, nobody cares

Fuji F70 EXR: a new half-inch sensor, 10 megapixel, 27 – 270mm lens. I guess the good news is that sensor size in p&s is to growing. another picture after the break:

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Sony a500, a550, a850 DSLR cameras leaked on Sony website

Go to Sony Style US website and attempt to register a new product (you need to be a registered user) – type DLSR and a drop down menu will appear: The three new cameras listed are: Sony a500, Sony a550 and Sony a850. A similar leak came from Sony Style Canada few months ago, but [...]

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Panasonic LX4 and DMC-GL1 rumors

The translatiojn from Japanese is difficult to understand. I think it says that Panasonic will release LX4 with 1/1.3 inch backside illuminated sensor and integrated Summicron f2.0 lens and Panasonic DMC-GL1 with a LUMIX G 20mm F1.7 (pancake / 55,000 yen) lens:

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Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF AF lens discontinued

Both Nikon and Canon versions of the Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF AF lens are now discontinued (confirmed by retailers). No word yet if a new model will be released.

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