Monthly Archives: October 2009

Rumor: Kodak will unveil a new 3D DSLR camera at CES

By PR admin | Published: October 29, 2009

Yes, you read this right – the rumor is Kodak’s “entirely new type of camera” could be a 3D DSLR camera. Kodak used to make DSLR cameras before and it seems that they have found a niche market and decided to explore it. Just few days ago Kodak reported 26% drop in sales (source: WSJ) [...]

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First official Olympus E-P2 leak

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2009

Update: the E-P2 link is still there and it leads to a page with a broken image link: Coming to you directly from the Olympus website in China: The official announcement is expected on October 31st:

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Toshiba announces its own back illuminated 14.6 MP sensor

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2009

Competition is good for the consumer and Sony just got some for its Exmor R sensor:  yesterday Toshiba announced its own back illuminated 14.6 MP sensor. Let’s see who will be the first camera manufacturer to implement this sensor. Press release after the break:

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Olympus EP-1 price drop

By PR admin | Published: October 27, 2009

I received a tip that Olympus distributors have informed some dealers about an upcoming Olympus EP-1 price drop. This could be caused by the Panasonic GF1 release and/or the new upcoming m4/3 Olympus camera. The current EP-1 prices are as follow (with 14-44 lens): Amazon: $799 Adorama: $799 B&H: $799

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Pentax will have a “deeper relationship with some electronics guys”

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

Hoya Corporation continues to make public statements about possible “deeper relationship” with another company, possibly Samsung. Those are the words of the COO Hiroshi Yamada (see previous statements of Hoya’s CEO here): “I don’t know whether we’ll go with Samsung or somebody else, but I can say that we’ll have a deeper relationship with some electronics guys. [...]

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Rumors recap

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

Here is a recap of what happened while I was gone (next time when on the road, I will bring a laptop with me): Ricoh: Letsgodigital also reports on a new Ricoh camera with APS-C sensor (previously reported here). Olympus: Olympus Germany claims that there will be no E-3 successor in the foreseeable future (source). [...]

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