Monthly Archives: October 2009

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

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

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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Back from PDN PhotPlus Expo

Last week I attended PDN PhotPlus Expo in New York which explains the lack of new rumors on this site for the past few days. All my questions about future products were answered politely with the phrase “no comments” and I don’t have any rumors to report from the floor. A recap on all rumors from [...]

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What will happen to Franke & Heidecke?

The previous rumors were that Franke & Heidecke would be shutting down its operations for good, but now the latest report from Photoscala brings some hope to the 89 years old company, producer of the Rollei cult-camera (Google translation): “In a first extension were 20 employees for outstanding work for two weeks engaged in early October. After this [...]

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Kodak will bring a “Entirely new type of camera” at CES in January

Kodak is expected to announce an “entirely new type of camera” at CES in January 2010. This rumor is coming from ElectricPig: “It’s not entirely clear whether Kodak will debut a new category of camera altogether, or a type of camera it has never made before. Could the Big K be about to launch its first [...]

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