Monthly Archives: June 2010

Another Panasonic announcement expected at the end of July

There are already rumors floating around that Panasonic will have a major product announcement at the end of July, most probably at/around July 28th (this should not be a surprise given Panasonic’s history of announcements at the end of July). One of the possibilities is a Lumix LX3 replacement. Just 10 days ago Panasonic announced a [...]

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Panasonic update – Lumix LX4 maybe in July

Update: a reader just reminded me about this post I wrote last year – almost every year Panasonic releases new products around July 20th. Quesabesde visited Panasonic factories in Japan and there are two interesting bits of information in terms of upcoming products: For some reason Quesabesde is “convinced” that there will be a successor of the Panasonic [...]

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Canon APS-H 1.3x mirrorless

This is the email I received about a potential Canon APS-H 1.3x mirrorless camera: “Canon APS-H 1.3x mirrorless I was talking with a friend of mine who often tests EOS cameras, that I can’t wait any longer to buy my first mirrorless system but in the same time that am not satisfied with the IQ [...]

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Sony announced the a290 & a390 DSLRs

Today Sony announced the long rumored α290 and α390 DSLR cameras – both are considered entry level with 14.2MP sensors and no video. Full press release and detailed specs comparison after the break:

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Samsung NX5 update

After being rumored for months, the Samsung NX5 camera was “kind of” released last week - CNET Asia reports that the new Samsung NX5 will be available only in Europe and Korea. At the same time AmateurPhotographer reports that Samsung is yet to decide if the NX5 will be available in the UK and reports that only [...]

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