Monthly Archives: September 2010

Photokina day 5 updates

At that point there is nothing really new to report from Photokina. Here are few links from day 5 of the show: Minox PX3D concept camera. New Manfrotto products. Samsung NX lens adapter for Pentax and Samsung GX lenses.

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The new Kenko digital camera with interchangeable lenses prototype got lost on its way to Photokina

Kenko is best known for its photography equipment accessories and converters (they also produce camera lenses under the Tokina brand name). Kenko was suppose to display a prototype of their new digital camera with interchangeable lenses at Photokina, but the prototype… got lost (?)… so they only had few pictures to show: Specs after the break:

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Photokina day 4 updates

Pentax K-5 DSLR and Optio RZ10 hands-on New version 2 of Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise bag was released. Carl Zeiss at Photokina video:

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What is a Plenoptic camera?

Plenoptic technology is developed by Adobe and it lets you select which part of the image you want to be in focus. A Plenoptic camera contains an array of microlenses between the front lens and the sensor and it captures a series of small images from different viewpoints that can later be extracted and manipulated by special [...]

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Photokina day 3 updates

Photokina news are slowly fading away as we approach the end of day 3 of the biggest photography show. Quick update on the latest: BJP: “Sigma says it is working on a full-frame version of the sensor, despite the three-layer design’s complexity.” Photokina medium format coverage. Hasselblad plans 200-megapixel camera for 2011. Pentax announced retail [...]

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Photokina day 2 updates

First, a slideshow from Photokina 2010: Hasselblad CFV-50 adds 50MP digital sensor to your V-System camera. They also brought a Hasselblad H4D Ferrari Edition. Ricoh G700SE: 12MP, waterproof, dust proof, shockproof, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and wifi (b/g) antennas.

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