Monthly Archives: December 2010

Sony will double their image sensor production in the next financial year

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2010

According to Reuters, Sony will spend $1.2 bln to double its image sensor production in the next financial year. Part of this plan is the buyback of a semiconductor production line from Toshiba that will bring the output capacity to 40,000 silicon wafers a month.

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Fuji’s patent for a camera with removable grip

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2010

Fuji’s latest patent is for a camera with removable/adjustable grip:

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Samyang inquired about a fast 135mm and tilt-shift lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 24, 2010

Two months ago Samyang asked on their Facebook page “Which new Samyang lenses, you like to see in Samyang family” and then commented about a fast 135mm or a tilt-shift lens: I personally would be interested in a cheap tilt-shift lens solution – there is no need for autofocus and if Samyang can come up with an [...]

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The FinePix X100 is the starting point of the high-end cameras to follow in future”

By PR admin | Published: December 23, 2010

Quesabesde published an interview with Hiroshi Kawahara, Operations Manager at Fujifilm. The answer to the last question hints at future high-end cameras that will follow the X100: “Q: With the FinePix X100 Fujifilm comes back into the world of professional digital photography. Is the following step to recover SLR cameras too or is that road [...]

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Fuji X100: the viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: December 23, 2010

Fuji published a new chapter about the X100 viewfinder. In a nutshell: “The viewfinder magnification of 0.5 is generally considered the easiest to see in the case of a camera equipped with a lens with a 35mm focal length (135 equivalent) – not too low and not too high. The X100 viewfinder has a high-resolution [...]

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Olympus to release E-PL2 in the next 2 months?

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2010

The latest online chatter indicates that Olympus may release a new version of their m4/3 camera line in the next 1-2 months. I do not have any further details, but the new PEN model could potentially be called E-PL2. The PMI 2011 show this year will take place in September (the show is usually held in February) [...]

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