Monthly Archives: March 2011

Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera will come in two colors

Back in February I posted a low resolution image of the upcoming Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera: Today Mirrorlessrumors got their hands on a better resolution image of the Pentax NC-1 and it seems that the camera will be available in white color as well:

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Todays news: Sigma DP2x, Fuji X100 and other updates

No SD1 yet: today Sigma announced pricing and availability of the DP2x camera: the MSRP will be $800 and it should be available in stores in late April. The DP2x was was announced in February, 2011.  There is still no word on the 46MP Sigma SD1 DSLR camera. Back on track: FujiFilm Japan announced today that the production [...]

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Pentax will bring two new interchangeable lens cameras this summer, only one will be mirrorless

Back in January I mentioned that Pentax is working on two new interchangeable lens cameras. One of them will be the Pentax NC-1 that should be announced in the summer of 2011 and it will be a true “mirrorless solution”. The second camera is rumored to be a digital version of the Pentax Auto 110 camera. The [...]

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Fuji X100 camera review

Dan is one of the lucky PhotoRumors readers who was able to purchase the Fuji X100 camera in Hong Kong. Since I have not received mine yet, I asked Dan to share his first impression of what appears to be the most anticipated camera of the year. You can follow Dan on twitter @ZDP189. Here [...]

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How much does a FujiFilm X100 cost to a dealer?

I received some information about the FujiFilm Finepix X100 cost to dealers in France where the selling price is 999€ ($1200 in the US). If you add the VAT (almost 20%) on top of 771€ for three X100 cameras, you will see that there is only 75€ profit left for the dealer:

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Prices of photo equipment go up, limited supply in upcoming months

The price of some cameras and lenses produced in Japan has gone up since the earthquake in Japan (see Nikon for example). At the same time, supply is limited and will probably stay this way in the foreseeable future. Most of the factories are open in Japan, but things are still far from being normal. MSRP price and shortages are [...]

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