Monthly Archives: April 2011

Top 10 posts for April 2011

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for April 2011: Pentax starts new camera teaser campaign. Rumors of Fuji X200 and X300 are already floating around. First images of the Sony NEX C3 camera. Olympus XZ-1 review. PhotoRumors Giveaway #5: Digital Holga ultimate kit for Nikon or Canon. New patents from Fuji, Canon [...]

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Two new Pentax interchangeable lens cameras in the next few months

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2011

At a recent exhibition, a representative from Pentax Russia made this comment on their two upcoming cameras with interchangeable lenses: “A company representative Anton Melnikov commented on plans to produce mirrorless Pentax cameras. The first camera based on APS-C sensor will be released until September this year. It is based on the K bayonet and maintains the [...]

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Fuji X100 now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2011
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Update: Today, May 2nd, Adorama and Amazon started shipping the Fuji X100 cameras in the US (ordered on January 16th): According to Brandon Remler, the FujiFilm FinePix X100 camera is now shipping in the US and the first dealers should be getting them tomorrow: “As promised here is the update. The X100 has begun shipping in the [...]

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Sony NEX C3 camera getting closer to announcement

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2011
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Sony UK already has a placeholder for the upcoming NEX C3 camera on their website. The links are still not functional, but this is an indication that the actual announcement is near.

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New Sony NEX 3/5 firmware update

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2011
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A leaked Sony PDF document describes a new firmware update for Sony NEX 3/5/5C product line. I believe the letter “C” in the NEX-5C model indicates cameras for the Chinese market and should not be confused with the upcoming Sony NEX C3 model. Here are the details:

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Canon takes a financial hit after the disaster in Japan

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2011

Canon profit droped 2% in Q1 of 2011 as a result of the disaster in Japan. Both profit and camera sales forecasts were cut for 2011. Canon’s supply chain is severely disrupted and is “months away from being fixed”. Canon is the first major photography company to report its financial results after the earthquake in Japan. Expect similar report [...]

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