Monthly Archives: October 2011

Rumor: New Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens coming in October

According to this FM forum post, Carl Zeiss will be releasing a new Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens this month: “Yes, I have an idea about the new 25. It will be announced in October, so keep an eye for the Zeiss website. And if everything goes well, delivery of the first production batch will be in […]

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FujiFilm makes plans for mirrorless interchangeable lens camera official

Fujifilm had an event in Tokyo and gave some juicy details about their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera: “resolution and low noise will surpass rival the 35mm full size sensor” Prototypes of the new mirrorless camera will be displayed at the 2012 CES show in January (in Las Vegas). There will also be a new SLR […]

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First Lytro’s light field cameras are being produced in Asia

The first Lytro light field camera is already in production according to this article from AllThingsD: “Meanwhile, many on Lytro’s team have been shuttling between Silicon Valley and the Asian manufacturing facility where the first cameras are being produced. While the design itself has been fully baked for some weeks now, the company has been working […]

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Kodak is losing it

Kodak’s stock price went further down last week after concerns about a $160 million credit withdrawal. Yesterday Kodak said that they are not planning on filling for bankruptcy and their stock slightly recovered. The Kodak patent bid is due in October.

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Fuji X10 camera UK’s price and availability

Amazon UK posted the price and availability of the Fuji X10 camera: £449.98 (around $700) with a release date of October 28, 2011. Fujifilm has not yet officially announced the price of the X10 camera.

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Sony A900 discontinued in Japan

Sony Japan confirmed to DCWatch the discontinuation of the a900 model camera for Japan. This is not really something new since the a900 was listed as discontinued on Sony’s Hong Kong website back in May of 2010. For the US, Amazon currently shows only 20 cameras left in stock.

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Nauticam NA-NEX5N underwater housing for Sony NEX-5N

Nauticam announced new underwater NA-NEX5N housing for Sony NEX-5N cameras with a depth rating of 100m. The release date is October 15, 2011, the price is $1650.

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Top 10 posts for September 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for September 2011: Canon is planning something big for November 3rd. Fuji X10 vs. X100 vs. Canon G12 sensor comparison. This is the Ricoh GR Digital 4 digital camera. Another Canon “Pro” announcement on September 22nd. There may really be a new Pentax DSLR. What is […]

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Ricoh establishes Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company

Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company is the new official company name after Ricoh acquired Pentax few months ago. Here is the official press releases: Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as “Ricoh”) announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, […]

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