Monthly Archives: April 2009

Sony lenses SAL1870 & SAL55200 discontinued?

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2009

Sony DT 18-70 F3.5-5.6 and Sony DT 55-200 F4-5.6 lenses are added to the archived items on the Sony Singapore website: Is a replacement coming out soon? Via Photogenius

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Fujifilm rejuvenates the instant camera, axes 5000 jobs

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2009

This summer Fujifilm will brings back the instant camera with the Instax 210 model and axes 5000 jobs at the same time (source).

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SONY 80-200F1.4 G SSM Lens?

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2009

Rumors on this lens have been floating around all over the place. Here are some picture (click for high res): I vote fake on this one. Via Visualimo

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Pentax K-7 – “Enjoy waiting”

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2009

Some more Pentax K-7 pictures:   Via PentaxForum

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Ricoh in financial trouble, but ethical

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2009

Ricoh’s net profit fell by almost 94% (ouch!). Sales in other category, which includes the digital camera business, fell by 13.9%. At the same the article reminds us that Ricoh was selected as one of the world’s most ethical enterprises which actually explains why they had a bad quarter.

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New Pentax K series countdown

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2009

There is a compilations of small pictures on flickr combining all rumored detailes for the expected Pentax K7: At the same time there is a countdown to the announcement on Pentax website in Spain:

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Pentax K-7 specs leaked

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2009

Camera Name: Pentax K-7 (It Is “K Hyphen Seven” – *No* “D” Letter and *With* the Hyphen) Dimensions (by Measurement, Not Factory Specs): 96mm (H) x 130.5mm (W) x D1-D3**D1 = 67.5mm, from Flange to Grip Rear *D2 = 74.5mm, from Grip Front to Grip Rear *D3 = 76.5mm, from RTF Front to Grip Rear Remark: Neck Strap […]

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Ned Bunnell on the future of Pentax DSLR

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2009

This is straight from Ned Bunnell’s blog (President of Pentax Imaging USA): “Square sensor and full frame??? Executives in Japan have said we’ll release a model this summer that is more advanced than the K20D, and that we have re-started development of the 645D which is expected to be released in 2010. When asked about full frame […]

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