Monthly Archives: May 2009

Post rating system implemented

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2009

At the bottom of each post you will see the like & dislike buttons. Please use this system to rate the actual post and not the validity of the content/rumor or your personal Nikon preferences/expectations (I will be adding separate polls for that when appropriate). Based on your feedback I will make future adjustments: you […]

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Sony a500 and a550 coming soon?

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2009

The web site sonystyle.ca offers some interesting choices when you attempt to register your new Sony camera: DSLRA350KCF DSLRA380L DSLRA380S DSLRA500 DSLRA500S DSLRA550 DSLRA550S DSLRA700 DSLRA700P DSLRA900 Many Sony fans were disappointed when the last set of new DSLRs did not have any video capture. I think we can be certain that the Sony a500 and […]

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Pentax D-FA 50mm f/1.0 SDM?

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2009

I call this rumor busted. Source

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Pentax lenses price increase

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2009

Pentax Normal SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens is now $249.95 Pentax Normal SMCP-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited Autofocus Lens is now $314.95 (up from $269)

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Latest Olympus patents

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2009

Patents are difficult to read unless you have a PhD. Not all patents make it to the production line, but it is still very interesting to see where the R&D effort is spent. Here are the latest Olympus patent applications made public just few days ago: CAMERA HAVING A DUST-PROOFING MEMBER THAT IS VIBRATED TO REMOVE DUST: A camera includes […]

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Apple to re-enter digital camera business?

By PR admin | Published: May 22, 2009

Lately a lot of speculations have emerged that the next version of iPhone/iPod will have a better built-in camera that will turn those devices into a “digital photography computer” (source). The article also points out that Apple was in the digital camera business back in 1994 with the Apple QuickTake digital camera line: Source: eBay Source: eBay

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Is Olympus trying to tell us something?

By PR admin | Published: May 22, 2009

Take a look at this page about the legendary Olympus Pen camera: “Next Update: May 26th, 2009”? “See you next time”? What is this all about? Click here for more Olympus rumors.

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Samsung GX-30 DSLR camera to be released next month (June)

By PR admin | Published: May 21, 2009

I got reliable information that Samsung will release its next DSLR camera next month (June 2009) – the model number most probably will be Samsung GX-30 (successor of the Samsung GX-20 model).

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