Monthly Archives: August 2009

Confusion: another store is getting ready to sell Sony a800

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2009

An online store (link is now broken) in Andora has listed the Sony α800 on their website: Specs: 15.2MP CMOS Exmor R sensor CF/memory stick ISO 100-12,800 6.5 fps Integrated Wi-Fi

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Sony α850 DSLR picture leaked + new Sony 28-75 f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Update: after some more digging I found also the lens kit picture (price EUR 2699). Is this a new Sony lens? If you remember this was one of the missing Sony lenses. This Sony α850 DSLR picture is from an European online store (I will not publish the store name with the hope to get […]

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Zeiss rumors (Canon mount lenses)

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Zeiss ZE 18mm f/3.5 is expected (Canon mount) by the end of the year (this lens is already available with a Nikon mount): Zeiss Makro-Planar ZE 100mm f/2 coming to Canon this Fall according to a forum posting reported by ZR (this lens is also already available with a Nikon mount):

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Canon EOS 7D model number spotted in Best Buy

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2009

It seems that the expected Canon EOS 7D and some new PowerShots (Canon Powershot SX-A and SX-B) made a guest appearance in Best Buy – check CanonRunors for the whole story.

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New Samsung cameras released, no word of NX

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2009

The already leaked ST1000 and two more Samsung p&s cameras got released today. What’s interesting? Dual display, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. – see those videos for the full presentation: The cameras are already available for pre-order in the UK: ST1000, ST550 and ST500.

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Coming soon: Samsung 85mm/f1.4 lens for K-mount

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2009

Several rumors are circulating online that Samsung is testing a new 85mm/f1.4 lens. You can see some spy shots here. There is a also a dpreview thread that translates slrclub’s test shot of this lens.

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Panasonic GF-1 announcement: September 1

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2009

According to the Danish magazine Zoom, Panasonic have scheduled a press conference for September 1st. Expected is a “New Lumix Camera”: the Panasonic GF-1 (the camera silhouette looks identical to the leak from last week): Canon has also scheduled a press conference for the same day.

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