Monthly Archives: October 2009

Samsung NX-10 specs and release date

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2009

The latest rumor is that Samsung NX will be announced on December 10th, 2009 (the previous rumors pointed to an early 2010 release). Those are the expected Samsung NX specs: Mount: Samsung NX Sensor: 23.4 x 15.6mm APS-C CMOS 14.6 mega pixels (1.5x) Body: polycarbonate sealed against dust and moisture Image stabilization: Optical Image Stabilization […]

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RED drops a bomb

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

Red announced some detailed specs for two of their “Digital Stills and Motion Cameras”. The first one is the high-end EPIC-X which will sell for $28,000. Pre-production version will be available this year and full production in 2010: New MYSTERIUM-X 5K sensor 5K (2:1) at 1-100fps 4K (2:1) at 1-125fps Quad HD at 1-120fps 3K […]

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Pentax rebates/cashback coming soon

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

According to www.pentax-cashback.com:

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Olympus E-P2 to be announced on November 6th

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

I just received another announcement date: November 6th, which is Friday (a week from now). Friday is a weird day to release a new product because the weekend kills the momentum of the announcement and people tend to get distracted. I would say expect the announcement in the next 7 days, the actual date may vary based […]

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Sony Alpha A750 leaked

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

Sony a750 leaks on Sony Style website. No detailed specs are available at that time but a 14.6 MP full-frame sensor is expected. Based on previous Sony Style leaks, expect announcement in the next 30 days:

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Olympus EP-2 is near

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

Olympus EP-2 leaks continue to show up online which is a good indication that announcement is imminent and very close: The next picture is the electronic viewfinder VF-2 (Google translation): An external installation, E-P2-specific high-resolution electronic viewfinder, which has 1.44 million pixels, 100% field of vision and 1.15x magnification, while the ultra-high contrast and brightness characteristics of […]

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Rumor: Kodak will unveil a new 3D DSLR camera at CES

By PR admin | Published: October 29, 2009

Yes, you read this right – the rumor is Kodak’s “entirely new type of camera” could be a 3D DSLR camera. Kodak used to make DSLR cameras before and it seems that they have found a niche market and decided to explore it. Just few days ago Kodak reported 26% drop in sales (source: WSJ) […]

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First official Olympus E-P2 leak

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2009

Update: the E-P2 link is still there and it leads to a page with a broken image link: Coming to you directly from the Olympus website in China: The official announcement is expected on October 31st:

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Toshiba announces its own back illuminated 14.6 MP sensor

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2009

Competition is good for the consumer and Sony just got some for its Exmor R sensor:  yesterday Toshiba announced its own back illuminated 14.6 MP sensor. Let’s see who will be the first camera manufacturer to implement this sensor. Press release after the break:

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Olympus EP-1 price drop

By PR admin | Published: October 27, 2009

I received a tip that Olympus distributors have informed some dealers about an upcoming Olympus EP-1 price drop. This could be caused by the Panasonic GF1 release and/or the new upcoming m4/3 Olympus camera. The current EP-1 prices are as follow (with 14-44 lens): Amazon: $799 Adorama: $799 B&H: $799

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