Monthly Archives: October 2009

New exciting technologies coming soon to a camera near you

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009

The first video is of a flexible OLED prototype, by Samsung: It’s a 2.8″ display (166ppi), and it’s just 20 micrometer thick (source): The other news from this week was Epson’s announcement of a mass production, high-end EVF panels. Some details: Features of the new panel Compact – small 0.47-inch diagonal screen enables compact, thin […]

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Leaf entry-level Aptus-II 5 digital back now official

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2009

UPDATES: link to datasheet and camera compatability. The new product is now also on Leaf’s website: This was reported as a rumor few days ago, now it’s official: “The Aptus II 5 sports a 48x36mm sensor, and offers an ISO range of 25-400. It is available in four mounts, allowing the back to be used with Hasselblad […]

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Samsung’s new backside illumination CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2009

Google translation: “Korean Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Is, CMOS back radiation can increase the sensitivity of the sensor (BSI: backside illumination) to commercialize a technology to mass-produce the product was 2010. Now, CMOS sensor all three major companies back to 2010 was irradiated with CMOS sensor technology (BSI CMOS type sensor) will begin mass production. […]

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20MP imaging and 720p video coming soon to your phone

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2009

Texas Instruments developed a coprocessor that supports 20MP imaging and 720p video for the phone industry. A matching sensor is yet to be developed. Press release after the break:

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Polaroid back to life in 2010

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2009

The new owners of Polaroid (Petters) decided to bring back to life the Polaroid instant camera in 2010. Press release after the break:

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Is that the new mirrorless, interchangeable camera system from Sony?

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2009

Few weeks ago Sony mentioned that they are interested in a mirrorless, interchangeable camera system and now I have this in my hands: I am just confused by all those pdf type Sony rumors. I went through many different camera models and could not find one that looks like the camera pictured above. Thoughts?

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Leaf to announce a new, entry level Aptus digital back

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2009

In an interview with BJP, the CEO of Leaf Dov Kalinski said: “We’ll be announcing shortly the release of the Aptus 5, an entry-level product. We see a need for entry-level products with aggressive pricing to respond to the changes that are happening in the market.”

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Sneak peek into the Photoshop labs

By PR admin | Published: October 9, 2009
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New Olympus m4/3 camera to be presented on the ZOOM.experience 2009 show?

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2009

According to this dpreview thread Olympus has send “mailshots” about their presence on the ZOOM.experience 2009 show that will start on October 31, 2009. Why is this news interesting? Remember this teaser? Olympus EP2 is coming folks!

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Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical lens delayed untill early 2010

By PR admin | Published: October 8, 2009

Samyang Optics confirmed the delay in production of the new 14mm f/2.8 IF ED MC aspherical wide angle lens until the fist quarter of 2010. This decision was taken in order to improve the lens. Source

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