Monthly Archives: October 2009

Is Pentax for sale?

By PR admin | Published: October 7, 2009

In the previous interview (two months ago), Hoya’s CEO Hiroshi Suzuki said: “I’m afraid it will need some sort of alliance with another company in the long term.” Yesterday, in an interview with nikkeibp Mr. Suzuki said: “It’s unnecessary to keep Pentax camera division in the HOYA Corporation. It may be sold to other company or […]

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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 availability and full review

By PR admin | Published: October 6, 2009

The Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens (mentioned before here) is now available for pre-order on eBay for $424.99 (different mounts are available). The lens will be available from the third week of November. Today LensTip published the full review of this lens.

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Sigma DP1s released

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2009

Update: expected price for Europe will be 499.00 Euros. Another camera goes off the rumor list (previously reported here): Sigma released the DP1s today which contains only minor improvements from the previous model: Quick Set function to be allocated to the digital zoom buttons Improved metering for backlit subjects. Full specifications after the jump:

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3D is in your future

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2009

Today Fuji revealed the price of the 3D W1: $599.95 for the camera and 499.95 for the corresponding viewer. This is how the 3D picture looks like: Sony Develops High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology: Here is the camera prototype: Full press release after the break:

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