Monthly Archives: October 2009

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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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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