Monthly Archives: November 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all readers with those B&H holiday gift specials (for readers outside the US: Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year and many stores have special deals valid only on that day – it’s crazy, see the video after the break). Free Shipping Rebates New Product Releases Open Box Specials […]

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Tamron keeps us guessing

Update: the long awaited secret was a new website for Tamron.eu. Tamron.de does have a sense of humor – they keep responding to the Internet rumors by updating the banner on their front page: previous banners: So, what is it going to be? I say webpage re-design (they need one). If I am correct, I […]

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Polaroid plans for 2010

The latest Polaroid news suggested a return of the cult camera to the market in 2010. We now have more details about the plans of the new Polaroid owners for 2010: There will be a film based One Step camera that will be relaunched in mid-2010. The Impossible Project will be in charge of producing Polaroid-branded color […]

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Sigma SD15 DSLR camera delayed again

The Sigma SD15 DSLR camera was expected to be officially released during the summer of 2009 (initially announced at Photokina 2008). The camera is now delayed according to a Sigma spokesman quoted by AP: ‘The Japanese engineers are currently in the process of optimising performance and image quality, ensuring the best possible results are achieved […]

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Sony to launch four new compact cameras

There are 4 new Sony registration for what appears to be are point and shoot cameras (models DSC-W350, DSC-W360, DSC-W380, DSC-W390) at the Korean Radio Research Agency:

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Underwater housing for Panasonic GF1

10bar is planing (subject to change) to build an underwater housing for Panasonic GF-1. If you want one, let them know at [email protected]. Source

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The new Sony released today is not what we wanted it to be

Today Sony launched the NXCAM tapeless camera (not the EVIL camera that was expected): For more info on this new camera visit Sony’s website.

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Epson’s new 0.52” QHD Liquid Crystal Panel for EVFs

Epson develops 0.52-inch QHD HTPS TFT Color Liquid Crystal Panel for Electronic Viewfinders. Measuring just 0.52 of an inch diagonally, the new panel offers QHD (960 x 540) resolution in red, green and blue for a total of 1.56 megapixels. The viewfinder is targeted for broadcast and industrial camcorders for professionals. This product could be […]

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