Monthly Archives: November 2009

Olympus E-P2 teaser

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Translation: “only one more day” – this ad is currently running on a Swiss photo-related site.

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Olympus E-P2 to be announced tonight, after midnight?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Update: This tweet is from BJP: Let me translate it for you: I think they wanted to say that the article about the new Olympus E-P2 will be published online at 1 am EST/6 am GMT tomorrow, November 5th, 2009.

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JVC to buy Pentax, Hoya denies it

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

The rumor is that JVC-Kenwood Holdings is in talks to buy Pentax (source – Google translation). Hoya (the parent company of Pentax) quickly denied that report (source). It is not a secret that Hoya has been trying to do something with Pentax, based on previous history of comments from C-level executives (see here and here). HOYA […]

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October 31st (Olympus)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

The big Olympus news on October 31st was about a new ambassadors for Olympus in Holland – I just learned that today. The announcement of the E-P2 is still expected in the next few days – latest by next week. There is also a possibility for a new tele zoom (40-150) and a macro lens.

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Olympus E-P2 scpecs (in Japanese)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

Update: a reader did a quick translation – differences between the EP-1 and EP-2: Optional Electrical Viewfinder w/ 1,440,000 dots. HyperCrystal LCD 460,000 dots Continuous Drive 3.5 to 4 fps Flash Sync 1/180 sec or below 1/250 sec. Upgraded iAUTO and Additional Art Filters. Translation please? Anyone?

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Olympus E-p2 event in Hong Kong

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

This is the translated version of a press invitation in Hong Kong: 10/11 Olympus release new pen “” Olympus Hong Kong China Limited will be held 11 Yue 10 Ri (Xingqi Er) at the Hong Kong Eaton Hotel Pearl Hall MICRO 4 / 3 OLYMPUS PEN single lens DC conference. OLYMPUS PEN Single-lens DC broken […]

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Pentax K-m discontinued

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

Pentax K-m is now discontinued according to Pentax Japan (Google translation) and so is the DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED lens. The new Pentax K-x is considered to be the replacement of the K-m model. Pentax USA website also doesn’t list the K-m as an available model.

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Ricoh’s mirrorless camera: with a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

This rumor is coming form a Chinese forum: the expected Ricoh’s EVIL €œ(Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens)€ camera may have a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system and not a k-mount like previous speculated. This idea is not new and has been discussed before on dpreview. There is also a patent granted to Ricoh a while […]

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