Monthly Archives: January 2010

Pentax Optio H90 and Optio L10 cameras

An update on the last Pentax rumors: those images were briefly displayed on a retailer website today and then were quickly removed but thanks to Google cache, I was able to retrieve them – here are the Pentax Optio L10 and Pentax Optio H90 looking good: There was a third template for another Pentax camera […]

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Pentax will announce new Optio cameras next week

On Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Pentax will announce new set of Optio point and shoot cameras (the exact date may be +/- 1 day depending on your geo location). Three or four new cameras are expected. No m4/3 or EVIL models. I do not have any details at that point, but I was told that […]

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What will Fuji do?

There were several reports on Fuji joining the m4/3 gang at PMA 2010 (see here and here). At that point I still do not have any confirmation on those rumors, but I am sure Fuji will announce new digital (and maybe film) cameras in the next 2-3 weeks. Expect the emphasis to be on their EXR […]

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Hasselblad update

Few weeks ago Hasselblad started a mysterious counter and now they added some more teasers on their website: Clearly this will not be about new equipment. My guess is something like an online social media service for photographer/clients or maybe a joint venture with some of the big social networking sites. What say you? The countdown is […]

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New Ricoh GXR “slide-in” piece: is it real?

Update: here is another photoshopped solution for Leica M lenses on Ricoh GXR. This picture of a new “slide-in” lens piece for the Ricoh GXR was on the front cover of a Japanese magazine – if anyone owns a copy, I would like to know more about the content inside:

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More details on the upcoming Panasonic ZS-7, TS2 cameras

The previously rumored camera model will be called Panasonic ZS-7 (not sure if they will use the same model name in the US). Some more detailed specs emerged today (Google translated – not sure how accurate this translation is): HD video with 720p 30fps Built-in stereo microphone 12x optical enabled zoom New IS system in camera […]

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Panasonic Lumix G countdown is back

The previously reported countdown for the new Panasonic Lumix G microsite is back: The event will be on January 31, 2010 (Sunday?): New Panasonic cameras are expected to be announced, during, before or right after this event.

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Sony DSC-TX5 waterproof point-and-shoot camera leaked

The Sony DSC-TX5 is expected to have touchscreen LCD and Exmor CMOS sensor and will be released for PMA 2010. Several pictures leaked but then were removed: Those are the specs I got from a PhotoRumors reader – apparently they are already presented to retailers: Full 1920×1080 60i AVCHD at either 17mbps or 9mbps, your choice. MP4 at […]

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