Monthly Archives: February 2010

Two more Samsung cameras @ PMA

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2010

User Redcrow from dpreview (who has provided some valid info in the past) just wrote about two new Samsung cameras that will be shown @ PMA: New WB1000 successor New BSI image sensor (CMOS) Full HD video recording Sweep panorama feature loaded A higher line camera (than WB series) New 1/1.8″ CMOS sensor 24mm, 3x […]

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Samsung in 2010

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2010

The latest Samsung rumors: Samsung will have 10 NX lenses by the end of 2010 (they already have 4 so far: 30mm, 18-55mm with and without IS, and 50-200mm) Samsung will introduce a new, cheaper NX camera at PMA Samsung will introduce a high-end compact at PMA (less megapixels, high-end lens) All confirmed by Samsung Benelux […]

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New Noktor f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: February 14, 2010

Some readers (hit the comments section for more links) have already noted that this lens is probably based on an existing f/0.95 lens for CCTV made by different manufacturers: Details are still sketchy. Here are some info captured by Google Cache: With a maximum aperture of F/0.95, the Noktor Hyperprime is the fastest lens designed […]

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Hasselblad H4D-40 presentation

By PR admin | Published: February 12, 2010

Here is the official video from Hasselblad: More detailed videos from each of the featured photographers after the break:

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Sony EVIL camera specs

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2010

Sony has expressed their interest in releasing an EVIL camera before. Here ere are some detailed specs of the upcoming mirrorless camera from Sony: 14mp APS-C CMOS brand new Sony E mount used SDHC or MS RAW supported 3.0 LCD 920K color 11 AF point ISO 200-12800 video recording (model NEX5: 1080  NEX3:720p) format Mp4 or AVCHD […]

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Pentax will have another product release this month

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2010

The rumored date for the next Pentax announcement is February 24, 2010 (it could be +/- 1day in the US). This is weird because PMA ends at February 23rd. My guess is that this announcement will be for the recently leaked Pentax W90, which appears to be another waterproof p&s camera. Not sure why this […]

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Pentax 645D also gets a countdown

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Update: as rumored before, the expected price of the Pentax 645D is going to be around US$ 6,500. This is a screenshot from Pentax Japan’s website: Here is a better screenshot (the background changes depending on the day/night time – the above shot was taken during the night cycle): Not clear how long the countdown […]

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New Panasonic Lumix cameras in March

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Update: here is a comparison for the silhouettes: This teaser is from Panasonic UK site: “Find out more on the launch of our new models” combined with the silhouettes of two cameras indicates that Panasonic may release a new Lumix G and another smaller model (LX4?) during Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham NEC (March 7-10, […]

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