Monthly Archives: May 2010

Sony A390 appears in a camera water housing specs

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2010

The first link that was posted on dpreview is already removed but reefphoto still lists the Ikelite SLR-DC Housing for Sony A230, A330 &A390: Sony α290 already leaked last week and based on the interview with Toru Katsumoto, the next set of Sony DSLR could very well be the Sony α290 and α390.

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Interview with Sony’s Toru Katsumoto

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2010

This is what Toru Katsumoto (Senior General Manager in Sony) had to say about the future Sony’s camera development in an interview with Quesabesde: “We are also developing new models in the Alpha range. This year we will introduce some new models of SLR.” He specifically confirmed that there is a room for new Alpha 200 and […]

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Camera Concepts (part 1)

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2010

Today’s Nikon D4x concept post caused some interesting comments/ideas on [NR]. I  went online and collected few more photography/cameras related concepts and would like to hear what you think: “Snap and Look” concept consist of a digital camera and a bigger photo viewer docking station that allows image editing (source, designer: Johanna Schoemaker): “Every Stalker’s Dream” […]

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Pentax 645D updates

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2010

Update: Pentax 645D will be available in Australia (source). Pentax 645D is already listed in the camera selection drop down on the Pentax UK website – there is a rumor that the 645D could be coming to Europe this Summer: Check also the new Pentax 645D website (Japan) with some sample shots. Here is a […]

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Pentax price drop in Canada

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2010

Price reduction for the Pentax K-x kits and several Optio models is expected in Canada on Monday, May 17th (source). This is probably just a regular exchange rate adjustment. FYI: Nikon recently also reduced their prices in Canada.

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New APS-C 14.2MP sensor from Samsung

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

The details on the new sensor were published on the official Samsung website and later removed: Note that this sensor was listed in the DSLR section. Specs: APS-C 14.2MP resolution Pixel size: 5.1µ A/D Converter on-chip, 8 output digital parallel channels 10fps 1080 video support

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CMOS square sensor

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

The mythical square sensor is back – an unknown camera manufacturer is preparing a square CMOS sensor (they also got a detailed list of the advantages of such sensor design): Square sensors already exist – check mega-vision.com.

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