Monthly Archives: July 2010

Testing white background on PhotoRumors.com (please vote)

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2010

This is a “sticky post” – I will leave it on top for few days to gather some feedback. Scroll down for the latest PhotoRumors updates. There is a poll embedded in this post – please vote: I will be testing white background on PhotoRumors this weekend. I still have to make some small adjustments. I would […]

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Panasonic 3D camcorder

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2010

The 3D camcorder from Panasonic that is expected to be announced next week was already introduced in few countries behind closed doors. The 3D part of the solution will involve some kind of adapter that will attach to front of the lens. Still not sure if this adapter will be compatible with older/existing models or […]

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The latest Sony (and Zeiss) rumors

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2010

Carl Zeiss posted this message on their Facebook page about a new Sony lens that is suppose to be announced next Tuesday (July 27th): “Sony will present the new Distagon T* 24mm F2 ZA SSM next Tuesday. It is intended to appeal to experienced photographers looking for a large-aperture wide-angle lens of real distinction. The Distagon […]

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Next week: new Panasonic 3D Camcorder

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2010

An update from PCWord (yep, we are talking about consumer camcorder): The camcorder, details of which are not yet available, will be shown at a Tokyo news conference scheduled for July 28, the company said Wednesday. It will be the first 3D-capable camcorder for the consumer market from a major manufacturer. Akihabaranews reports that Panasonic […]

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Samsung NX100, 3 new lenses in September

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2010

According to the Korean site Ddaily (in English) Samsung will release a new APS-C sensor based NX100 model and three new lenses on September 14, 2010 (right before Photokina). Last month Samsung NX100 listing made a brief appearance on Samsung Imaging website. Via Samsunghub

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Bad timing for Samsung and Fuji

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2010

Few hours after Panasonic, Samsung announced two new dual view point and shoot cameras – the ST100 and the ST600. In case you are interested: Full press release Fuji did the same thing – two new p&s models: Fujifilm Z800EXR Fujifilm F300EXR Pre-orders: Z800 | F300

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Panasonic LX5 and four other cameras now official

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2010

LX5 sample gallery at dpreview (more samples available here) Full LX5 press release AP sees the LX5 as a direct competitor to the Canon G11 Pre-order options for LX5 | FZ100 | FZ40 | FX700 | TS10

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Samsung to release two new cameras with dual view

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2010

In addition to Panasonic’s announcement tomorrow (LX5, FZ100K, FZ40k and FX700K), Samsung is also expecting to release two new new point and shoot cameras with dual view in the next few days.

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