Monthly Archives: September 2010

The new Kenko digital camera with interchangeable lenses prototype got lost on its way to Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 25, 2010

Kenko is best known for its photography equipment accessories and converters (they also produce camera lenses under the Tokina brand name). Kenko was suppose to display a prototype of their new digital camera with interchangeable lenses at Photokina, but the prototype… got lost (?)… so they only had few pictures to show: Specs after the break:

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Photokina day 4 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2010

Pentax K-5 DSLR and Optio RZ10 hands-on New version 2 of Think Tank Photo Urban Disguise bag was released. Carl Zeiss at Photokina video:

Posted in Pentax, Ricoh, Zeiss | 5 Comments

What is a Plenoptic camera?

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2010

Plenoptic technology is developed by Adobe and it lets you select which part of the image you want to be in focus. A Plenoptic camera contains an array of microlenses between the front lens and the sensor and it captures a series of small images from different viewpoints that can later be extracted and manipulated by special […]

Posted in Adobe, Future of Photo Equipment | 17 Comments

Photokina day 3 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2010

Photokina news are slowly fading away as we approach the end of day 3 of the biggest photography show. Quick update on the latest: BJP: “Sigma says it is working on a full-frame version of the sensor, despite the three-layer design’s complexity.” Photokina medium format coverage. Hasselblad plans 200-megapixel camera for 2011. Pentax announced retail […]

Posted in Hasselblad, Pentax, Sigma, Zeiss | 3 Comments

Photokina day 2 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2010

First, a slideshow from Photokina 2010: Hasselblad CFV-50 adds 50MP digital sensor to your V-System camera. They also brought a Hasselblad H4D Ferrari Edition. Ricoh G700SE: 12MP, waterproof, dust proof, shockproof, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and wifi (b/g) antennas.

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Photokina day 1.5 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2010

Samyang announced two more lenses: V-DSLR 8 mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye CS and AE 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC: According to fotomagazin.de Ricoh will introduce APS-C sensor module with M lens bayonet for their GXR system (prototype was already shown in Japan few months ago). Olympus Zuiko-equipped compact camera (prototype):

Posted in Olympus, Ricoh, Samyang, Sigma | 5 Comments

You can get your Fuji X100 for $1000 in March 2011

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2010

Engadget reports that the Fujifilm FinePix X100 will cost $1000 and it will start shipping in March 2011. AP says the price in Europe will be €1000. Three X100 videos:

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