Monthly Archives: September 2010

The new Fujifilm Finepix-x100 is very interesting

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Some of the basic specs of the new Fujifilm Finepix-x100: Model Name FinePix X100 Number of effective pixels 12.3 million pixels CCD Sensor APS-C CMOS Sensor Storage Media SD / SDHC / SDXC memory card Lens High-performance FUJINON lens with Super EBC Coating Focal Length 23mm, equivalent to 35mm Aperture Range F2 to F16 Exposure […]

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Panasonic to announce also a 100-300mm and 3D lenses for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Here are the details on a new Panasonic 100-300 and a 25mm 3D lenses:

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Pentax K-5 flyer with accessories (in German)

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

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Pentax K-5 leaks again

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Latest Pentax K-5 specs (see previous specs here): 16,93 MP sensor (APS-C : 23,7 x 15,7 mm CMOS-Sensor) Color depth: 8 Bit (JPEG) or [B]14 Bit (RAW)[B] ISO 100 – 12800 (extended to ISO 80 till 51200) 7 fps Movie modes: Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9, 25 FPS) HD-Movie 1280 x 720 Pixel (16:9, 30 or […]

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Panasonic GH2: picture and specs

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2010

After a brief apopearance on a California beach, here is a better picture of the Panasonic GH2 Panasonic GH2 specs: 18 MP multiscale sensor (16 effective MP) 100-12.800 ISO 24Mbit/s AVCHD video recording The GH2 has one LSI with three cores (instead of current two cores of the GH1) Improved AF speed (0.099 second with the 14-140mm kit-lens) […]

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Samsung in the spotlight

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2010

In addition to the NX100, Samsung also announced two lenses, external flash, EVF and GPS unit. Samsung plans 3D cameras with single sensor. Samsung NX line roadmap: Wide Pancake: 16mm F2.8 iFn Macro: 60mm OIS F2.8 iFn Movie Pro: 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OIS iFn Movie Home: 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 OIS iFn Portrait: 85mm F1.4 iFn

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What did we miss?

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2010

Amateurphotographer hints again that Olympus may produce mirrorless cameras only in the future. Quote: “Demand for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras is poised to overtake DSLR sales within two years, according to Samsung”. Pentax is back to profits (PDF): “In the beginning of June we shipped the medium-format digital SLR (645D) for professional and advanced amateur […]

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Samyang 35 mm F1.4 AS UMC announced

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2010

Samyang 35 mm f/1.4 AS UMC is now official – available in Canon, 4/3, Nikon, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony Alpha mounts: In the US, Samyang products can be purchased on eBay.

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Panasonic’s new 14mm f/2.5 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2010

A new Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 lens appeared on Panasonic Germany website today (under Download Datenblatt):

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Samyang 35mm f/1.4 lens slowly revealing itself

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2010

Samyang posted some more info on their website regarding their upcoming Photokina announcement (probably a new 35mm f/1.4 lens):

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