Monthly Archives: September 2010

Photokina day 1 updates

Panasonic GH2 + new 3D lens announced: Sony showed a prototype (maybe Alpha A77?) DSLR at Photokina: See also AP related coverage on the new Sony prototype. Ricoh GR LENS A12 28 mm F2.5 announced:

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Sigma announced several new products including a 46MP camera with Foveon X3 sensor

Update: the official Sigma SD1 website is up. Sigma announced SD1 flagship digital SLR with 46MP 1.5x crop Foveon X3 sensor Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro lens Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 lens Sigma EF-610 DG flash

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Photokina day 0 updates

First, my favorite: Fuji X100 – some quotes from Falk Lumo who had the chance to talk to the Fuji folks: “I asked why not with a lens mount? Answer: We want see how this one sells first. I asked: but you know that if this version does not sell it may be because it has […]

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Panasonic GH2 posters at Photokina

A reader (thanks Ala’a) sent me those  pictures of a Panasonic GH2 poster – there were taken few hours ago in front of the Photokina entrance:

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Pentax K-5 announced

The new Pentax K-5 is covered by every major website out there, no need to repeat everything here. Pentax K-5 pre-orders are now available @ Amazon. There is also a new Pentax smc DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL IF DC WR lens.

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The Photokina 2010 winner so far: Fujifilm Finepix-x100

Fuji did surprise everyone with the new Finepix-x100 camera. Previous rumors indicated a new Fuji m4/3 camera, but nothing was even close to the real x100. The initial feedback from the online community is very positive. Was it so difficult to figure out what consumers really want? How comes that Fuji got it right from […]

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The new Fujifilm Finepix-x100 is very interesting

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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