Monthly Archives: November 2010

Connectivity: key to camera market growth in the next 5 years

By PR admin | Published: November 12, 2010

InfoTrends published a report (digital camera market forecast for Western Europe) in which they outline that connectivity will play a major role in the camera development over the next 5 years: “Sharing images instantly with friends and family is becoming a more important aspect of photography. Smartphones currently provide this ability, but digital cameras generally do not. […]

Posted in Future of Photo Equipment | 9 Comments

Tamron filed a patent for a new 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens

By PR admin | Published: November 11, 2010

Tamron filed a patent for what appears to be an update to the current SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II lens. For comparison, here is the current model:

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New Olympus PEN E-PL1s camera on November 16th?

By PR admin | Published: November 11, 2010

Over a month ago I posted a rumor about a new Olympus EP-3 camera that will be released in the November-December timeframe. Today digicame-info reports that Olympus will release a new PEN E-PL1s camera with a new kit lens on November 16th, 2010. The article also mentions that this upcoming camera has been the reason […]

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Samsung working on a new 85mm f/1.4 lens for NX mount

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2010

Dpreview member redcrow has a very good track record when it comes to “predicting” upcoming Samsung NX products (see previous posts here and here). Redcrow’s latest comments suggest that Samsung is working on “multiple” image sensors for NX bodies that will be released next year. A new 85mm f/1.4 lens is also expected. In another post […]

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PhotoRumors Giveaway #2: “Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX5” book

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2010

What can I win? Today’s giveaway is for a “Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX5” book (paperback) that just got released few days ago. How do I win? The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post and retweet it or share/like it on Facebook. If you are not into social […]

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RAW video recording coming to PhaseOne digital backs?

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2010

There is a a rumor coming from Australia that Phase One is working on a digital back with live view for medium format cameras that will be able to record RAW video.

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Some Pentax rumors: new Pentax A* 135mm f/1.8 lens and more

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2010

This picture of Pentax equipment found on flickr is showing a new Pentax A* 135mm f/1.8 lens. Here is a close-up of the lens: For comparison, this is how the old Pentax A* 135mm f/1.8 lens looks like (image source: eBay):

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More new sensors announced for Vision 2010

By PR admin | Published: November 8, 2010

There has been a stream of new sensor announcements in the past few days (see here and here). This is because of the Vision 2010 show that starts tomorrow in Stuttgart, Germany. Today we learned more about the Sony “Super 35mm” sensor that is inside the new Sony digital motion picture camcorder. The next diagram show that the […]

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