Monthly Archives: December 2010

New Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon lens is coming

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2010

According Diglloyd (paid subscription site) Zeiss will release a new 25mm f/2 Distagon lens (source): “A new 25mm f/2 Distagon is coming that will likely behave more like the 21/2.8 Distagon.”

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Olympus E-PL2

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2010

Pictures of the Olympus E-PL2, that I was talking about few days ago, are now circulating the Web. The camera is expected to be announced within the next two months. Some of the upgrades from the previous model include a direct movie button, a new high resolution screen, maximum ISO of 6400 and a new 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 lens. Several forums report […]

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Sony will double their image sensor production in the next financial year

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2010

According to Reuters, Sony will spend $1.2 bln to double its image sensor production in the next financial year. Part of this plan is the buyback of a semiconductor production line from Toshiba that will bring the output capacity to 40,000 silicon wafers a month.

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Fuji’s patent for a camera with removable grip

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2010

Fuji’s latest patent is for a camera with removable/adjustable grip:

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Samyang inquired about a fast 135mm and tilt-shift lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 24, 2010

Two months ago Samyang asked on their Facebook page “Which new Samyang lenses, you like to see in Samyang family” and then commented about a fast 135mm or a tilt-shift lens: I personally would be interested in a cheap tilt-shift lens solution – there is no need for autofocus and if Samyang can come up with an […]

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The FinePix X100 is the starting point of the high-end cameras to follow in future”

By PR admin | Published: December 23, 2010

Quesabesde published an interview with Hiroshi Kawahara, Operations Manager at Fujifilm. The answer to the last question hints at future high-end cameras that will follow the X100: “Q: With the FinePix X100 Fujifilm comes back into the world of professional digital photography. Is the following step to recover SLR cameras too or is that road […]

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Fuji X100: the viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: December 23, 2010

Fuji published a new chapter about the X100 viewfinder. In a nutshell: “The viewfinder magnification of 0.5 is generally considered the easiest to see in the case of a camera equipped with a lens with a 35mm focal length (135 equivalent) – not too low and not too high. The X100 viewfinder has a high-resolution […]

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Olympus to release E-PL2 in the next 2 months?

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2010

The latest online chatter indicates that Olympus may release a new version of their m4/3 camera line in the next 1-2 months. I do not have any further details, but the new PEN model could potentially be called E-PL2. The PMI 2011 show this year will take place in September (the show is usually held in February) […]

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Sony patents translucent mirror for a compact camera

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2010

Sony applied for a patent for a translucent mirror in a camera without a viewfinder. According to the patent’s summary, the composition will be done through the LCD display: “In recent single-lens reflex digital cameras, a display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is disposed on the back of a camera body such that an image inputted […]

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The lens of the Fuji X100 camera

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2010

Fuji continues to release pieces of information on the X100 camera: “For the X100, spherical lens elements are used as much as possible, and one double-sided aspheric lens made by a glass moulding process has been adopted as the most effective element for delivering maximum performance. The sensor has been specially customised just for this […]

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