Monthly Archives: December 2010

Sony at CES 2011

After Olympus and Samsung, Sony will be the next major manufacturer that will announce new products at CES 2011. There will be several new camcorders, including a special 3D Handycam that will be able to shoot HD with both lenses and a camcorder with built-in projector. Sony will also release three new versions of the Bloggie camera that […]

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Samsung to release NX11 and WB700 cameras for CES 2011

Samsung has prepared two new cameras for CES 2011: Samsung NX11 amd WB700. First, the Samsung NX11 specs: Image Sensor: 23.4×15.6mm, CMOS, 14.6 Megapixels Image Stabilization: Lens Shift (depends on Lens) Dimensions and weight: 123 x 87 x 39.8mm (excluding the projecting part); 353g (without battery and card) Price: $649 (with bundle zoom lens) Availability: February Additional features: […]

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New Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon lens is coming

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

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

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

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

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”

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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