Monthly Archives: December 2010

Samyang 14mm f/2,8 ED AS IF UMC lens for Samsung NX mount is now available

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2010

Samyang is now shipping the 14 mm f/2,8 ED AS IF UMC which is the third Samyang lens for Samsung NX cameras (NX100, NX10 and NX5). The retail price is €329 (around $430). The other two lenses with NX mount are the 8mm fish-eye and the 85mm f/1.4. In the US, Samyang lenses can be purchased from eBay […]

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Fly’s eye camera a.k.a. panoptic camera

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2010

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland created a panoptic camera that resembles a fly’s eye – it has 100 cameras and the combined image is rendered on a computer providing a 360° view in 3D. The camera is also able to measure the distance to an objects and can potentially be used in the car, movies and video games […]

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Sigma MIL camera to be announced in few hours? *updated*

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2010

This dpreview forum member claims that Sigma will announce their mirrorless interchangeable lens camera in few hours. Sigma has made a statement in the past that they are developing a mirrorless camera with a Foveon sensor. Based on the pictures, the new Sigma EVIL camera will have a M mount (Leica) unless there is an […]

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Zeiss is doing very well: they just had the most successful year ever in the company’s history

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

Zeiss released their financial results for the fiscal year 2009/10 and they are doing pretty good: Revenues increase 42 percent to just under three billion euros Key figures above level of record year 2007/08 Fiscal year 2009/10 was the most successful year ever in the company’s history Revenues total 2.98 billion euros Incoming orders hit […]

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Polaroid to reveal the next generation of instant cameras at CES 2011

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

Engadget posted those teasers from Polaroid and it looks like the instant camera maker will be unveiling a new product at CES 2011 (in Las Vegas between January 6-9th, 2011):

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Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro lens patent

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a Sigma Macro 50mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens with image stabilization: For comparison, this is the lens diagram of the current 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro lens:

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Sony’s 4K video roadmap

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

This is Hugo Gaggion’s (Sony Broadcast & Professional Solutions CTO) presentation “4K/2K End-to-End – The Sony 4K Roadmap” from the 2010 HD World show in New York. The presentation is rather technical, but if you are interesting in videography and the latest pro video cameras from Sony, you will find it interesting: Via Image-sensors-world

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