Monthly Archives: January 2011

Ricoh CX5 coming next month

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2011

Similar to last year, Ricoh will announce a new CX5 compact camera in February. The only change from the current CX4 model is that the Ricoh CX5 will have a HDMI slot, which means that the basic specs should remain the same: 920,000-dot, 3.0 in. LCD 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm) 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor f/3.5-5.6 aperture 5fps

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All you need to know about the upcoming Sony HX9V camera

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

In addition to the specs and pictures of the upcoming Sony HX9V camera, this website seems to have a bunch of additional information on the camera. including some new images:

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Canon patents 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens: The design is very similar to the current EF 16-35mm f/2.8L lens:

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Some Fuji x100 “insider information”

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2011

In the past few weeks the twitter feed of the The Fuji Guys has provided a lot of details on the Fuji x100 camera. Here is a compilation of their X100 related tweets (some of the information may already be publicly available): In the “Sleep” state, camera start-up time will be 0.7sec. Digital zoom of 3x […]

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Is Sony the most innovative camera manufacturer today?

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2011

In a recent interview, Sony said that they can change the world of DSLRs and that they are still committed to full frame DSLR cameras: “When we announce a full-frame camera we want it to be a big step forward – another technological development might be needed so I say to people: Please stay tuned.” In another interview at […]

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Monday updates

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2011

The previously rumored Silver Efex Pro 2 just got announced today with ten new features. The upgrade will be available in February and will cost $99. Sandisk released Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-I card together with a new Extreme Pro ExpressCard Adapter: “The SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC card’s write speed of up to 45 MB/sec delivers improved shot to […]

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Some Canon rumors: 600D and 1100D to be announced next month

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2011

Here are the rumored specs on the two new Rebel models: T3i/600D 18mp sensor 3.7fps Vari-Angle 3″ LCD DiGiC IV Redesign of the model nameplate as well T3/1100D 12mp sensor DiGiC IV Will be available in red and black Both cameras are expected to be announced during the CP+ show in Japan (February 9-12).

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Fuji X100 now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2011

UPDATE: Amazon is also now taking pre-orders. The Fuji x100 US price of $1,199.00 is now confirmed by Adorama and I was just able to pre-order mine – this camera will be back ordered for months, if you are planning on buying one, Adorama is currently the only major retailer in the US that is […]

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Fuji FinePix X100 shutter and aperture demo (video)

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

According to the Fuji Guys, the Fuji X100 uses four leaf shutter that allow for high speed flash sync, quiet operation and better durability. Here is their latest video demonstrating the Fuji X100 shutter and aperture:

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Sony DSC-HX9V and DSC-HX100V cameras listed at B&H for a short time

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

The rumored Sony DSC-HX9V camera got listed at B&H today. The listing is now removed, but not before Google cached the page: The second model DSC-HX100V was also listed, but Google cache did not capture the image. Both cameras are expected to be announced on February 2nd.

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