Monthly Archives: June 2011

Top 10 posts for June 2011

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for June 2011: This is the Olympus EP-3 (pictures). 32MP full frame Sony a920 DSLR camera in August? Three new cameras from Fuji in September. Phottix announced Strato II Multi 5-in-1 wireless trigger. Sigma now shipping the 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM lens in […]

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The first Lytro light field camera expected by the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Lytro just just published a brief Q&A session and it seems that we should expect to see the first light field camera by the end of the year:

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Hasselblad set for growth under new European owners

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Hasselblad got new owners and they are planning a “rapid expansion of cutting edge capture products and is set to target new imaging markets”. Read the full press release for more details:

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New winner of the Fuji X100 camera picked

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

I had to pick a new winner for the Fuji X100 camera from Adorama because the previously announced person did not complete all the required steps in order to be part of this giveaway. The new winner of the Fuji X100 camera is Michael Penn. Congratulation!

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Olympus announces E-P3, E-PL3, E-PM1 cameras, 12mm f/2 and 45mm f/1.8 lenses plus a new FL-300R flash

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Olympus announced the EP-3 ($900 with a lens), E-PL3, E-PM1 PEN cameras with a new FL-300R flash ($170) and 45mm f/1.8 ($400) and 12mm f/2 ($800) lenses. Olympus calls the E-P3 the fastest  AF interchangeable lens digital cameras. Video hands-on after the break:

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Leaked Pentax document indicates that there may not be a second mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2011

This upside down PDF document contains Q&A on the freshly released Pentax Q camera. Some of the answers indicate that there may not be a second mirrorless camera from Pentax this summer. I did express this concern in previous posts – the Pentax NC-1 and Pentax Q were probably different names for the same camera.  Here […]

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TriggerTrap: universal remote camera trigger

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2011

I received this email form the person behind a new project called TriggerTrap – see the video below for a better understanding of this product: TriggerTrap is a universal camera trigger. The device itself can do timelapse photography, and it can trigger your camera based on laser and sound. It can also do non-linear timelapse photography: You […]

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Cheap 3D camera

By PR admin | Published: June 28, 2011

The SVP DC-3D-80 is a cheap 3D camera that can also be used in 2D and for video. The price? $150. Here are some of the specs: 3D Camera with 1/5″ YUV CMOS Sensor 2.8″ Barrier 3D Display Shoot 3D & 2D still images and movies HDMI output jack offers easy connection to a compatible […]

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