Monthly Archives: June 2011

The front view of the Pentax Q mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

  This is a better image of the Pentax Q mirrorless camera. See the detailed specs in my previous post.  

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Pentax Q: World’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

Here are the full details on the Pentax Q camera: The Q represents an evolution in interchangeable lens digital camera design, featuring the world’s smallest and lightest body. Experience the PENTAX Q. The Camera. Evolved. Q-Mount Lens System The Q features the newly designed PENTAX Q-mount lens system for convenient interchangeability with a variety of […]

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The back of the Pentax Q camera that will be announced in few hours

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

Several readers sent me this image and I am not sure what is the original source: the back of the new Pentax Q camera that will announced in few hours. The price of the camera will be $799.95. Update: it seems that the source of the image is the Chinese forum Xitek.

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New Olympus PEN teaser

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

Olympus likes new product teasers and this is their latest one for their upcoming E-PM1, E-PL3 and E-P3 models that will be announced on June 30th. Maybe they will reveal more as we get closer to the announcement date. Via DCWatch

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Correction: Pentax Q announcement tomorrow, Pentax NC-1 in August

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

A quick correction to my previous post: the Pentax Q will be announced tomorrow and the Penatx NC-1 will be announced in August.

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Startup company Lytro gets funding, promises to change photography

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

Since my last coverage of Lytro, the startup company raised 50 million venture capital and is making headlines with its technology that lets you select the focus point after the image is captured. Here are some examples (click on an object to get it in focus):

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Sony a77 will have a fancy swivel LCD screen

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2011

What previous pictures of the Sony a77 (see specs) did not reveal was the fancy swivel LCD screen on the back. There also seems to be a new a65 model (probably a trim-down version of the a77).

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Sigma SD-1 now in stock

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

The 46MP Sigma SD-1 camera is now in stock for $6899 -any takers? Curious to see if it will stay in stock after few days:

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PMA Australia: June 24-26, 2011

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2011

The 2011 PMA Australia Expo will take place on June 24-26, 2011 in Sydney. Pentax is rumored to announce their mirrorless interchangeable lens camera on June 23rd. You can expect the first reports on the new camera from the show’s floor on June 24.

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Some of the improvements in the upcoming Fuji X100 firmware update

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2011

Fuji is expected to announce a second firmware update for the X100 this week. Here are some of the improvements brought to you by the Fujiguys:

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