Monthly Archives: June 2011

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.

Posted in Olympus, Pentax | Leave a comment

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:

Posted in Fuji | Tagged | 13 Comments

The new Olympus E-PM1 “mini” will be the size of the XZ-1

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2011

As you can see from the above picture, the size of the new Olympus E-PM1 “mini” will be almost identical to the size of the Olympus XZ-1 camera. The E-PM1 is rumored to have a touchscreen, improved auto-focus, new imaging engine and sensor.

Posted in Olympus | Tagged | 5 Comments

SLR Magic lenses update

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2011

Some updates from SLR Magic: The SLR Magic 28mm f/2.8 NEX lens (E-mount) is now available on eBay for $199 (see all SLR Magic products):

Posted in Noktor, SLR Magic | 4 Comments

32MP full frame Sony a920 DSLR camera in August?

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

I received some information that Sony will be announcing a new full frame a920 DSLR camera in August. Some of the specs are 32MP, 7 fps and dual Bionz image processing. The full frame Sony a850 and a900 DSLRs are already discontinued (or soon to be discontinued) and if Sony plans to continue their full frame offering, […]

Posted in Sony | Tagged | 18 Comments

Pentax NC-1 next week, Pentax Q in August

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

Nikkei.com reports, based on information from Hoya Corporation, that Pentax will be releasing a new mirrorless interchangeable camera this summer to compete with the existing mirrorless solutions from Sony and Panasonic. This information is probably for the rumored Pentax Q mirrorless camera that will be announced in August, 2011.

Posted in Pentax | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Olympus 12mm f/2 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2011

I forgot to mention in my previous post that in addition to the E-PM1, E-PL3 and E-P3 announcements on June 30th, Olympus will also introduce a new 12mm f/2 lens for Micro Four Thirds. Olympus displayed a concept of a M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lens at the 2011 CP+ show in Japan that is believed to be similar in […]

Posted in Olympus | 4 Comments