Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ricoh GXR M-mount cartridge is out

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Ricoh’s blog published several pictures of the Ricoh GXR M-mount unit that is suppose to be released this fall. The unit will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter:    

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Those are the latest patents from: Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung. Panasonic filed a patent for a camera with a retractable grip and swivel LCD screen: Here is another patent from Panasonic for a different type of swivel LCD screen:  

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Samsung NX200 to be released this month, NX20 coming in January 2012

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

According to “Samsung Photo Consultant” from ixbt forum, the new NX200 mirrorless camera from Samsung will be announced this month and the NX20 will follow in January 2012. Both cameras are expected to have higher pixel count. There have been several hints that the Samsung NX200 and NX20 mirrorless cameras will be announced in the next […]

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Bringing a digital camera on a plane kills pixels?

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Below is a very interesting video from Kodak describing the way film and digital cameras capture light. Around the 8:00 min mark you can hear a thought-provoking statement that when you bring your camera on a plane over 20,000 feet, the gamma rays can actually fry some of the pixels on the sensor. This is why […]

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Fujifilm may announce two different mirrorless cameras + new Fujinon lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Another set of rumors for the upcoming three new cameras from Fujifilm: The first camera may just be a Fuji HS20 replacement. The second will be a compact  camera with a big sensor similar to the x100 but cheaper. The third camera will be a mirrorless system that will be launched with a set of […]

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“Artists & Alchemists” documentary film coming in 2011

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

This is the trailer of the upcoming Artists & Alchemists documentary about the resurgence of 19th century chemical photography:

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This is the new SLR Magic Noktor Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 lens

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

This is a production version of the SLR Magic Noktor Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 lens: It seems that SLR Magic kept the yellow/green ring on the front of the lens:

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Sigma lenses have a new finish

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2011

I received this report from reader (thanks M.) regarding a new surface finish on all new Sigma lenses: After having introduced new lenses in 2010, Sigma also uses a new surface for their lenses. To date Sigma was known for their velvet and furry surface, but looking at the 85mm 1.4 and 70-200mm 2.8 OS […]

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Canon is considering releasing a small mirrorless camera next year

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2011

In an interview with Reuters, Masaya Maeda (head of Canon’s camera division) said that they are exploring the possibility of launching a compact mirrorless camera with the features and capabilities of a upmarket DSLR camera: “We are considering the technical aspects. We will launch an interesting product next year” In the past Canon has viciously denied the need […]

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Win a Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2011

The giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced shortly. HolgaDirect are celebrating the recent release of Holga lenses for a range of new mounts such as those for Pentax, Olympus PEN and Lumix G cameras (see press release).   What can I win?   In this giveaway you can win a Digital Holga […]

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