Monthly Archives: July 2011

New Olympus EVF with built-in flash leaks in promotional video

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

In this Olympus PEN commercial you can see a new external EVF that appears to have a built-in flash in the front:

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New firmware v1.11 for Pentax K-5 and K-r ready to be released

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Update: the new firmware v1.11 is now official for the  645D, K-5 and K-r cameras. Pentax UK has a new firmware version 1.11 for the K-5 and K-r cameras listed on their website. The download links are not active yet. Expect the firmware to be released in the next few days.

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Is this the Sony a77 camera?

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Those two images of the upcoming Sony a77 camera just started circulating online and appear to be genuine. The back of the camera shows the previously leaked swivel LCD screen:

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Fujifilm confirms that it is considering a compact system camera

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Fujifilm confirmed to AP that it is considering to launch a compact system camera. Flashback: This rumor started back in 2009 when a Micro Four Thirds camera with an EXR sensor was expected to be announced at the 2010 PMA show. The camera never materialized, but few months later Fuji announced the FinePix X100 which became an […]

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And the winner of the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit is…

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

The winner of the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit from HolgaDirect is Michael Crawford. Congratulations! If you did not win, here is a discount code ‘HOLGARUMORS’ that will entitle you to 5% off any purchase over USD 100 (the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit is USD 108.99). The code can be entered on checkout and will be […]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III video

By PR admin | Published: July 12, 2011

Update: the video is fake, it was made for a school project according to the comments on YouTube. This unofficial teaser video about the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera showed up on YouTube few days ago. Those are the rumored specs: 28.1MP CMOS sensor DIGIC 5 processor ISO 50-12800 8.2 fps 45 cross type AF points […]

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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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