Monthly Archives: January 2012

A better picture of the Olympus OM-D camera

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2012

The guys at e-p1.net combined the two leaked OM-D pictures into one image – you can get a better idea of how the new camera will look like.

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Samsung NX20 announcement next month?

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2012

  I received a tip that the release date for the Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera will be in the second half of February, 2012. The camera will start shipping in April (for Asia) and May (for Europe/US). Samsung will also announce new NX lenses, flash unit and filters.

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Canon 5D Mark III, 200-400mm, 600mm prototypes spotted in Kenya?

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2012

Take a look at those pictures published on Apertureacademy’s blog today – they were recently taken in Kenya and show a new Canon DSLR camera body (5D Mark III?) plus two new lens prototypes: 200-400mm and 600mm. For comparison, here is the EOS 5D Mark II and the EOS 7D bodies from the same angle:

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Sony to acquire newly issued Olympus stock

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2012

Panasonic, Fujifilm and Sony were initially listed as the companies interested to acquire the newly issued Olympus stock worth $1.28 billion (100 billion yen). The latest reports from Reuters indicate that Sony is the leading contender for that deal (Sony supplies sensors to Olympus): Olympus keeps Tokyo listing but told to improve Sony, Fujifilm top rivals for Olympus tie-sources […]

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Sony develops next-generation back-illuminated CMOS sensor with RGBW coding and HDR movie function, Canon files a patent for a large BSI sensor

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2012

Today Sony announced their next generation back-illuminated CMOS sensor with “RGBW Coding” that will enabling clear shooting in low light conditions: The new sensor features also a new HDR Movie function: Canon recently also filed a patent (2012-15275) for a large size back-illuminated CMOS sensor.

Posted in Canon, Sony | Tagged | 9 Comments

PixelPeers.com: a new social network for photographers

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2012

In November 2011 I mentioned about a new upcoming social network for photographers. PixelPeers is now life and can be accessed at pixelpeers.com. The new website offers many features tailored to photographers (see the entire list at the bottom of this post). Prices range from $7.97 per month up to $9.97 per month. I had the chance to try […]

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Tamaggo 360° imager

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2012

It seems that I missed this Tamaggo 360° imager in my CES report – it can take 360° pictures by just clicking a button (no moving parts involved). The camera can be positioned towards the sky/ground or be used for horizontal/vertical panoramas. The price will be $200 and it will be available in Q2 of 2012.

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Eye-Fi is not happy with the new SD wireless standard

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2012

Eye-Fi is not very happy with the new wireless standard from the SD card association that was announced at CES last week because they claim it is build on Eye-Fi’s patented technology. Here is the full press release:

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Chinese company Superpix announced a 12MP CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2012

In December 2011 the Chinese company Superpix announced a new 12MP CMOS sensor:

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Three budget tripod kits compared: Manfrotto 294 vs. Oben AC-1410 vs. Davis & Sanford Traverse

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2012

This is a quick comparison between the following tripods kits (ball head included): Manfrotto 294 aluminum 3-section tripod wit QR ball head Oben AC-1410 4-section aluminum tripod with BA-0 ball head Vista by Davis & Sanford Traverse tripod with BH11 ball head Manfrotto 294 Oben AC-1410 Davis & Sanford Traverse Leg sections 3 4 5 […]

Posted in Manfrotto, PR reviews | 6 Comments