Monthly Archives: April 2013

Panasonic GF6: more leaked images and detailed specifications

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2013

More images and detailed specifications (Google translation) of the upcoming Panasonic GF6 Micro Four Thirds camera:

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Sony patents full frame mirrorless lenses designed for curved sensor

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2013

Sony filed a patent application in Japan (2013-61476) for a full frame 35mm f/1.8 mirrorless lens designed for curved sensors. The patent contains also calculations for 35mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2.2 and 30mm f/2.0 lenses, all designed for a curved sensor. Sony, Nikon, Konica Minolta and others have also filed various patents for curved sensors in the past. The purpose of a […]

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera announced

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2013

Update: B&H is now taking pre-orders for the new Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is now officially announced. You can get more details on the new camera from John Brawley’s blog where he writes: “What BMD have done with this camera is to take a super 16 size version of the exact same awesome sensor […]

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Blackmagic to announce a new compact Micro Four Thirds cinema and production model 4k cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2013

At the 2013 NAB show Blackmagic is expected to announce a new compact Micro Four Thirds cinema camera with a price tag of $995: “Ultra portable Super 16 digital cinema camera with super wide 13 stops dynamic range, Super 16 sized 1080 HD sensor, built-in SD card recorder, high resolution LCD, ProRes and lossless CinemaDNG RAW recording, […]

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Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera specifications leaked

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2013

If you missed the leaked pictured of the Panasonic GF6 last week, you can now see the official press images of the latest Micro Four Thirds from Panasonic. The official announcement is tomorrow. The detailed specs are also available courtesy of digicame-info:

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Sony shows 4K prototype cameras at the 2013 NAB show

By PR admin | Published: April 7, 2013

At the 2013 NAB show Sony showed for the first time two 4k prototype cameras. On of the prototypes has a DSLR-like design similar to the Canon EOS-1DC. No technical specifications are available at that point. More images:

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Fuji X100 vs. X100s: list of all 69 improvements

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2013

Fujifilm UK published a list of 69 improvements introduced in the X100s over the previous model. One more difference not mentioned on the list: $100 price increase for the X100s. The list of X20 improvements can be found here. Here’s a complete list of all 69 improvements the X100S has over the X100:

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First images of the upcoming Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2013

The first pictures of the Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera were published earlier by Techradar and later removed (you can access the cashed page here). The new Micro Four Thirds cameras is expected to have a 16 MP sensor with improved AF, faster processor, an articulated screen and built-in Wi-Fi. The official announcement is on April 9th. More GF6 images:

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The upcoming Panasonic Lumix GF6 will have built-in Wi-Fi

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2013

A recent filing with the Taiwan National Communications Commission revels that the upcoming Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 camera will have built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. The official announcement will be on April 9th. Via Engadget

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Canon, Zeiss and Sony at the 2013 NAB show

By PR admin | Published: April 3, 2013

The 2013 NAB show will take place in Las Vegas from April 6-11. Here are some of the new announcements for the show: Canon announced the development of a 35mm prime lens – their sixth lens in their cinema line Canon announced XA25 ($2,699) and XA20 ($2,199) camcorders that feature a 20x HD zoom lens, simultaneous […]

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