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First Lytro’s light field cameras are being produced in Asia

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2011

The first Lytro light field camera is already in production according to this article from AllThingsD: “Meanwhile, many on Lytro’s team have been shuttling between Silicon Valley and the Asian manufacturing facility where the first cameras are being produced. While the design itself has been fully baked for some weeks now, the company has been working […]

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Kodak is losing it

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2011

Kodak’s stock price went further down last week after concerns about a $160 million credit withdrawal. Yesterday Kodak said that they are not planning on filling for bankruptcy and their stock slightly recovered. The Kodak patent bid is due in October.

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Fuji X10 camera UK’s price and availability

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2011

Amazon UK posted the price and availability of the Fuji X10 camera: £449.98 (around $700) with a release date of October 28, 2011. Fujifilm has not yet officially announced the price of the X10 camera.

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Sony A900 discontinued in Japan

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2011

Sony Japan confirmed to DCWatch the discontinuation of the a900 model camera for Japan. This is not really something new since the a900 was listed as discontinued on Sony’s Hong Kong website back in May of 2010. For the US, Amazon currently shows only 20 cameras left in stock.

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Nauticam NA-NEX5N underwater housing for Sony NEX-5N

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2011

Nauticam announced new underwater NA-NEX5N housing for Sony NEX-5N cameras with a depth rating of 100m. The release date is October 15, 2011, the price is $1650.

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Top 10 posts for September 2011

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for September 2011: Canon is planning something big for November 3rd. Fuji X10 vs. X100 vs. Canon G12 sensor comparison. This is the Ricoh GR Digital 4 digital camera. Another Canon “Pro” announcement on September 22nd. There may really be a new Pentax DSLR. What is […]

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Ricoh establishes Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2011

Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company is the new official company name after Ricoh acquired Pentax few months ago. Here is the official press releases: Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as “Ricoh”) announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, […]

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SanDisk” soon more new cameras will be compatible with their new UHS-I cards

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

SanDisk promises that soon more new cameras will support their new UHS-I cards: “Asked about the compatibility of the fastest cards and their technology firm UHS-I, Philippe Williams, director of marketing for SanDisk for Europe, Africa and the Middle East said that the list of cameras would soon expand.“ It will be interesting to see what […]

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No Panasonic GH3 in 2011

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

Panasonic confirmed to Techradar that there will be no update to the GH2 model this year. It seems that the next Photokina show (that will take place in September, 2012) will be very important event for Panasonic.

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Sony to releases a new firmware for A65 and A77

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

  According to Alphamountworld, Sony have conformed that a new firmware updated for their 24MP SLT cameras will be released soon. Here is a list of some of the reported issues for the S0ny a77 model. Today Sony Taiwan confirmed the upcoming firmware update on their website:

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