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Sony patents foldable grip camera

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2011

Sony US patent 7871206 is for a compact camera with foldable grip: “Imaging apparatus, such as digital still cameras, have been reduced in size and thickness. Such an imaging apparatus includes an apparatus body having a flat, substantially box-like shape, an imaging lens provided on the front side of the apparatus body, and a display […]

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Serious compact cameras compared: Samsung TL500 vs. Panasonic LX5 vs. Canon S95

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

I initially started with evaluating five different compact models: Samsung TL500, Panasonic LX5, Leica D-Lux 5, Nikon Coolpix S8100 and Canon S95. The Panasonic LX5 and Leica D-Lux 5 are almost identical cameras – take a look at this post over at leicarumors.com. The Nikon S8100 doesn’t really fit in this category because it does not support RAW […]

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The Arca Swiss d4 & d4m get an US price (world’s smallest and lightest tripod head)

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

Arca-Swiss will start shipping the d4 & d4m tripod heads in February 2011. The US pricing will be $1102 for the d4 and $711 for the d4m: ARCA-SWISS d4 & d4m With the invention of the d4 pan tilt head ARCA-SWISS has put an end to setting levers of 3d heads that extend in all directions […]

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Olympus TG-810

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

Olympus will announce a new TG-810 camera at the CP+ show in Japan next week. The camera was leaked from Henry online store. The TG-810 is rumored to have a 14MP sensor, 5x zoom and a 3 in. LCD display. The second expected camera is a new 26x ultra zoom compact (24mm on the wide angle side) with back illuminated CMOS […]

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Kenko’s interchangeable lenses digital camera (C-mount)

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

In addition to the previous specs, Kenko’s interchangeable lenses C-mount digital camera will not have a built-in flash but it will be compatible with other Tokina products like lenses, flashes, and field scopes. The camera will have a SD card slot. Expected to be released in Summer of 2011. Nikon F a T mount adapters are also […]

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Ricoh confirms the Leica mount module for GXR

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

Today Ricoh Japan confirmed the upcoming Leica mount module for the GXR system: 23.6mm × 15.7mm, APS-C size, 12.9MP, CMOS sensor Newly developed focal plane shutter No model name yet for the module Expected Release Fall 2011 A prototype will be displayed at the CP+ show in Japan (February 9-12, 2011)

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Ricoh to announce Leica lens cartridge for the GXR system

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

Ricoh is about to announce a new Leica mount cartridge for the Ricoh GRX system. A prototype was already shown at the CP+ show last year. The unit will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter. The unit is expected to be released in autumn of 2011.

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New Pentax RZ-18 Optio compact camera

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

In addition to the Silver Pentax K-5 and the medium format Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 lens, Pentax will also announce one or more new compact Optio cameras for the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Japan (February 9-12, 2011). The previous rumor was about a new Pentax Optio RZ-18 with 3″ swivel LCD, 14MP sensor, […]

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Sony is about to announce two new cameras (HX100V and HX9V)

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

Update: Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Sony HX9V and Sony DSC-HX100V. In the next two days Sony will announce at two new point and shoot cameras: Sony DSC-HX100V and DSC-HX9V. The specs after the break:

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Kenko to unveil their interchangeable lenses digital camera tomorrow (C-mount) *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2011

Update: Here is diagram of the new Kenko C-mount camera system and its compatibility with other products (click on image for larger view) – it seems that Keno will release a C-mount adapter for existing Tokina lenses: This camera was supposed to be shown at Photokina, but the prototype got lost… DCWatch now reports that this mirrorless camera […]

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