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Sony’s 4K video roadmap

This is Hugo Gaggion’s (Sony Broadcast & Professional Solutions CTO) presentation “4K/2K End-to-End – The Sony 4K Roadmap” from the 2010 HD World show in New York. The presentation is rather technical, but if you are interesting in videography and the latest pro video cameras from Sony, you will find it interesting: Via Image-sensors-world

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Sony announces A900/A850 firmware upgrade

The previously rumored firmware upgrade for Sony A900/A850 DSLR cameras is now available online. Full press release after the break:

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Quick links

Samsung shows a flexible 3D OLED panel: Sony develops “Hybrid FPA”, a novel liquid crystal alignment technique that achieves faster response time for liquid crystal displays: RED Scarlet S35 is now called EPIC Light. Of course features and price are changed as well. Canon 5D Mark II and 7D get locking mode dial upgrade option:

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Micro Four Thirds adapter for EOS lenses

In the next few weeks Birger Engineering will be releasing a Micro Four Thirds adapter with aperture control for EOS lenses. It is not clear yet if the adapter will also support AF (I contacted the company but did not get a response). The rumored price of $700 will make it a hard sell, but it is good to […]

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And the winner is…

The winner of the Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic LumixLX5 book is… lkm51. Congratulations to the winner!

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Arca Swiss Rm2d medium format camera

Arca Swiss is preparing to release its newest medium format camera (announced at Photokina). The main features of the Rm2d are: lightweight compatibility with all leading digital and film backs weight: 700 gr. offers 3 types of handgrip wich allow for easy switch from portrait to landscape mode price: $4.326 Full press release after the […]

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Cyber Monday deals

Today is Cyber Monday. Most of the rebate programs are still ongoing: Tamron rebates Olympus rebates Nikon rebates Epson printer rebates SanDisk rebates Lexar rebates Canon double instant rebates In addition, some online retailers offer additional savings: Cyber Monday deals at Amazon Photojojo offers $5 off B&H Cyber Monday deals:

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Epson sees a possibility for a new R-D1 digital rangefinder

In an interview with AP, Rob Clark (executive director of Epson Europe Marketing Division) stated that Epson is working on various new digital camera technologies that could bring a new version of the R-D1. The exact quote was: “whether we come out with another version of the R-D1 is a possibility”. The Epson R-D1 was the world’s first […]

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Could this Pentax flash patent be for their rumored mirrorless camera?

Pentax filed a patent in Japan for a compact camera flash: The flash drawings look very similar to the pop-up flash of the Panasonic GF2: Could this flash patent be for the rumored Pentax mirrorless camera? Based on the complexity of the design, I think Pentax is planning at least a high-end point-and-shoot camera (see their current P&S line-up here). Some […]

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A black Fujifilm X100 will be even better

The Fujifilm X100 was clearly the star of the Photokina 2010 show. I wonder if Fuji will consider a black version of the camera (not a rumor, just a PS job):

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