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And one more leak: Panasonic DMC-FX700K

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2010

Direct link on Panasonic’s website Full specs after the break:

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Are all of those fake? (Panasonic LX5, GF2, GH2, FZ48, FZ100)

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

Every once in a while we get a fake/photoshopped image of an upcoming camera, but 5 of them at the same time? And the corresponding release dates: What do you think? Source

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Panasonic LX5 imminent

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

The Korean Radio Research Agency has posted a new entry for a Panasonic DMC-LX5 camera on their website (every electronic devices has to be approve by the KRA before being released). The long expected replacement of the Panasonic LX3 should be released at the end of July.

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CompactFlash Association announces new CF5.1 Specification Goals

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

Some of the key proposed features are: Key Feature Benefits Ultra DMA 167 Mode Enables the development of higher performance cards while providing complete backward compatibility. Sanitize Provides an efficient NAND Block Erase of the entire user data area to return the CF card to “fresh” state before reuse or repurposing. Leverages a command defined […]

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Rumor: no more FourThirds for Olympus after the E-5

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

Back in February Olympus America’s DSLR product manager Richard S. Pelkowsk said: “I would say that within 24 months the E system will not have a mirror box at all”. Then Olympus tried to convince everyone that the previous statement was not true and they will continue to develop “full size DSLRs” and this was the end of it. Today […]

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Sony keeps their promise with the NEX-VG10

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

If you remember the Sony NEX 3/NEX5 announcement, it came with a small surprise: interchangeable lens HD camcorder with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor from the NEX3/NEX5. Today Sony kept their promise and announced the NEX-VG10 – an HD camcorder with interchangeable lenses. This may be the reason why Sony was not pushing video in their […]

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More on the “Pentax 645D coming to Europe” news

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

Previous reports indicated that the price of the Pentax 645D in Europe will be 10,000 EUR. Yesterday Quesabesde attended a hands-on presentation in Spain and reported that the price may actually be lower: 8,000 EUR the body and a 10,000 EUR for a kit with the new Pentax FA 55mm f2.8 lens. Delivery is currently estimated for […]

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RED EPIC update

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2010

After some technical difficulties, the RED EPIC camera is back on track according to RED’s founder Jim Jannard: “. . . . we have located the wicked, mean and nasty bug and our engineering team has put a bullet in the back of it’s head. That pesky bug has put us behind in our schedule […]

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Another Panasonic camera in the pipeline: FZ100

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2010

The Korean Radio Research Agency has been a pretty good source of information for upcoming cameras in the past, since it has to approve electronic devices before they are officially released in Korea (see previous Samsunng NX10 and Olympus E-600 posts). Their latest entry is for a new PanasonicFZ100 camera which is expected to be a replacement for the Panasonic FZ38:

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New Fuji point and shoot cameras incoming

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2010

Some Fuji rumors: Fuji will be announcing new point and shoot cameras on July 21st. Expected is a replacement to their current W1 3D camera, which will be known as the W3. The new version will be more compact and will have a better LCD screen. There will also be a new F300 camera announced, and […]

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