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Pentax announcement on September 9th

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2010

Pentax is expected to announce at least one new DSLR camera and at least one prime lens plus two compact cameras on September 9th, 2010. There could be an additional announcement during, or just before Photokina. Pentax is expected to announce new K-5 and K-r models and potentially a new EVIL camera for Photokina this […]

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Zeiss to announce the new Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZE/ZF.2 lens on Wednesday

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2010

The previously rumored Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZE/ZF.2 lens will be announced this Wednesday according to this post on Facebook:

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NikonRumors is temporarily down

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2010

NikonRumors is temporarily down. I am moving to a new hosting company and a new server. I will be posting Nikon related updates (if any) here and on http://www.nikonrumors.net. You can also get NikonRumors updates on Twitter and Facebook.

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Olympus patents

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2010

Olympus filed an interesting patent in Japan for removing water drops from a lens by using a vibrating front element: Here are another four patents applications for the following Olympus m4/3 lenses (also filed in Japan): M.Zuiko 17mm F2.8 (already available) M.Zuiko 20mm F2.8

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Samsung NX100

By PR admin | Published: August 27, 2010

This video shows some of the upcoming Samsung NX products (the previous video was promptly removed): Update: the video was removed from Vimeo. One of the lenses in the video looks like the previously rumored 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6. Looking at the picture from the end of the video, the Samsung NX100 appears to be bigger than the NX10. New accessories, like […]

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Nik HDR Efex Pro

By PR admin | Published: August 26, 2010

The previous reported Nik HDR Efex Pro software is now official. You can see all details here. It will cost $159 and will be available on October 13th, 2010. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders. Full press release after the break:

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Samsung promises to “change the lives of creative consumers around the world”

By PR admin | Published: August 26, 2010

This is the invitation Samsung sent to the press for Photokina: I think they may be talking about the upcoming Samsung NX100 camera.

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Canon announcements

By PR admin | Published: August 26, 2010

Today Canon announced the EOS 60D DSLR, six lenses and two extenders: Canon EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM Canon EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Canon Extender EF […]

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Canon 60D

By PR admin | Published: August 25, 2010

Canon EOS 60D specifications 96% VF All 9AF points are crosstype 18 MP. 17.9 effective APS-C 100-6400 (Hi: 12800) 1/250 flash sync sdxc/hc h.264 1080 – 30/25/24 720 – 50/60 3″ Screen, 1MP 14 bit 11 min video 5.3FPS digic 4 9 AF points 63 zone (metering) Via D-spot

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The first Voigtländer lens for MicroFourThirds: Nokton 25mm f/0.95

By PR admin | Published: August 25, 2010

Voigtländer announced the first lens for MicroFourThirds – the new Nokton 25mm f/0.95 priced at $1,199.00: The lens is manual focus only and is expected to hit the stores in October/November. Cosina (Voigtländer) officially joins Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group.

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