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Sony announcement on September 13th, 2010?

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2010

Sony sent out press invitations in Europe for a product announcement on September 13th, 2010. This seems to be DSLR related, probably the expected four new camera bodies.

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First picture of Pentax K-5?

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2010

Update: as a reader already noted, somebody on the PF claimed the fakery. PentaxForums has an ongoing discussion about this picture of a Pentax K-5: Same as above, but processed in PS: And for comparison, a picture of the Pentax k- 7. Both cameras look identical. Maybe they will be:

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Pentax K-5, K-r and EVIL cameras at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2010

A rather bizarre rumor showed up on dpreview yesterday – somebody who claims to work for Pentax Spain as a “sales promoter”: Pentax K-5 will be a model above K-7. Pentax K-r will use both a lithium battery and standard AAs and will cost 699€. Pentax EVIL will likely be APSC. The poster claims to work for […]

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Rumored Panasonic Lumix GH2 specs

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2010

Some rumored specs for Panasonic GH2: 14 Megapixels sensor 1400 LiveMOS (new design) 1080/60p (up to 24Mbps) AVCHD video EVF is 360Hz (RGB × 120Gz) / SXGA / LCD monitor can tilt back and forth movable / 960 × RGB × 540 / HD Hitachi Display AF is slightly faster than ever SDXC support Real-time Output […]

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Pentax to release a mirrorless camera according to… CitiGroup

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2010

On page 2 of this CitiGroup report about Hoya (the owner of Pentax), you will see the following sentence: “Hoya plans to release a mirrorless camera under Pentax brand that is distinct from models already on the market.” No further information is provided. It is really weird that a financial corporation like CitiGroup would report rumors […]

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Sony patents honeycomb image sensor

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2010

Sony filed a patent for a honeycomb type image sensor. The sensor’s photodiodes are shaped like hexagons (regular sensors have square photodiodes) which should improve the sensor’s performance. Few years ago Fuji worked on a honeycomb type “Super CCD” sensor. The Google translation is sufficient to get a basic idea about this patent: Patent Publication […]

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The rumored white Samsung NX100 again

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2010

The previously rumored white Samsung NX100 appeared again on dpreview. This time the image is full size. The picture was reportedly taken during a commercial shoot for the already rumored Samsung NX100. The camera on the photo is definitely different than the previously released Samsung NX10 white limited edition.

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Interesting links

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2010

Research: Microsoft algorithm uses six-axis motion sensors to fix blurry snapshots. Report: Canon 1Ds Mark IV currently being tested. Patents: Olympus files patents for a Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 and Zuiko Digital ED 30-150mm f/3.3-4.2 lenses.

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Zeiss Distagon ZF 1.4/35 ZF.2 to be official in few weeks

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2010

Rumors for a new Zeiss Distagon ZF 1.4/35 ZF.2 (Nikon mount) have been floating around since last year. The official Zeiss distributor in Switzerland included the new 35mm f/1.4 lens in their catalog. A FredMiranda forum member got a confirmation directly from the distributor: “The Distagon T 1.4f 35mm ZF.2 for Nikon is still delayed and should […]

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Samsung NX100 spotted in the wild?

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2010

This is reportedly a picture of the new Samsung NX100 that was captured during a commercial shot: Source

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