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Ricoh’s mirrorless, interchangeable lenses camera – coming up on November 10th?

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2009

This rumor is brought to you by Fotosidan (Google translation) – the translation as aways is sketchy, but it seems that Ricoh has sent out event invitations for this Tuesday, November 10th: “… a unique new compact camera in the premium class. Ricoh is a long time in development the forefront of compact cameras with very […]

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Sony rumors

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2009

The first one is not a rumor but rather an update: Sony A550 DSLR officially went on sale yesterday (it was initially delayed). A dpreview member did some investigation of the Sony RAW files EXIF data which contains codes for the different camera models. The sequencing of the numbers suggests that Sony may be working on […]

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Olympus E-P2: last words

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2009

A lot of negative feedback on the Olympus E-P2 release for what I could see on the Internets. Here are the latest updates: Olympus E-P2 (14-42mm lens) is now available for pre-order for $1,099.99. There is also a E-P2 set with the 17mm f/2.8 lens for the same price. Zuiko Digital Interchangeable Lens Roadmap: 2010: 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 […]

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Olympus E-P2!

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Update: BJP got the specs out: 12 Megapixels 3fps stereo sound AF tracking 1.44 million dot electronic viewfinder with 100% field of view 8 Art Filters (two more than the E-P1 ….. Diorama Filter and Cross Process) i-Enhance function (color boost) Price around 950 Euro Availability in January And the lenses (as mentioned earlier): Zuiko Digital […]

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Olympus E-P2 teaser

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Translation: “only one more day” – this ad is currently running on a Swiss photo-related site.

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Olympus E-P2 to be announced tonight, after midnight?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

Update: This tweet is from BJP: Let me translate it for you: I think they wanted to say that the article about the new Olympus E-P2 will be published online at 1 am EST/6 am GMT tomorrow, November 5th, 2009.

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JVC to buy Pentax, Hoya denies it

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2009

The rumor is that JVC-Kenwood Holdings is in talks to buy Pentax (source – Google translation). Hoya (the parent company of Pentax) quickly denied that report (source). It is not a secret that Hoya has been trying to do something with Pentax, based on previous history of comments from C-level executives (see here and here). HOYA […]

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October 31st (Olympus)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

The big Olympus news on October 31st was about a new ambassadors for Olympus in Holland – I just learned that today. The announcement of the E-P2 is still expected in the next few days – latest by next week. There is also a possibility for a new tele zoom (40-150) and a macro lens.

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Olympus E-P2 scpecs (in Japanese)

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

Update: a reader did a quick translation – differences between the EP-1 and EP-2: Optional Electrical Viewfinder w/ 1,440,000 dots. HyperCrystal LCD 460,000 dots Continuous Drive 3.5 to 4 fps Flash Sync 1/180 sec or below 1/250 sec. Upgraded iAUTO and Additional Art Filters. Translation please? Anyone?

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Olympus E-p2 event in Hong Kong

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2009

This is the translated version of a press invitation in Hong Kong: 10/11 Olympus release new pen “” Olympus Hong Kong China Limited will be held 11 Yue 10 Ri (Xingqi Er) at the Hong Kong Eaton Hotel Pearl Hall MICRO 4 / 3 OLYMPUS PEN single lens DC conference. OLYMPUS PEN Single-lens DC broken […]

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