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Rumor: new Canon on Tuesday, October 20 (Canon 1D Mark 4)

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2009

UPDATE – latest Canon 1D Mark IV specs: 16 Mpix Dual DIGIC Native sensitivity of ISO 25.600 Boost to ISO 102.400 12fps 1080p @ 24/25, 30 & 60 fps There will be a Canon event in Australia On October 20th. The main theme is the 50th anniversary of Canon SLR. Of course a new 1D Mark 4 camera […]

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Ricoh mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009

Ricoh will have a presentation of a mirrorless APS-C camera on November 12th, 2009. The camera will be available in December 2009. I am expecting more details in the next few days. This is the information I posted two months ago on this rumor: Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K […]

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New exciting technologies coming soon to a camera near you

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009

The first video is of a flexible OLED prototype, by Samsung: It’s a 2.8″ display (166ppi), and it’s just 20 micrometer thick (source): The other news from this week was Epson’s announcement of a mass production, high-end EVF panels. Some details: Features of the new panel Compact – small 0.47-inch diagonal screen enables compact, thin […]

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Leaf entry-level Aptus-II 5 digital back now official

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2009

UPDATES: link to datasheet and camera compatability. The new product is now also on Leaf’s website: This was reported as a rumor few days ago, now it’s official: “The Aptus II 5 sports a 48x36mm sensor, and offers an ISO range of 25-400. It is available in four mounts, allowing the back to be used with Hasselblad […]

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Samsung’s new backside illumination CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2009

Google translation: “Korean Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Is, CMOS back radiation can increase the sensitivity of the sensor (BSI: backside illumination) to commercialize a technology to mass-produce the product was 2010. Now, CMOS sensor all three major companies back to 2010 was irradiated with CMOS sensor technology (BSI CMOS type sensor) will begin mass production. […]

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20MP imaging and 720p video coming soon to your phone

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2009

Texas Instruments developed a coprocessor that supports 20MP imaging and 720p video for the phone industry. A matching sensor is yet to be developed. Press release after the break:

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Polaroid back to life in 2010

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2009

The new owners of Polaroid (Petters) decided to bring back to life the Polaroid instant camera in 2010. Press release after the break:

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Is that the new mirrorless, interchangeable camera system from Sony?

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2009

Few weeks ago Sony mentioned that they are interested in a mirrorless, interchangeable camera system and now I have this in my hands: I am just confused by all those pdf type Sony rumors. I went through many different camera models and could not find one that looks like the camera pictured above. Thoughts?

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Leaf to announce a new, entry level Aptus digital back

By PR admin | Published: October 11, 2009

In an interview with BJP, the CEO of Leaf Dov Kalinski said: “We’ll be announcing shortly the release of the Aptus 5, an entry-level product. We see a need for entry-level products with aggressive pricing to respond to the changes that are happening in the market.”

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Sneak peek into the Photoshop labs

By PR admin | Published: October 9, 2009
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