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Sony α850 DSLR picture leaked + new Sony 28-75 f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Update: after some more digging I found also the lens kit picture (price EUR 2699). Is this a new Sony lens? If you remember this was one of the missing Sony lenses. This Sony α850 DSLR picture is from an European online store (I will not publish the store name with the hope to get […]

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Zeiss rumors (Canon mount lenses)

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Zeiss ZE 18mm f/3.5 is expected (Canon mount) by the end of the year (this lens is already available with a Nikon mount): Zeiss Makro-Planar ZE 100mm f/2 coming to Canon this Fall according to a forum posting reported by ZR (this lens is also already available with a Nikon mount):

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Canon EOS 7D model number spotted in Best Buy

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2009

It seems that the expected Canon EOS 7D and some new PowerShots (Canon Powershot SX-A and SX-B) made a guest appearance in Best Buy – check CanonRunors for the whole story.

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New Samsung cameras released, no word of NX

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2009

The already leaked ST1000 and two more Samsung p&s cameras got released today. What’s interesting? Dual display, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. – see those videos for the full presentation: The cameras are already available for pre-order in the UK: ST1000, ST550 and ST500.

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Coming soon: Samsung 85mm/f1.4 lens for K-mount

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2009

Several rumors are circulating online that Samsung is testing a new 85mm/f1.4 lens. You can see some spy shots here. There is a also a dpreview thread that translates slrclub’s test shot of this lens.

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Panasonic GF-1 announcement: September 1

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2009

According to the Danish magazine Zoom, Panasonic have scheduled a press conference for September 1st. Expected is a “New Lumix Camera”: the Panasonic GF-1 (the camera silhouette looks identical to the leak from last week): Canon has also scheduled a press conference for the same day.

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Two Canon press conferences scheduled

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2009

Got more info on the upcoming Canon press-conferences. Similar to Nikon, Canon will hold 2 press conferences in a short period of time. The first one will be an IXUS (point and shoot cameras) event on August 19/20 (depending on you location). The other one will be on September 1st and it will be for EOS […]

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RICOH GZ-1

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2009

Update: this is a photoshopped image of the latest Ricoh model and a Pentax lens. Rumor busted. The Google translation is shady – this what I could pick up: 14MP CMOS sensor New high-end LCD Interchangeable lenses Built-in flash Reminder: Ricoh just released the Ricoh GR Digital III 10MP digital camera with a 28 F/1.9mm […]

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Samsung ST1000 leaked (point and shoot camera with integrated GPS)

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2009

Samsung ST1000/CL65 digital camera specs: Price: £349.99 ($584) 12.2MP resolution Schneider-Kreuznach lens, 5X optical zoom 3.5-inch touchscreen display Image stabilization ISO: 80 – 4800 GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 10 shooting modes Face detection Official announcement: August 13, 2009 (will there be something else from Samsung?) More images after the jump:

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Sony and Canon press conference dates confirmed

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2009

I received a confirmation on the Canon and Sony press events scheduled for this month: Canon: August 19th, 2009 (same date was previously reported) Sony: August 28th, 2009 (previously reported as August 27th – it could be because of the time difference).

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