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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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Pentax K-m discontinued

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

Pentax K-m is now discontinued according to Pentax Japan (Google translation) and so is the DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ED lens. The new Pentax K-x is considered to be the replacement of the K-m model. Pentax USA website also doesn’t list the K-m as an available model.

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Ricoh’s mirrorless camera: with a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

This rumor is coming form a Chinese forum: the expected Ricoh’s EVIL €œ(Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens)€ camera may have a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system and not a k-mount like previous speculated. This idea is not new and has been discussed before on dpreview. There is also a patent granted to Ricoh a while […]

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Samsung NX-10 specs and release date

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2009

The latest rumor is that Samsung NX will be announced on December 10th, 2009 (the previous rumors pointed to an early 2010 release). Those are the expected Samsung NX specs: Mount: Samsung NX Sensor: 23.4 x 15.6mm APS-C CMOS 14.6 mega pixels (1.5x) Body: polycarbonate sealed against dust and moisture Image stabilization: Optical Image Stabilization […]

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RED drops a bomb

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2009

Red announced some detailed specs for two of their “Digital Stills and Motion Cameras”. The first one is the high-end EPIC-X which will sell for $28,000. Pre-production version will be available this year and full production in 2010: New MYSTERIUM-X 5K sensor 5K (2:1) at 1-100fps 4K (2:1) at 1-125fps Quad HD at 1-120fps 3K […]

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