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Samsung 30mm f/2.0 pancake lens pictures leaked

This rumor initially started on dpreview two days ago and now the first pictures of the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 pancake lens surfaced online @ Pentaxforums (pictures were taken with Samsung NX10 + 18-55mm zoom lens – click on image for larger view):

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Samsung ST5500

Samsung ST5500 manual was spotted at FCC. 14.2MP resolution 7x optical zoom WiFi 3.5 inch LCD touch screen. 100 MB of on board memory supports microSD memory cards can take videos up to 1280×720 at 30 FPS ISO range: 80 to 3200 max shutter speed: 1/2000 allows to send photos and videos via email, or post […]

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Samsung NX10 update

SAMSUNG’S NX SERIES, HYBRID DIGITAL CAMERAS MAKE GLOBAL DEBUT AT PMA 2009 -1-, originally uploaded by canustar. Samsung will start a teaser campaign for their NX10 camera next week in Korea. Camera samples were already sent to major websites/magazines for review. I did not get one 🙂 Samsung NX10 will have a “burst mode” feature […]

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Samsung NX10 details

Some new Samsung NX10 rumors surfaced on dpreview: Samsung NX10 will have lens image stabilization (as mentioned before here) The NX10 is lighter and has faster AF than the Olympus E-P1 (AF speed similar to the Panasonic GH1) EVF is VGA level K-mount adapter will be released at the same time with the Samsung NX10, […]

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New Samsung advanced full frame mirrorless system?

This banner showed up online over the weekend. My take? This rumor is busted! The banner looks horrible and I don’t think is real:

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Samsung NX-10 specs and release date

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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Pentax will have a “deeper relationship with some electronics guys”

Hoya Corporation continues to make public statements about possible “deeper relationship” with another company, possibly Samsung. Those are the words of the COO Hiroshi Yamada (see previous statements of Hoya’s CEO here): “I don’t know whether we’ll go with Samsung or somebody else, but I can say that we’ll have a deeper relationship with some electronics guys. […]

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New exciting technologies coming soon to a camera near you

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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Samsung’s new backside illumination CMOS sensor

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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Samsung SCH-W880: 12 mp camera and a phone

Expected specs (via Engadget): 3G cellphone 12 mp camera 3x optical zoom dedicated controls like a mode dial, shutter and zoom 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED display HD video, HSDPA data, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, microSD slot, and DMB mobile television Expected delivery for Korea only As the title of the latest book from Chase Jarvis goes: The […]

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