Category Archives: Samsung

Samyang lenses update

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Now the complete product lineup from  Samyang is available for sale (some products were previously available only for pre-order): Samyang 85 mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF – this lens got updated with a new type of anti-reflective coating and built-in chip for transmitting data to the camera (available on eBay). Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC […]

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New APS-C 14.2MP sensor from Samsung

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

The details on the new sensor were published on the official Samsung website and later removed: Note that this sensor was listed in the DSLR section. Specs: APS-C 14.2MP resolution Pixel size: 5.1µ A/D Converter on-chip, 8 output digital parallel channels 10fps 1080 video support

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Samsung WB5500 leaks, almost official

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

At that time the Samsung WB5500 super-zoom is still considered a leak since most of the big sites have not announced it yet: Specs: 26x wide-angle optical zoom Schneider-Kreuznach lens (26-676 35mm equiv.) 1/2.3 inch CCD sensor with a resolution of 14.5 MP Sensitivity up to ISO 6400 HD videos with a 720p resolution (1280 […]

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Photo rumors from around the web

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2010

Tomorrow is Sony’s day: the new NEX3 and NEX5 EVIL Alpha cameras will be unveiled. New Samsung HZ50W ( model WB5500 in Europe) point and shoot camera is coming soon. The rumored specs are: Samsung CMOS sensor Sensor size: 1/2.33″ Resolution: 14.5MPx (4400×3300) Pixel: 1.10um Transfer rate: 15fps Maybe the Samsung NX5 will be announced […]

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Samsung NX5 approved by the Korean Radio Research Agency

By PR admin | Published: May 9, 2010

The Korean Radio Research Agency has been a good source of information in the past since it has to approve electronic devices before they are officially released (see previous Samsunng NX10 and Olympus E-600 posts). Their latest entry is for the rumored Samsung NX5 camera: Here are the expected Samsung NX5 specs I received few […]

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Samsung NX5 imminent

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2010

Today is Samsung day. If you go to the same website from the previous post (Samsungimaging) and you sign up to become a member, there is a camera drop down selection box and one of the options is a Samsung NX 5: Rumors about a Samsung NX5 camera have been circulating for a while. Expected Samsung […]

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Samsung NX10 limited edition – pretty in white

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2010

Samsung will release a limited white edition of NX10 which will be available only in some countries. The package will contain the 30mm pancake lens and leather case (availability: May 7th). Via Samsungimaging

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Coming soon: Schneider Kreuznach lenses with NX mount

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

Schneider Kreuznach has signed a partnership with Samsung for future release of lenses with NX mount. Those lenses would be designed by Schneider and built in Korea by Samsung/Optron-Tech with Schneider’s supervision and quality control. This new lenses product line will be named “SX”. The following models are expected to be released in 2010: 15mm f/2.3 […]

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