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Samsung working on a medium format digital camera system?

Going back to the picture of Samsung camera prototypes posted here yesterday – a reader reminded me about an old rumor that Samsung, Schneider Kreuznach and Alpa are working together to create the first, fully digital, medium format camera system. Why would Samsung have those large square camera prototypes next to their NX bodies? Can someone identify […]

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Schneider-Kreuznach joins Micro Four Thirds group

Schneider-Kreuznach, a produced of photographic lenses and other optical products announced today that they have joined the Micro Four Thirds system standard group. The CEO of the company mentioned that they are already “working intensively on a corresponding series of lenses” for the m4/3 format. Full press release after the break:

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Few pictures from PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2010

I finally got some time to upload few images from PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2010 that ended last week. Pentax Pentax had a big table (not really a booth) with all of their latest products, including the 645D. You can download a sample RAW file taken with the 645D here (DropBox is great for sharing large […]

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What did we miss?

Amateurphotographer hints again that Olympus may produce mirrorless cameras only in the future. Quote: “Demand for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras is poised to overtake DSLR sales within two years, according to Samsung”. Pentax is back to profits (PDF): “In the beginning of June we shipped the medium-format digital SLR (645D) for professional and advanced amateur […]

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Rumor: Samsung, Schneider – Kreuznach and Alpa to create the first, fully digital, medium format camera system

After the rumor that Canon wants to move to medium format territories, we now have three other companies (Samsung, Schneider – Kreuznach and Alpa) that reportedly want to create a photographic Association (SSA) and produce the first fully digital, medium format camera system. Here the Google translation: Foundation benefits A kind of noise caused by many large companies the […]

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Coming soon: Schneider Kreuznach lenses with NX mount

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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