Photo Rumors

Fuji X-Pro2 and full frame camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

Photographybay reports that the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 2 camera will be announced in January, 2016:

“On the camera side of things though, the X-Pro2 should arrive at CES 2016 in January with availability in February 2016 and will be more advanced than the Fuji X-T1. This will mark the four year anniversary of the Fuji X-Pro1 announcement (at CES 2012) and Fuji acknowledges that the X-Pro1 is getting long in tooth – especially when you consider the continual firmware advances that some of the latest Fuji cameras have received.”

There are also rumors of a new Fuji full frame camera that will be announced after 2016:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-Pro2, PDN PhotoPlus Expo| 18 Comments

Did Samsung just confirm that they are closing their camera business?

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

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A reader twitted me (thanks ‏@jhonlsu) this screenshot of a live chat with Samsung support where they pretty much confirm the rumors about Samsung shutting down their camera business unit (see also this post).

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung closing camera business| 29 Comments

Sony confirms again that they are committed to A-mount

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

In a new interview with dpreview, Sony’s product manager Kenta Honj confirmed again that they are committed to the future of A-mount (at 30:38 mark). Similar comment was made also in another recent interview after Sony UK made a comment that there are not plans for A-mount camera.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony A-mount is dead| 15 Comments

New Sony sensor tech: Starvis and Pregius

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

Two new videos from Sony that demonstrate their latest sensor technology:

“Starvis” Sony CMOS image sensor technology is designed for security:

“The STARVIS is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors for surveillance camera applications. It features a sensitivity of 2000 mV or more per 1 µm2 (color product, when imaging with a 706 cd/m2 light source, F5.6 in 1 s accumulation equivalent), and realizes high picture quality in the visible-light and near infrared light regions.”

“Pregius” Sony CMOS image sensor with global shutter technology:

Posted in Sony| 5 Comments

Deal of the day: $100 off the Sigma 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 24, 2015

Both the Sigma 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lenses are now $100 off (all mounts):

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens: Amazon | Adorama | B&H
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens: Amazon | Adorama | B&H

Posted in Deals, Sigma| Tagged Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A1 ART lens, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens| 1 Comment

Sony’s plan for world domination: buy Toshiba image sensor business

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2015

Reuters reports that Sony is about to purchase Toshiba’s image sensor business:

Posted in Sony, Toshiba| 28 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2015

→ Check out this Leica M Typ 801 concept camera.

→ First $300 price drop on the Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R cameras.

→ Pocketwizard introduced a new Plus IV transceiver.

Posted in Canon, Deals, Leica, Phase One, Pocket Wizard, Red| 2 Comments

This is the Pentax full frame DSLR camera (behind glass)

By PR admin | Published: October 22, 2015

Adorama posted on their website several pictures of the upcoming Pentax full frame DSLR camera. The prototype shown on displayed at the 2015 PhotoPlus Expo in NYC has more details than the previous version released few months ago (see this image and this prototype):