Photo Rumors

Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2014

The rumored Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera is now officially announced in several different colors and lens options (the prices vary, click on the links below for additional information):

Sample images taken with the new camera can be found here. Here are the Q-S1 main features, additional pictures and the press release:

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Pentax HD DA 645 28-45mm f/4.5 ED AW SR medium format lens leaks online

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2014

The previously rumored Pentax HD DA 645 28-45mm f/4.5 ED AW SR wide-angle medium format zoom lens was briefly listed on B&H’s website. The page is now removed, but you can still find the cashed version. Here are the lens specifications:

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More leaked pictures of the upcoming Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2014

A quick update to my post from yesterday – the name of the upcoming Pentax mirrorless camera will be Q-S1 (and not Q2 as previously reported). Attached are few more leaked images courtesy of digicame-info.

Reminder: the Pentax Q10 camera with 27.5-83mm lens is on sale for $169 for the next few hours (regular $399).

Update: the Pentax Q-S1 will have 1/1.7″ sensor and will be available in many different color combinations:

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Adobe Lightroom 5.6, Camera Raw 8.6 and DNG Converter 8.6 released

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2014

Adobe released Lightroom 5.6 with support for the following cameras and lenses. Here are the download links: Win | Mac.

Adobe Camera Raw 8.6 and DNG Converter 8.6 were also released (download links: Win | Mac).

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Deals of the day: Panasonic GF2 for $99, Pentax Q10 for $169, Fuji X-E1 for $649

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2014

Those deals will expire tomorrow evening (July 31st) at 11:59pm EST:

→ Panasonic Lumix GF2 camera for $99 (regular $299)

→ Pentax Q10 camera with 27.5-83mm lens for $169 (regular $399)

→ Fujifilm X-E1 with XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS lens for $649 (regular $699) – includes free Fujifilm hand grip assist ($79.95 value) & SanDisk 16GB memory vault ($19.95 value), you will also get back 6% in rewards.

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The latest Pentax 645z medium format camera updates

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2014

Few Pentax 645z updates:

The Pentax 645z camera is currently in stock at B&H (the 645d model is still available for $4,996.95).

The above picture is the new Pentax DA 645 28-45mm f/4.5 ED AL SDM AW SR wide-angle medium format zoom lens that was listed on the roadmap for 2014 (via digicame-info). For pricing and availability of all Pentax 645 lenses, see this link.
Pentax/Ricoh is going to release new tethering software for the 645z in September during the 2014 Photokina show (via DC.Watch).

Pentax 645z camera reviews:

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Another set of rumored Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera specifications

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2014

Here is another set of rumored Olympus PEN E-PL7 camera specifications (I have previously posted E-PL7 specifications here and here):

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Canon teaser: “Something BIG is coming”

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2014

Canon India posted a new teaser on Facebook with the text “Get your camera ready, something BIG is coming“. New products are often released few months later in India and this ad could also be for something that is already officially announced in the rest of the world. Just a reminder that few years ago Nikon also had a “BIG” campaign that turned out to be a Blues Traveler concert:

Posted in Canon| Tagged Photokina 2014| 12 Comments

Pictures of upcoming Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera leak online

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2014

It seems that Pentax will be announcing a new Q2 mirrorless camera at Photokina – the first images already leaked on the Japanese digicame-info website. The name of the new model could also be Q-S1 (or Q2) and it will be available in black, gold, white and gunmetal colors. Detailed specifications are not yet available.