Photo Rumors

Point and shoot tilt-shift camera

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2011

Photojojo just started selling a new point and shoot camera with a built-in tilt-shift lens. The rest of the specs:

Takes 15 fps video at 640 x 480 resolution (AVI format)
Photo resolution 2560 x 1920
Shutter speeds 1/4 to 1/3000 second
+/- exposure control
Fixed focus f=7.45mm lens (1.5m to infinity range)
Vivid and sepia color modes, plus 5 white balance settings
8x digital zoom, flash, 2.4-inch LCD display, tripod mount
5 MP sensor, 16MB internal memory and SD card slot (can use up to 8GB card, not included)
Comes with wall outlet charger, operates on included lithium-ion battery
USB connection, Mac/Windows compatible, no software needed
Samples: 1, 2, 3, 4
Price: $149

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Clever lens hood/cap design

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2011

Designers Rhie Hyi Joong and Lee Sang Hwa created this clever lens hood design that serves also as a lens cap:

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Sony NEX-5 slowly phasing out

By PR admin | Published: August 8, 2011

The Sony NEX-5 with 16mm f/2.8 lens combo kit are already listed as discontinued at B&H:

Sony is expected to announce two new NEX camera (NEX-7 and NEX-5n) on August 24th, 2011.

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New accessories for GoPro HD cams to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: August 8, 2011

GoPro Hero HD cam

GoPro will soon release a new line of accessories for their popular compact HD cams. One of the products is expected to be some kind of a wireless remote trigger.

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Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 UMC fish-eye lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2011

Samyang announced that their 7.5mm f/3.5 UMC fish-eye lens for Micro Four Thirds will be released at the end of August/early September. Samyang published also several sample photos taken with the lens and Olympus PEN E-P1 camera (warning, large files):

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Appcam: a brand new operating system for cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2011

Appcam DSLR camera

Appcam is a new project promising to introduce a new operating system for cameras. Similar to the iPhone, Appcam will introduce “camera-apps” which will be controlled with a touchscreen. Here are some of the advantages listed on their website:

Posted in Future of Photo Equipment| 34 Comments

Sony NEX-C3 is currently the #10 best selling camera on Amazon

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2011

Sony NEX-C3 is currently the #10 best selling camera on Amazon (DSLR category). All other cameras in the top 20 are from Nikon or Canon.

Update: the NEX-C3 is now at the #7 spot!

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Fujifilm X10 will be one of the three new cameras to be announced this Fall

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2011

I got some more information on one of the three Fuji cameras that will be announced this Fall (probably in September). The Fujifilm X10 will be a compact camera that will look similar to the Fujifilm X100:

It will have a 2/3″ sensor – smaller than Micro Four Thirds but bigger than the Canon G12.
4x manual zoom lens with f/2.0 aperture
Price: $599.00
In some markets this model may be called X50

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More images of the Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2011

Ricoh (who recently bought Pentax for $124.2 million) officially released the GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module. The price of the unit will be $649. Here are some more images of the unit and the official press release:

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Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module coming on September 9th, detailed specs are out

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2011

The Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount cartridge will be available on September 9th, 2011. The price is still unknown but you can find detailed features description and full technical specs at Fotointern:

Posted in Leica, Ricoh| 17 Comments