Photo Rumors

New full frame Noktor HyperPrime lens

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2011

Noktor tweeted about a new full frame HyperPrime lens currently being tested:

Noktor has released several new lenses in the past few months and it seems that they will also go after Canikon crowd.

Samsung NX200 first impressions

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2011

First impressions of the upcoming Samsung NX200 camere were published online today on a Russian forum:

“Focusing is really very nimble (not inferior Panasonic G3). NX200 looks stylish and professional, much smaller, more comfortable grip, but too small for my hand. Traditionally, high-quality screen. By design, like most of all Samsung cameras (NX100 and NX200 – heaven and earth). With the new lens 18-200 looks very solid. The quality of images have not been able to assess, in the hands was an engineering sample. In two weeks will be the serial.”

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Lytro light field camera briefly appears in a promotional video

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2011

Lytro released a video of a fashion model photographed with their light field camera. The camera appearance is blurred throughout the video except at the 1:26 mark where you can see a pixelated glimpse of the camera and its size:

Based on this picture, the camera appears not to be bigger than a regular DSLR.

The images form the photo shoot can be found on Lytro’s website:

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Samsung: “We have the technology to develop a medium format cameras but we are not going to do that”

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2011

Mirrorless NX prototypes from Samsung promotional video

Megapixel published an interview with Sungrok Kim (Samsung’s regional product manager for Digital Imaging Middle East & North Africa) where he denied existing rumors that Samsung is pursuing plans to develop a medium format digital camera:

Q: A few weeks ago an image appeared on Samsung’s website depicting what appears to be a camera with a large square sensor. What can you tell us about that?
A: We have the technology to develop a medium format cameras but we are not going to do that because this is not our market. Samsung is a manufacturer that focuses on a broad market – we are not a niche manufacturer like Hasselbald or Lieca. What you see in the image was developed for internal purposes in order to look into future technologies. At this point we have no plans to release it to the public. We have done similar things with lenses – for example we developed a 1000mm lens for astronomical use – but again just for internal purposes.

Some other interesting points form the interview:

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Few new leaks from Sony (incl. A77 and A65 prices)

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2011

It seems that Sony is about to introduce a new CyberShot DSC-TX55 compact camera. The news is already (prematurely) up on DCView.

The French magazine Réponses Photo (page 36) lists the prices of Sony a65 and a77 cameras:

Sony a65 with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens: €1000
Sony a65 body only: €900
Sony a77 with 16-50mm f/2.8 lens: €1800
Sony a77 body only: €1050

Those previously leaked images of the Sony a77 camera are making their rounds on the Internet again today, I guess nobody really thought they were real the first time around:

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Olympus electronic viewfinder VF-3 leaked again

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2011

Olympus America website leaked the already leaked electronic viewfinder VF-3:

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Sigma SD1 can do LiveView, full frame Foveon sensor in development?

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2011

At a recent event in Japan, Sigma representatives confirmed that the latest SD1 camera can do LiveView without a physical change to the camera:

“We can add the feature, however the hard part is to ensure that the camera operate in a stable manner with that addition. However, this is a high priority for us and we plan to take this on as soon as we finish working through some of the issues that we have pending right now. When and if we actually make this happen is up in the air at this point.”

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Sigma SD1| 23 Comments

Win a Canon PowerShot S95 book

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2011

What can I win?

In this giveaway you can win the book Photyographer’s Guide to the Canon PowerShot S95 from White Knight Press. Please check out this excerpt, or the table of contents to get an idea of what the book looks like. The same publisher also has published guides for the Panasonic LX5 and Leica D-Lux 5 cameras.

How do I win?

The rules are simple: just leave a comment to this blog post. This giveaway will be closed in one week.

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New website for Four Thirds fans

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2011

On the heels of the successful NikonImages.com website and the evolving smaller sensor cameras, 4ThirdsImages.com launches.

4ThirdsImages.com is a FREE online gallery for hosting photos captured with 4/3, Micro 4/3 or APSC gear. Unlike your typical photo hosting site, 4ThirdsImages.com makes good use of the backend database and provides users with search features not seen on other sites. Such features include the ability to search for pictures taken with specific lenses rather than just a tag saved in the database. So, if your are looking for pictures taken with a “Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH” lens, just select it from the list and you will be presented with the search results.

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Some Sony Alpha A99 rumors

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2011

I received some rumored specs for a new Sony Alpha A99 camera. No details were provided as of when this camera will be announced:

Translucent mirror
36.9 Megapixel 3MOS Exmor sensor
(No Bayer filter)
ISO 100-102400 extendable to 204800 and 409600
12 frames per second
No infrared or anti-alias filters
Digital infrared filtering with three modes NO IR,WITH IR,ONLY IR
In camera moire remove
89 cross-type points AF
Metering direct from sensor
60/1-1/24000sec, time, bulb shutter (focal plane)
Flash synchronization up to 1/500sec and high-speed sync up to 1/24000sec
Built-In GPS and Wi-Fi plus Thunderbolt
Two CompactFlash card slots
Price around €3000

I think those specs are just too good to be true, but everything is possible.

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Upcoming Olympus VF-3 electronic viewfinder listed in online manual, will probably have a built-in flash

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2011

In the German version of the Olympus EP-3 online manual in addition to the VF-2, there is another EVF listed as VF-3. Based on a previous leak from an official YouTube video, the Olympus VF-3 will probably have a front built-in flash and a resolution of 900.000 pixels.

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