Pentax acknowledges K-5 sensor issues, offers a fix and an apology

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2011

Pentax issued this statement about the stains on the Pentax K-5 sensor:

“To PENTAX K-5 Digital SLR Camera Users
We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your patronage of PENTAX products.

We deeply regret that the first shipment of our PENTAX K-5 digital SLR camera included some products with a stained image sensor — a problem which we believe was caused during manufacturing – causing them to occasionally produce images with spots which look something like water drops, and which users cannot remove with ordinary cleaning methods.

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Pentax K-5 Silver leaked

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2011

I mentioned about the upcoming Pentax K-5 SIlver last week and today two pictures were leaked by Pentax Europe. This also means that the other rumors about the upcoming NC-1 mirrorless camera from Pentax are probably also true. The images are now removed but a pentaxforum member was able to capture them:

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Fuji X100 updates including first photo samples

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2011

credit: The Fuji Guys

  • A Norwegian website got a hold of a pre-production version of the Fuji X100 and posted multiple test images at different ISO. Check it out asap because I am afraid the review will be pulled down. Update: yes, all Fuji x100 sample images were removed from the site.
  • Dpreview published a preview of the camera (without sample images).

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Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2 spy shot

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

I just received this screenshot of the upcoming Silver Efex Pro 2 software. You can see a list of all the new features on niksoftware.com. Silver Efex Pro 2 will be released in February 2011.

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Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs announced

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

The previously rumored Phase One 80MP digital back with new design got released today. The new line is called IQ and currently features the Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs with resolutions of 80MP, 60.5MP and 40MP respectively. The new models are expected to be available at the end of April 2011 for the IQ180 and end of May 2010 for the IQ160 and IQ 140. The starting price point is 16.990 EUR/21.990 USD.

An overview of the three new digital backs from Phase One after the break:

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Dot Line DV60 LED light kit review

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

I had the chance to try the Dot Line DV60 LED light kit and here is a quick hands-on report.

Overview

The kit comes with a rechargeable battery, a bracket and an adapter for Sony camcorders:

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Pentax rumors: K-5 Silver, compact RZ-18 and mirrorless NC-1 cameras coming next

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2011

Similar to the Pentax k-7 Silver, there will be a new Pentax K-5 Silver DSLR that will be announced next month (February 2011).

In addition, there will be a new point and shoot camera Pentax RZ-18 with 3″ swivel LCD, 14MP sensor, 18X optical zoom (28-504mm) and a price tag of $300. The camera is expected to be very small in size.

The mirrorless camera from Pentax will be called NC-1. Pentax is expected to release two different EVIL cameras and I am not sure which one will be announced first. The RZ-18 and the NC-1 may be announced at a later date (not together with the Pentax k-5 Silver).

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Ricoh CX5 coming next month

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2011
The current CX4 model

The current CX4 model

Similar to last year, Ricoh will announce a new CX5 compact camera in February. The only change from the current CX4 model is that the Ricoh CX5 will have a HDMI slot, which means that the basic specs should remain the same:

  • 920,000-dot, 3.0 in. LCD
  • 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm)
  • 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor
  • f/3.5-5.6 aperture
  • 5fps
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All you need to know about the upcoming Sony HX9V camera

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

In addition to the specs and pictures of the upcoming Sony HX9V camera, this website seems to have a bunch of additional information on the camera. including some new images:

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Canon patents 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens:

The design is very similar to the current EF 16-35mm f/2.8L lens:


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Some Fuji x100 “insider information”

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2011

In the past few weeks the twitter feed of the The Fuji Guys has provided a lot of details on the Fuji x100 camera. Here is a compilation of their X100 related tweets (some of the information may already be publicly available):

  • In the “Sleep” state, camera start-up time will be 0.7sec.
  • Digital zoom of 3x will be available for Fuji X100 during video to get from 35mm to 105mm.
  • 180 degree motion panorama available on Fuji X100, 7680×1440 horizontal or 7680×2160 vertical shooting.
  • Fuji X100 can shoot macro approx. 10cm when macro mode enabled.
  • Fuji X100 has 49 point metering area selection.
  • When the shutter dial is set to “T” on Fuji X100, shutter stays open for a set time from 1.2s – 30s. Press once open press again close shut.
  • With the OVF, you will be able to see a little of the scene outside the shooting frame.

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Is Sony the most innovative camera manufacturer today?

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2011

In a recent interview, Sony said that they can change the world of DSLRs and that they are still committed to full frame DSLR cameras:

“When we announce a full-frame camera we want it to be a big step forward – another technological development might be needed so I say to people: Please stay tuned.”

In another interview at CES, Sony’s representative also set high expectations for the  A700 successor:

“We’ve been acutely aware of the concern for the arrival of the A700 successor – actually, quite acutely aware, and we’re sorry that it’s taken as long as it has — but we believe that when this successor arrives, everyone will realize that it was very valuable to first develop the technologies and the capabilities that will go into the model, and to save it for those.”

The Sony A700 replacement is expected to have translucent mirror, magnesium alloy body, new EVF, 24MP sensor and very high ISO capabilities. The camera will be released later this year, probably at CliQ. A prototype was already shown at CES:

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