Pentax K-3 rumored to be announced on October 8

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2013

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A new Pentax K-3 DSLR camera is rumored to be announced on October 8th in Japan (Monday evening, October 7th in North America). I am still not sure if the previously leaked specifications are correct. Coincidently, Nikon is also expected to announce their new D610 camera on the same date.

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Samsung NX300m camera manual leaked online

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2013

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Last week I reported about a new Samsung NX300m camera. The NX300m manual is now available online and reveals a camera identical to the current NX300 model but with an improved tiltable LCD screen (tiltable up 180°, down 45°; the NX300 was up 90°, down 45°).

Samsung is also rumored to announce a new 16-50mm f/2.8 or 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 lens by the end of this year and a new NX30 camera by April 2014.

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New Pentax K-3 leak and rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2013

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The not yet announced  Pentax K-3 camera was listed at the  official Japanese PPG (Pentax Photo Gallery) website. Those are the rumored Pentax K-3 specifications:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2013

Phase One Capture One Pro 7
Phase One released Capture One v.7.1.4 ($299.95).

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TrueSense Imaging (ex-Kodak) announced 4K Micro Four Thirds sized CMOS sensor.

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Ilford Imaging Switzerland (the inkjet paper company) plans to rise from financial trouble.

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New Nauticam underwater housing for Sony NEX-5T camera.

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Tokina announced a new 16-28 T3.0mm cinema lens in Japan.

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Sony reassures that A mount will stay alive

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2013

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Few weeks ago Amateurphotographer reported that Sony is still committed to the A-mount:

“Though designed to work with E-mount lenses, Sony UK’s head of digital imaging, Frederik Lange, stressed that the A3000 launch does not signal the end of A-mount cameras.”

The a99 camera will run out of production in late November. The Sony a65 camera is already listed as discontinued on the Sony Store website:

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Canon EOS M2 camera references appear in DPP software

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2013

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A dpreview forum member discovered reference to an “EOS M2” camera in the latest DPP (Digital Photo Professional) version:

“If the shooting result is dark or the contrast is low, you can use the Auto Lighting Optimizer function to auto-correct the brightness and contrast, and obtain a more pleasant image. You can also change the settings of the image shot with the camera’s Auto Lighting Optimizer function. This function is compatible only with RAW images shot with EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 6D, EOS 7D, EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS 50D, EOS REBEL T5i/700D, EOS REBEL SL1/100D, EOS REBEL T4i/650D, EOS REBEL T3i/600D, EOS REBEL T2i/550D, EOS REBEL T1i/500D, EOS REBEL T3/1100D, EOS M2 and EOS M.”

There are also several “M2” references in the help section (see picture above).

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Rumors: full frame Pentax DSLR, K-3 specs and a new DA 18-70mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2013

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The above picture comes form the Chinese forum xitek and it looks like a Pentax DSLR camera with a full frame mirror box (I changed the brightness of the second image for a better view). For comparison, this is the APC-S sized mirror box of the Pentax K-5:

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What do you think – real or fake? Rumors of a new full frame Pentax DSLR camera have been floating for a while.

There is also a new set of Pentax K-3 rumored specifications from the Japanese forum kakaku:

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MXCamera/DEO-Tech working on a full frame Sony NEX adapter, MFT drop-in filter adapter

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2013

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MX Camera/DEO-Tech is planning to released two new adapters – one for the upcoming full frame Sony NEX, the second for MFT with drop-in filter capabilities:

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Photographer leaks pictures on Facebook taken with a new Sony NEX-7R camera

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2013

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The New York based photographer Clayton Nelson published several pictures on Facebook taken with “Sony NEX-7R, a new prototype APS sensor digital camera”. The images are now removed. This is the rest of his comments:

“I emailed Sony some of the images I took earlier in the week, explaining how delighted I was with the camera, especially the color sensor. These cameras are far beyond playthings. I believe that they can be utilized as substantial tools in an artistic format. They are certainly not toys..”

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First images of the upcoming Fuji XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS and 56mm f/1.2 R lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2013

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According to the latest XF lens roadmap, Fuji should announce two more lenses by January 2014. In one of the new PDF brochures published on fujifilm.com you can see pictures of those two lenses – 10-24mm f/4 R OIS and 56mm f/1.2 R:

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