Photo Rumors

Offline for two weeks

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2013

Due to unexpected family emergency I will be offline in the next two week. I will try to post updates and reply to emails when possible.

Posted in Other| 34 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2013

The Sony QX100 lens style camera gets a teardown just in time for shipping.

Topaz Labs currently has a 50% off sale on Topaz Adjust ($24.99 through September 30th): use promo code septadjust during checkout.

Fujifilm officially launched the Instax Mini-90 Neo Classic camera.

New Kodak company to continue selling film.

Posted in Fuji, Kodak, Nauticam, Sony, Toshiba| 4 Comments

This “Pentax Open Day” scheduled in the UK on October 9th is most likely for the new K-3 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2013

SRS Microsystems has a banner on their website for “UK first at SRS Pentax Open Day” on October 9th. The banner features a silhouette of a Pentax DSLR camera (most likely the K-3). This event is probably scheduled for the upcoming Pentax K-3 camera that is rumored to be announced on October 8th.

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax K-3| 10 Comments

Hasselblad lens price increase coming on October 1st

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2013

On October 1, 2013 Hasselblad will increase the price of their H system lenses due to higher manufacturing costs (maybe the real reason is to cover the losses from the Lunar and Stellar cameras). Here are the details:

		Until Sept. 30th	Starting Oct. 1
Item Number	Product Description	Current MSRP	New MSRP
H-3023024	HCD 24mm f/4.8	$5,995.00	$6,650.00
H-3023028	HCD 28mm f/4.0	$5,295.00	$5,750.00
H-3023035	HC 35mm f/3.5	$4,395.00	$4,795.00
H-3023052	HC 50mm-II f/3.5	$4,395.00	$4,650.00
H-3023080	HC 80mm f/2.8	$2,595.00	$2,895.00
H-3023100	HC 100mm f/2.2	$3,895.00	$4,150.00
H-3023122	HC 120mm-II f/4.0 Macro	$5,095.00	$5,350.00
H-3023150	HC 150N mm f/3.2	$3,795.00	$3,995.00
H-3023210	HC 210mm f/4.0	$4,195.00	$4,495.00
H-3023300	HC 300mm f/4.5	$5,195.00	$5,550.00
H-3023511	HC 50-110mm Zoom f/3.5-4.5	$5,595.00	$5,850.00
H-3023590	HCD 35-90mm Zoom f/4-5.6	$7,595.00	$7,950.00

Source

Posted in Hasselblad| Tagged price increase| 18 Comments

First picture of the new Pentax K-3 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2013

Digicame-info just published the first image of the upcoming Pentax K-3 DSLR camera. From the picture it appears that the K-3 will be an APS-C based camera (see rumored specifications). A dpreview member also mentioned few other new features in the K-3:

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax K-3| 46 Comments

Adobe announced Photoshop Elements 12, Premiere Elements 12

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2013

Adobe officially announced Photoshop Elements 12 and Premiere Elements 12. What’s new in Photoshop Elements 12 video:

Take your photos with you wherever you go: Easily view, relive, and share your Elements photos on your smartphone and tablet. And finally—unlock the photos from your mobile device, and see them in your Elements albums back at home.
Share: Quickly and easily post on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and more. Share your Elements photos in Private Web albums, and view them on your smartphone or tablet.
Easily move objects: Move objects in a photo and have the background automatically filled in with Content Aware Move.
Add your personal touch in an instant: Use one-touch Frames, Effects, and Textures to add depth to your snapshots.
Correct pet eye: Remove green, yellow, and other “pet eye” discolorations as easily as you remove red-eye in photos of people.
Make it uniquely yours: Get intelligent photo corrections with Auto Smart Tone, which learns your preferences in a snap.

What’s new in Premiere Elements 12:

Posted in Adobe| 13 Comments

Pentax K-3 rumored to be announced on October 8

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2013

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.

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax K-3| 19 Comments

Samsung NX300m camera manual leaked online

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2013

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.

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung NX30, Samsung NX300M camera| 8 Comments

New Pentax K-3 leak and rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 23, 2013

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: