Sony QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2014

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Sony officially announced the QX1 and QX30 camera modules for smart phone. The price of the QX1 is $398, the QX30 is $348. Sample images can be found here.

  • ILCE-QX1 with large APS-C size Exmor™ sensor, BIONZ X™ processor, advanced camera features; works with E-mount / A-mount[i] interchangeable lenses
  • ILCE-QX1 ships with free angle shooting kit as standard, perfect for selfies and low/high angle shooting
  • DSC-QX30 with 30x optical zoom and Optical SteadyShot technology
  • Easy smartphone control with new PlayMemories Mobile app version 5.0
  • Two new color options for DSC-QX10

Additional details:

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Sony QX1 camera and two new full frame E-mount lenses leaked

By PR admin | Published: September 2, 2014

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In addition to the XQ1 lens camera module (the official announcement is tomorrow), Sony will also announce two new lenses at Photokina: a new Zeiss Vario-Tessar 16-35mm f/4.0 ZA OSS FE that will be priced at 1,350 EUR (US price will be lower) and will start shipping at the end of October. The second lens will be a 28-135mm f/4.0 OSS powerzoom that will cost 2,500 EUR and ship at the beginning of December:

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Zeiss Loxia 2/35 and Loxia 2/50 lenses officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 2, 2014

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Update: B&H is currently taking pre-orders for the new lenses (including lens hoods and de-click key).

Zeiss officially their two new Loxia manual focus lenses designed for full frame mirrorless cameras (only the Sony a7 as of today):

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The Loxia 2/35 will cost $ 1,299.00, the Loxia 2/50 will be $ 949.00.

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Sample images from the two new lenses can be found on flickr: Zeiss Loxia 2/35 | Zeiss Loxia 2/50.

Additional information:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for August 2014

By PR admin | Published: September 1, 2014

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Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera teaser Scotch-Chrome-100-film
These are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for August, 2014:

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Another, more detailed set of specifications for the upcoming Samsung NX1 mirrrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: September 1, 2014

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A reader posted another, more detailed set of specifications for the upcoming Samsung NX1 mirrrorless camera:

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Samyang to announce a new wide angle lens

By PR admin | Published: August 31, 2014

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A quick update on my previous post: the latest Samyanag teaser is for a new wide angle lens (without AF) that should be announced in the coming days. This will be a”photo” lens and not a V-DSLR version.

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Up to $1,000 price drop on Canon lenses coming tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2014

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Update: here is one link/page for all reduced Canon lenses from Adorama and the corresponding page from B&H.

Tomorrow 26 different Canon lenses will get up to a $1,000 price drop. If the prices below are not live yet, check also Adorama and Amazon (update: there is also a new Canon mail-in rebate program):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2014

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→ This deal ends in 2 days: 50% off Topaz Adjust plugin (designed to make your photos pop) with coupon code “augadjust“.

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→ Transcend SDHC and MicroSD memory cards on sale.

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→ The black limited edition Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12mm f/2.0 MFT lens is now officially released.

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→ Interfit announced a new Pro-Flash 360 – the big brother to the Pro-Flash 180 (check for pricing and availability).

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→ Nauticam announced underwater housing for the Fujifilm X-T1 camera

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→ Canon EF lens to Micro Four Thirds Speed Booster adapter officially announced  (check for pricing and availability).

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The new Sony ILCE-QX1: an APS-C based camera “compatible with E-mount lenses”

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2014

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A listing on the Chinese website zol.com (screenshot above) indicates that the upcoming Sony ILCE-QX1 will be an APS-C based camera “compatible with E-mount lenses“. The QX1 was also described as “Digital camera / Interchangeable lens digital camera” in a recent trademark filing. The interesting part here is that the QX product line (Sony QX10 and QX100) are lens camera modules that attach to a smart phone and not an ILC (interchangeable lens camera). It seems that Sony is coming up with a E-mount module that attaches to a smart phone.

The official announcement is expected on September 3rd:

Sony QX30 lens camera module for smart phones
There was also another filing with the Korea Radio Research Laboratory for different Sony QX30 model:

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Samyang’s new lens teaser: “prepare for more”

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2014

Samyang lens teaser Photokina
After the 50mm f/1.5 AS UMC lens announcement, Samyang has a new teaser on their Facebook page with the text “Prepare for more“. I still believe that they will come up with a new line of AF lenses – I posted that online a while back, but I have not heard any updates since. Anyone got a clue?

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