What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2012

 

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Sony NEX-5R and NEX-6 cameras leaked at Indonesian comunication agency

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2012

The Indonesian communication agency has listings on their website for two new Sony cameras: NEX-5R and NEX-6. The two new cameras are expected to be announced before Photokina. The Sony NEX-5R is rumored to have 16MP, Wi-Fi and flip screen like the NEX-F3. The Sony NEX-6 will have an EVF, Wi-Fi and a price tag lower than the NEX-7. Sony is expected also to announce three new NEX lenses: probably a 16-50mm pancake, another 11-18mm pancake and another fast prime lens.

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New: Fujifilm X10 Ergonomic Extension Kit

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2012

Fujifilm started selling a new ergonomic extension kit for the compact X10 camera priced at $129.99. The kit includes a ThumbsUp grip and a mini soft release button:

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for July 2012

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2012

  

  

  

 

Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for July 2012:

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New: Samyang 8mm f/2.8 lens fisheye lens for Fuji X mount

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2012

The new Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Fujifilm X-mount (X-Pro1 mirrorless camera) is now available for pre-order ($349.00):

The minimum focusing distance is 1′ (0.3m) and the angle of view is 180º. The lens has one aspherical element and two ED elements.

Samyang 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens specs:

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: July 29, 2012
smc Pentax DA 50mm f/1.8 lens

smc Pentax DA 50mm f/1.8 lens

  • Another new Samyang lens to be announced this September: 8mm T3.8 Fisheye.

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Fuji X100 is now discontinued, X200 coming at Photokina?

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2012

The online retailer Crutchfield has listed the Fujifilm X100 camera as discontinued on their website.

At the same time the price of the X100 dropped to $999 on Amazon. I am pretty confident that we will see a new X200 announced at Photokina this September (the X100 was announced during Photokina 2010).

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CompactFlash Association announced XQD 2.0 specifications

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2012

CompactFlash Association announced version 2 of the XQD memory card specs which could provide transfer speeds of up to 1,000 MB/s:

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Video: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2012

Very interesting TED presentation on the  femto-photography camera developed at MIT that can take pictures around corners at one trillion frames per second.

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Sigma has no plans for a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2012

In a recent interview with the Chinese website Xitek, Sigma confirmed that they do not have plans to develop a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The company will concentrate on producing lenses, DSLR and compact cameras.

This contradicts with a previous statement made by Sigma in 2010.

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