Photo Rumors

First pictures of the Sony A77 Mark II camera leaked online

By PR admin | Published: May 1, 2014

Those are the first pictures of the Sony A77 Mark II camera that will be announced in 3 hours. Stay tuned for additional coverage.

Posted in Sony | Tagged Sony a77M2 | 1 Comment

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2014

→ Canon's EF interchangeable lenses production surpasses 100 million mark.

→ The Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera is now up to $275 off.

→ The newly released Blackmagic Studio HD Camera with MFT lens mount is now in stock.

→ New firmware update brings X-T1 viewfinder performance to the Fujifilm X-E2 camera.

→ The Cactus V6 is a new wireless flash triggering system.

→ Samsung announced the Galaxy K zoom camera-phone

→ iPhone 6 camera may feature electronic image stabilization and bigger pixel size.

Posted in Apple, Blackmagic, Canon, Fuji, Samsung, Sony | Tagged firmware | 8 Comments

Sony a77M2 camera announcement tomorrow, RX100M3 to be announced later

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2014

Sony a77MII press event invitation from Hong Kong

Tomorrow Sony is rumored to announced a new a77M2 camera - a replacement for the current A-mount a77 model. The a77M2 will have a new 24MP sensor, Wi-Fi, faster AF and improved EVF. Here are specs:

new 24 MP sensor
79 AF points, 15 cross points
Very fast tracking performance
12fps up to 60 frames/ 25 frames RAW & JPG, RAW 26 frames
Low light AF, f/2.8 vertical line sensor, new algorithm
Wi-Fi

Here is the press invitation for the Sony press event tomorrow in Hong Kong:

The Sony RX100M3 camera will not be announced tomorrow as previously reported (this is why I generally do not like to recycle rumors from other websites, unless I know the original source). The RX100M3 will be announced in few weeks and it will have a new 24-70mm f/1.8-2.8 lens (not the previously rumored 28-100mm f/1.8-2.8 lens). Here are the rest of the RX100M3 specs:

Posted in Sony | Tagged Sony a77M2 | 11 Comments

Samsung NX3000 mirrorless camera to be announced next week

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2014

The Samsung NX3000 mirrorless camera will be announced next week (between May 5th-8th).

Update: the NX3000 will have a lens with electronic zoom technology. The camera is designed to take selfies...

The NX3000 will be an entry level model (listed under the "easy & stylish" category) and will feature an AMOLED display and Wi-Fi capabilities:

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The latest Sony patents: Sony RX2 with 35mm f/1.8 lens and curved sensor?

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2014

Sony filed a new patent for a 35mm f/1.8 lens designed for a curved sensor. The rumor is that this lens will be for the upcoming Sony RX2 full frame camera that could be released this summer. More on the Sony curved sensor paper is available here:

Sony also filed a patent for a 250mm f/4.5 OSS reflex lens designed for APS-C mirrorless camera:

Posted in Fuji, Sony | Tagged Patents, Sony RX2 | 20 Comments

Updated Fujifilm XF lens roadmap: new Fujinon 16mm f/1.4 and 120-400mm lenses rumored

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2014

An update to the last Fujifilm XF lens roadmap from January - the officially listed "high speed wide angle", "super telephoto zoom lens" are rumored to be: