↑ The Digimo camera concept by Sangik Lee are actually two different units with LCD screens that can be separated and triggered wirelessly.
↑ The D-CAN camera concept by Jean-Michel Bonnemoy reminds me of the Lytro camera.
↑ The eXcanvas camera by Junyoung Jang can be easily turned into a tripod.
In addition to rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant, the new Pentax Optio WG-2 is rumored to be also sh*t proof… based on this image courtesy of Pentax Imaging.
Talking to Techradar, Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus Japan mentioned that the next Olympus camera to be released will be a PEN and not a OM-D model:
“Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.”
The last PEN cameras, the E-P3 and E-PL3 were announced on June 30, 2011.
Sony announced the IMX118CQT back illuminated 18.47MP CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor for use in consumer digital cameras. Currently, the Sony Cybershot camera with the highest MP count (18.2MP) is the new DSC-TX200V ($499.99). Here are the basic specs of the new sensor:
Samsung NX-20 spy shot
In addition to the Samsung NX20, NX210 and NX1000, there is now talk about a fourth mirrorless camera called NX-300 that will have the same design as the NX-20 but without the EVF. The NX-300 is expected to be released in July, 2012 – this is according to a dpreview forum member who back in June of 2011 posted about the upcoming NX200 camera few months before the official announcement. Here are the details:
- Samsung NX210 will be the same as the NX200 but with added Wi-Fi capabilities, available in April 2012.
- Samsung NX20, available in May 2012. The NX20 has a retro Konica IIIa design with 1.8M EVF, manual control and swivel AMOLED display. It has the same NX-200 sensor but with a better processor and buffer. The retail price for NX-20 body only is $950. There will be two new lenses, the 16-80mm and 12-24mm and a new flash.
- Samsung NX1000 will be a cheaper NX model, available in May, 2012.
- NX-300 has the same NX-20 design but without EVF. It will be released in July, 2012.
Sigma is offering reward points to existing SD1 owners who paid the original $6899 price tag. The new Sigma SD1 Merril is currently available for pre-order for the new price of $2,299.00.
This is the #5 of a series of Photoshop 6 sneak peek videos from Adobe (via Photographybay).
This is a prototype of the Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for the Pentax Q mirrorless camera by MS Optical. Miyazaki san, the man behind MS Optical, has created some unique lenses in the past (for example the Perar Super Triplet 28mm f/4 and the 3.5/35mm f/3.5 lenses for Leica M-mount).
The Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens was briefly listed on eBay for $650.
The limited edition Pentax 645D red lacquer camera is now shipping in the US. A limited number of the Silver K-5 cameras will also soon be available on the US market. Here is the unboxing video of the red Pentax 645D camera from Photogizmos:
In addition to the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100, there is a new book for X100 fans called Mastering the Fuji X100 (now available for pre-order on Amazon for $19.37).
