What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

I am still catching up after my trip to New York for the PDN show. Here is a recap of the news from the past few days I did not cover:

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Panasonic will announce also a new 3D point and shoot camera

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

Credit: Fotopolis

In addition to the GX1, Panasonic is expected to release also their first dual lens/sensor 3D point and shoot camera. The camera will be very similar to the Fuji 3D W3 ($248.79).

The press release for the new camera can be found here. More prototype images of the camera can be seen here rand here.

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Some more pictures from the PDN PhotoPlus show

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

In addition to the PDN report (see also this Nikon related post), here are some additional images from the show’s floor.

What’s inside the Panasonic GH2:

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Video of the Panasonic GX1 camera leaked

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2011

A video of the new Panasonic GX1 camera was published on Panasonic’s official website. Some GX1 features taken from the video:

  • 16MP live CMOS sensor
  • Venus engine
  • High precision contrast AF
  • 0.09 seconds ultra high speed AF
  • Built-in flash
  • Customizable function buttons
  • Tilt-shift live view finder (1,440,000 dots, 100% coverage)

Here are some screenshots in case the video gets removed:

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Amphibico underwater housing for Sony FS100US HXCAM HD camcorder and NEX-5N camera

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2011

Two new underwater housings for Sony cameras form Aquatica:

The Aquatica team is proud to announce the release of the Aquatica AN-5n housing for the Sony NEX-5n camera. Sony has once again made an already good camera into a better one, adding yet more punch on the DSLR size sensor and still maintaining the size of a compact camera; this camera with its ever growing lens selection and after market accessories will fill the needs of many underwater photographers seeking a high level of imaging performance in an easy to pack travel system.

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The latest patents from Olympus, Fuji, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2011
  • Olympus filed a patent 2011209377 for 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0 lenses:

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RED announces the “new” Scarlet X camera

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

The cinema madness continues today – after Lomography and Canon, RED also announced their “new” Scarlet X camera. Red’s website is now back online apparently under attack, so TechCrunch made the announcement for them few minutes ago:

  • completely redone design and capabilities
  • will sell for $9750 and will be shipping as early as November 17th
  • 4k video: 4096×2160, at up to 25FPS, or quad HD at 30
  • 3K at 48fps
  • 2K at 60fps
  • 1K at 120fp


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New Canon EOS C DSLR camera under development

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

Canon announced also the development of a new ESO DSLR capable of recording 4K video:

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New Canon EF Cinema lenses for the Cinema EOS System

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

Canon announced also new cinema lenses:

Wide-Angle and Telephoto Cinema Zoom Lenses for EF and PL Mounts:

  • CN-E14.5-60mm T2.6 L S / CN-E14.5-60mm T2.6 L SP
  • CN-E30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L S / CN-E30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L SP

Single-Focal-Length Cinema Lenses for EF Mounts

  • CN-E24mm T1.5 L F / CN-E50mm T1.3 L F / CN-E85mm T1.3 L F

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Canon EOS C300 cinema camera announced

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2011

Canon just announced the EOS C300 cinema camera. The press event in Hollywood is still ongoing and Engadget has live coverage.

Here are the specs:

  • Single 8.3 megapixel 2160×3840 Super-35 CMOS sensor (4K resolution) with Digic DV III processor
  • Canon XF codec (50Mbps 4:2:2 1080p30 MPEG2 MXF) records to two Compact Flash card slots
  • Canon Log gamma, SDI, compact body, Custom Presets and menus similar to Canon XF series
  • Exposure and focus control are completely manual — there is no AE or AF on either camera
  • Sold as a system, incl. LCD monitor / XLR audio unit, side grip, top handle, batt. & charger
  • Availability: Jan. 2012; Price: appx. $16,000 USD (for C300)

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