Photo Rumors

Samsung NX20

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Samsung NX20 is listed again on the company’s Global Download Centre. The new camera will be announced during the PMA in January 2012.

I expect the Samsung NX1 to be announced later in 2012.

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung NX20| 6 Comments

What else is new? Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens for Sony/Pentax, Sony 4k projector, Canon medium format camera

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Sigma announced a new 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM lens for Sony and Pentax DSLR cameras. The old 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens ($669) will be discontinued.

Specification (for Sony mount):

Lens Construction:17 Elements in 13 Groups
Angle of View:79.7-31.7 degrees *Number of blades: 7 pcs (Rounded diaphragm)
Minimum Aperture: f/22
Minimum Focusing Distance: 28cm (11in.)
Maximum Magnification: 1:5.0
Dimensions: Diameter 83.5mm × Length 91.8mm / 3.3in. × 3.6in.
Weigh: 550g (20.3oz.)
Barcode#: Sony: 00-85126-92863-6, Pentax: 00-85126-92862-9
Optional accessories:
- Sigma DG UV 77mm : 00-85126-92375-4
- Sigma DG WIDE CIRCULAR PL 77mm : 00-85126-92386-0
- Lens hood LH825-03 (supplied) : 00-85126-91680-0

Posted in Canon, Sigma, Sony| 14 Comments

Pentax K-r discontinued

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2011

After the Pentax K-r body was listed as discontinued at B&H, today Pentax Japan officially confirmed on Twitter that orders for the K-r will not be accepted after December 9, 2011. It will be interesting to see if Pentax (now owned by Ricoh) will release a replacement during the PMA show in early January 2012.

Currently all Pentax K-r versions are listed as discontinued at B&H except the K-r + 18-55mm lens kit:

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax K-r, To be discontinued...| 7 Comments

The latest patents from Olympus, Ricoh and Canon

By PR admin | Published: December 1, 2011

Patent 2011242520 from Olympus describes several different wide angle lenses: 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, 12mm f/1.8, 12mm f/2.8, 10mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0:

Posted in Canon, Olympus, Ricoh| Tagged Patents| 11 Comments

Who will buy Olympus camera division?

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Today Reuters and AP reported that Olympus may have to sell off its camera division in order to survive as a company (Olympus consists of several different divisions). This should not be a surprise since the company’s stock got hammered in the past few weeks as a result of a fraud scandal. The more interesting question is who will buy Olympus camera division and what would they do with it in the future?

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus scandal| 53 Comments

Apple iCam concept camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Similar to the Leica i9 concept and the WVIL hoax, this Apple iCam concept created by Antonio DeRosa uses the iPhone as the core for a mirrorless camera system:

Posted in Future of Photo Equipment| 19 Comments

Zeiss has no plans for a digital rangefinder camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

We have not heard any updates on the rumored digital rangefinder from Zeiss in a while. Recently Zeissrumors published this email where a company representative clearly states that there are no plans for a new camera in the near future:

“Thank you for your inquiry to Carl Zeiss.
As a specialist for high performance lenses, we will continue to concentrate to develop, manufacture and distribute high-end lenses as perfect tools for many cameras in still photography and professional cinematography, like we do now for more than 120 years.
We never built any camera body, and we do not plan to do this within the next future.
But we plan to expand our current portfolio of lenses for further cameras systems in future.”

Posted in Zeiss| Tagged Zeiss Ikon digital rangefinder| 14 Comments

New social network for photographers to be announced in the next few days

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2011

A new social network for photographers will be announced in the next few days. I will have more details soon. My understanding is that it will be a combination of Flickr, Facebook and Photoshelter.

Posted in Other| 46 Comments