Fuji X-Pro 1 will be announced on Monday, January 9th, 2012

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

Dpreview already created a placeholder for the Fuji X-Pro 1 announcement that will happen on Monday, January 9th, 2012. The listed specs are from the Fuji X10 camera.

See the update X-Pro 1 specs here.

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Yasuhara Madoka: the first 180 degree circle fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

The Japanese company Yasuhara (the maker of the Nanoha macro lens) is going to release a new lens called Madoka – the first 180 degree circle fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras. Here are the basic specs of the Sony E-mount version:

  • The lens will have f/4 aperture
  • Compact  size
  • Length: about 40mm
  • Diameter: about 60mm
  • Weight: about 200g
Update: the lens is now available in the US.

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Red Scarlet-X explained

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2012

If you were curious about the Red Scarlet-X, watch this two parts video from Cinema5d that explains the basic camera setup and operation:

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PocketWizard Plus III leaked in a behind the scene video

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2012

A new PocketWizard Plus III wireless flash trigger appeared in a behind the scene video that was removed shortly after it was published on various social media sites:

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What else is new? (Lexar, Spyder4Pro, Phottix, Sinar)

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2012

Lexar Introduces Industry’s First 1000x Memory Card

Fremont, CA, 5 January, 2012 – Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the industry’s first 1000x memory card, the Lexar® Professional 1000x CompactFlash® (CF) card. The new card provides professional photographers and advanced photo and video enthusiasts with blazing-fast 150MB per second minimum guaranteed sustained read speed.* The Lexar Professional 1000x CF card will be available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities, and supports the VPG-20 specification, meaning the card has been tested and guaranteed for professional video capture streams at up to 20MB per second, ensuring professional-quality video at high frame rates with no dropped frames. In addition, the Lexar Professional 1000x CF memory card helps accelerate the digital photography workflow, helping clear the camera’s buffer for uninterrupted shooting and quickly transferring images and video from the memory card to the computer, when paired with a UDMA 7-enabled reader such as the Lexar Professional USB 3.0 Dual Slot Reader. For additional information about the Lexar Professional 1000x CF card, visit www.lexar.com.

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Sony unveils new, high-speed XQD memory cards

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2012

Just in time for the Nikon D4 announcement:

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Jan 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Giving photo enthusiasts and professional photographers a new level of speed and performance, the new Sony XQD™ memory cards support the recently adopted XQD specification for high-speed, high-performance digital image capture.

Using the XQD memory cards, XQD compatible high-end DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera users can capture up to approximately 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode. In addition to outstanding high-speed data transfer capability, the new cards are highly reliable to protect users’ data and images.

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Other cameras to be announced at PMA@CES 2012

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Here are some more leaked cameras that are going to be announced at PMA show next week:

  • Samsung: six new cameras WB850F ($349) with 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 1080/30p FullHD video and GPS. The DV500F model will have dual screens ($299). No word about the NX-20.
  • Casio will introduce the Exilim EX-ZR200 ($380 suggested retail) with 16.1MP, 12.5x optical zoom (24-300mm), up to 30 fps, FullHD video, HDR and more.
  • New GE cameras – not worth mentioning.
  • Kodak: new EasyShare M750 ($170) with 16MP, 5x zoom plus Wi-Fi.
  • Olympus will announce 5 new digital cameras: SP-620UZ ($199) with 21x zoom, 7 fps, HD video. The SZ-12 ($199) will have 24x zoom, 7 fps, HD video, 3D capabilities. The TG-320 ($179.99) will be the new Tough line addition.
  • Panasonic will also announce 5 new cameras: Lumix SZ-7 and SZ1 will both have 10x optical zooms with Leica lenses. The DMC-SZ7 will have 14.1MP and FullHD recording. The DMC-SZ1 will have 16.1MP and 720p HD video recording capabilities.
  • Vivitar will also announce new point and shoot cameras. Their top of the line model iTwist F129 ($90) will have 14.1MP, 4x zoom, 2.7-inch rotating LCD screen, 720p HD video recording.

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Canon PowerShot G1X camera also leaked

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Another Wells Fargo article leaked the upcoming Canon PowerShot G1X camera:

  • Shipping in February
  • Price: $799
  • 1.5 in. 14.3MP CMOS sensor
  • 4x zoom (28-112mm) optical zoom lens
  • aperture range: f/2.5-16
  • 14-bit RAW file support
  • new DIGIC 5 image processor
  • up to 6fps/4.5 fps at full resolution
  • face detection
  • HDR mode
  • FullHD 1080 video
  • 720p Movie Digest mode (automatically compile a video from stills)
It seems that Canon is not ready to release a mirrorless camera system and they just spiced up their G line.

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Fuji’s all black X100 limited edition camera

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Back in November I mentioned that a new black Fuji X100 limited edition camera will be released in early 2012. A picture of the box was included in the article from the French magazine Responses Photo. “Only” 10,000 units will be produced. The price was not mentioned.

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The Fuji X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera leaked in French magazine

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Similar to the Nikon D4 (again!), the French magazine Responses Photo published an article about the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 1  camera. You can download the entire article here. A brief translation of the specs from the same forum:

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