Nauticam NA-NEX5N underwater housing for Sony NEX-5N

By PR admin | Published: October 3, 2011

Nauticam announced new underwater NA-NEX5N housing for Sony NEX-5N cameras with a depth rating of 100m. The release date is October 15, 2011, the price is $1650.

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Top 10 posts for September 2011

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for September 2011:

  1. Canon is planning something big for November 3rd.
  2. Fuji X10 vs. X100 vs. Canon G12 sensor comparison.
  3. This is the Ricoh GR Digital 4 digital camera.
  4. Another Canon “Pro” announcement on September 22nd.
  5. There may really be a new Pentax DSLR.
  6. What is Samsung R1?
  7. Ricoh is working on a new mirrorless camera developed by Pentax.
  8. Ricoh GR Digital 3 vs. Ricoh GR Digital 4.
  9. Next week: Ricoh and Canon announcements.
  10. Fuji X10 is now official.
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Ricoh establishes Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2011

Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company is the new official company name after Ricoh acquired Pentax few months ago. Here is the official press releases:

Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as “Ricoh”) announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, 2011.

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SanDisk” soon more new cameras will be compatible with their new UHS-I cards

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

SanDisk promises that soon more new cameras will support their new UHS-I cards:

“Asked about the compatibility of the fastest cards and their technology firm UHS-I, Philippe Williams, director of marketing for SanDisk for Europe, Africa and the Middle East said that the list of cameras would soon expand.“

It will be interesting to see what those new cameras will be. For now only the Nikon D5100, D7000 and Sony A77 can take a full advantage of the UHS-I cards.

Via Quesabesde

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No Panasonic GH3 in 2011

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

Panasonic confirmed to Techradar that there will be no update to the GH2 model this year. It seems that the next Photokina show (that will take place in September, 2012) will be very important event for Panasonic.

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Sony to releases a new firmware for A65 and A77

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2011

 

According to Alphamountworld, Sony have conformed that a new firmware updated for their 24MP SLT cameras will be released soon. Here is a list of some of the reported issues for the S0ny a77 model.

Today Sony Taiwan confirmed the upcoming firmware update on their website:

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Fuji X100 now ships with new firmware v1.11

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2011

Some new Fuji X100 owners have reported that their cameras came with firmware version v1.11 (current official version is v1.10). There have been some talk in the past that another X100 firmware update is a possibility.

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Sigma APO 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens to start shipping next month

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2011

According to an email from Sigma customer service to a reader, the APO 50-150mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens that was announced back in February will start shipping next month (October, 2011). No MSRP was given.

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Rumor: Samsung is implementing an electronic shutter in their sensor

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2011

Samsung is rumored to be implementing an electronic shutter mode in a new APS-C batch production. It is not clear yet if it is for NX200 or it is a completely new sensor for the upcoming NX20.

High speed rolling shutter technology is already implemented in the new 20.3MPx APS-C sensor on the NX200, but electronic shutter mode is not activated on it.

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Samsung NX200 to be released on October 1st?

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2011

According to Amazon UK, the Samsung NX200 mirrorless camera will be released on October 1st, 2011. B&H is currently taking pre-orders which is another indication that the camera will start shipping soon. The NX200 was announced on September 1st.

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