Ricoh announces a new A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 GXR unit

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

Just few hours before the Penatx K-01 announcement, Ricoh released a new unit for their GXR system with a 16.2MP CMOS sensor and 24mm-85mm lens. Some sample images can be found here.

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Does the Fuji X-Pro1 X-Trans CMOS sensor perform better than the Nikon D7000 and Canon 5D Mark II?

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

The Italian website dday posted an interesting slide about the performance of the X-Trans sensor inside the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. The graph, provided by Fujifilm, shows that the X-Pro1 has better resolution and signal/noise ratio than the Nikon D7000 and performs even better than the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark II (only in terms of resolution, not noise). The article contains also several high ISO samples from the X-Pro1.

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Pentax K-01 picture leaked, DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens specs (UPDATED)

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

Th0se are the first pictures of the Pentax K-01 from the the Chinese forum xitek:

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Pentax K-01 US pricing

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

This is the US pricing for the upcoming Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera that will be announced in few hours:

  • Pentax K-01 body only: $750
  • Pentax K-01 plus the new 40mm f/2.8 lens: $900
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Fuji X-Pro1 camera and lenses now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

Amazon just opened their pre-orders for the Fuji X-Pro1 camera and lenses:

B&H pre-order options:

Adorama pre-order options:

Jessops (UK)

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Kenko announced a new 400mm f/8 mirror lens for various mounts

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

Kenko announced a new 400mm f/8 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX, Nikon F, Canon EF , Sony Alpha and Pentax K mounts:

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What new products to expect at the CP+ show in Japan

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

There will be several new product announcements before and during the CP+ show in Japan that will take place in Yokohama (February 9-12, 2012). Here is a quick recap:

Pentax K-01

  • Olympus OM-D – new m4/3 camera with built-in EFV and classic OM series design

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Update: Pentax K-30/K-300 (K-r replacement) to be announced in 4-5 months

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

A quick update on my previous post from earlier today – the Pentax K-r replacement will probably be called K-30 or K-300 and will be announced in few months (before the summer) and not during the CP+ show next week. The Pentax K-30/K-300 is supposed to be placed between the K-5 and K-r models.

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Rumor: Pentax will announce a K-r replacement at the CP+ show next week

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012

In addition to the mirrorless K-01, there are rumors about a new DSLR camera from Pentax that will replace the already discontinued K-r model. The announcement is expected to be at the CP+ show in Japan next week.

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Fuji X-Pro1 high ISO sample image

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012
Fuji X-Pro1 ISO 6400 sample

Fuji X-Pro1 ISO 6400 sample (by Christian Fletcher)

Christian Fletcher published few samples taken with the Fuji X-Pro1 camera. The image above was taken at ISO 6400 (click on image for full resolution). Christian will be posting new images over the next few days, so bookmark his website.

I guess Fuji was serious when they said about the X-Pro1 that “resolution and low noise will surpass rival 35mm full size sensor“.

The official X-Pro1 website doesn’t include any sample images taken above ISO 1600.

More high ISO samples can be found here (includes ISO 25,600 sample) and here.

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