Photo Rumors

What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

Corel announced PaintShop Pro X5 Ultimate:

Contour +2 action camera announced:

Hasselblad will have a press conference on September 18th. Digital X-Pan to be announced?

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

Hasselblad will hold a press conference at Photokina on September 18th. Back in March PhotoRumors broke the news about a possible new digital X-Pan camera announcement, but I have not heard any other reliable info since. The second possibility is the announcement of a smaller DSLR type camera system.

Posted in Hasselblad| Tagged Lunar, Photokina 2012| 8 Comments

Breaking: Sony RX1- the first full frame compact camera

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

Photoprice.ca leaked the first images of the Sony RX1 compact camera with a full frame CMOS sensor and Zeiss Sonnar 2/35 lens. The new fix lens camera that will cost around $3000 (update: see the full specs and price here). Very interesting development!

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony RX1| 105 Comments

More Sony a99 images

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

Some more images from the Sony a99:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony a99| 4 Comments

New Sony NEX-6 images

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

And few more images of the Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera (via Photoprice).

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Pentax Q10 specs, K-5 IIs without anti-aliasing filter

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

First, the detailed specs of the Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera:

CMOS sensor’s new backside-illuminated 12.4 million effective pixels
Reduce noise high sensitivity
ISO100-6400
At 5 fps / five consecutive Burst (JPEG)
Faster AF speed when using a telephoto lens and the dark
AF face detection capable of recognizing up to 12 people
Custom image function, digital filter function, smart effect
Auto Picture mode, Scene mode
(1920×1080), 30fps, H.264, Full HD video functionality smart effect
Image stabilization in the body
HDR feature
Exposure modes P · Av · Tv · M
DR II dust removal function of ultrasonic vibrating
Built-in flash guide number 7
Improved battery life
Body color order color black, silver, red, color 97
Over-the-counter expected price is around 35 000 yen
Released in mid-October

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax K-5 II, Pentax Q10| 12 Comments

Pimp up your Sony RX-100 camera

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2012

The eBay store Japan Hobby Tool offers various leather skins that will completely change the way your Sony RX-100 camera looks.

Pictures above: Leica type, crocodile black, camouflage and crocodile black.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100| 4 Comments

Canon rumored to announce a Nikon D600 competitor at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2012

There are not many convincing rumors about the upcoming Canon DSLR announcement(s) for Photokina – there is a good chance that there will be only one new DSLR camera to compete with the upcoming full frame Nikon D600. Here are the rumored specs:

22MP (same sensor as 5D Mrk2, the info I received indicated a new 20MP sensor)
4.5 fps
Touchscreen
Same AF system as 7D
Lower build quality than the 5D Mark III

The Canon 5DII is expected to be discontinued at the end of September. It seems that the previously rumored EOS-3D X and EOS-7D Mark II cameras will not be announced at Photokina.

Posted in Canon| Tagged Photokina 2012| 20 Comments

For next week: Sony a99, NEX-6, NEX-VG900, Nikon D600, new Pentax products and more

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2012

The Chinese website xitek.com published the first image of the Sony Alpha a99 full frame camera (see specs) that will be announced on September 12th together with the NEX-6 and many other new Sony products.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony a99| 12 Comments