Photo Rumors

Is this the Sony a77 camera?

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Those two images of the upcoming Sony a77 camera just started circulating online and appear to be genuine. The back of the camera shows the previously leaked swivel LCD screen:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony a77| 35 Comments

Fujifilm confirms that it is considering a compact system camera

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

Fujifilm confirmed to AP that it is considering to launch a compact system camera.

Flashback:

This rumor started back in 2009 when a Micro Four Thirds camera with an EXR sensor was expected to be announced at the 2010 PMA show. The camera never materialized, but few months later Fuji announced the FinePix X100 which became an instant hit.

Back in February the Fujiguys tweeted about something exciting coming in fall of 2011.

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji mirrorless, Fujifilm X-Pro1| 27 Comments

And the winner of the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit is…

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2011

The winner of the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit from HolgaDirect is Michael Crawford. Congratulations!

If you did not win, here is a discount code ‘HOLGARUMORS’ that will entitle you to 5% off any purchase over USD 100 (the Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit is USD 108.99). The code can be entered on checkout and will be valid until July 20th 2011.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III video

By PR admin | Published: July 12, 2011

Update: the video is fake, it was made for a school project according to the comments on YouTube.

This unofficial teaser video about the upcoming Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera showed up on YouTube few days ago. Those are the rumored specs:

28.1MP CMOS sensor
DIGIC 5 processor
ISO 50-12800
8.2 fps
45 cross type AF points
to be released this fall

Video after the break:

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS 5D Mark III| 10 Comments

Ricoh GXR M-mount cartridge is out

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Ricoh’s blog published several pictures of the Ricoh GXR M-mount unit that is suppose to be released this fall. The unit will have a 12.9MP 23.6×15.7mm APS-C size CMOS sensor and a newly-developed focal plane shutter:

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Those are the latest patents from: Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung.

Panasonic filed a patent for a camera with a retractable grip and swivel LCD screen:

Here is another patent from Panasonic for a different type of swivel LCD screen:

Posted in Canon, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony| Tagged Patents| 5 Comments

Samsung NX200 to be released this month, NX20 coming in January 2012

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2011

Mirrorless NX prototypes from Samsung promotional video

According to “Samsung Photo Consultant” from ixbt forum, the new NX200 mirrorless camera from Samsung will be announced this month and the NX20 will follow in January 2012. Both cameras are expected to have higher pixel count.

There have been several hints that the Samsung NX200 and NX20 mirrorless cameras will be announced in the next few months.

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung NX20, Samsung NX200| 19 Comments

Bringing a digital camera on a plane kills pixels?

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Below is a very interesting video from Kodak describing the way film and digital cameras capture light. Around the 8:00 min mark you can hear a thought-provoking statement that when you bring your camera on a plane over 20,000 feet, the gamma rays can actually fry some of the pixels on the sensor. This is why all major manufacturers are shipping cameras by sea and this is considered an industry secret because of the fear of lawsuits.

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Fujifilm may announce two different mirrorless cameras + new Fujinon lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2011

Another set of rumors for the upcoming three new cameras from Fujifilm:

The first camera may just be a Fuji HS20 replacement.
The second will be a compact camera with a big sensor similar to the x100 but cheaper.
The third camera will be a mirrorless system that will be launched with a set of new Fujinon lenses. There might even be two different mirrorless version announced at the same time.

Fujifilm recently confirmed in an interview with Reuters that they may re-enter the interchangeable lens camera market with a product that is fully developed in-house (mirrorless camera and lenses).

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji mirrorless, Fujifilm X-Pro1| 9 Comments