Top 10 posts for June 2011

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

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

  1. This is the Olympus EP-3 (pictures).
  2. 32MP full frame Sony a920 DSLR camera in August?
  3. Three new cameras from Fuji in September.
  4. Phottix announced Strato II Multi 5-in-1 wireless trigger.
  5. Sigma now shipping the 120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG OS APO HSM lens in the US.
  6. The front view of the Pentax Q mirrorless camera.
  7. Olympus EP-3 specs.
  8. What are the best AA batteries for photography?
  9. Pentax Q: World’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera.
  10. Is this the new Panasonic GF3 camera?

 

 

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The first Lytro light field camera expected by the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Lytro just just published a brief Q&A session and it seems that we should expect to see the first light field camera by the end of the year:

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Hasselblad set for growth under new European owners

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Hasselblad got new owners and they are planning a “rapid expansion of cutting edge capture products and is set to target new imaging markets”. Read the full press release for more details:

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New winner of the Fuji X100 camera picked

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

I had to pick a new winner for the Fuji X100 camera from Adorama because the previously announced person did not complete all the required steps in order to be part of this giveaway.

The new winner of the Fuji X100 camera is Michael Penn. Congratulation!

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Olympus announces E-P3, E-PL3, E-PM1 cameras, 12mm f/2 and 45mm f/1.8 lenses plus a new FL-300R flash

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2011

Olympus E-P3

Olympus E-PL3

Olympus E-PM1

Olympus announced the EP-3 ($900 with a lens), E-PL3, E-PM1 PEN cameras with a new FL-300R flash ($170) and 45mm f/1.8 ($400) and 12mm f/2 ($800) lenses. Olympus calls the E-P3 the fastest  AF interchangeable lens digital cameras.

  • Video hands-on after the break:

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Leaked Pentax document indicates that there may not be a second mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2011

This upside down PDF document contains Q&A on the freshly released Pentax Q camera. Some of the answers indicate that there may not be a second mirrorless camera from Pentax this summer. I did express this concern in previous posts – the Pentax NC-1 and Pentax Q were probably different names for the same camera.  Here is the Q&A recap:

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TriggerTrap: universal remote camera trigger

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2011

I received this email form the person behind a new project called TriggerTrap – see the video below for a better understanding of this product:

TriggerTrap is a universal camera trigger. The device itself can do timelapse photography, and it can trigger your camera based on laser and sound. It can also do non-linear timelapse photography: You can choose to extend or reduce the gap between each photo automatically, to enable the illusion of your animation speeding up or showing down.

With the above, Triggertrap is already a really exciting product, but I think it is made doubly interesting by the Aux input. This will enable photographers to connect just about anything to their camera. Think about it: You press your car horn, it takes a photo. Your phone rings, it takes a photo. The sun rises, it takes a photo. Anything is possible – and that’s why this camera trigger is so eminently hackable and exciting to experimental photographers all over the world!

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Cheap 3D camera

By PR admin | Published: June 28, 2011

The SVP DC-3D-80 is a cheap 3D camera that can also be used in 2D and for video. The price? $150. Here are some of the specs:

  • 3D Camera with 1/5″ YUV CMOS Sensor
  • 2.8″ Barrier 3D Display
  • Shoot 3D & 2D still images and movies
  • HDMI output jack offers easy connection to a compatible 3D HDTV; view images and movies instantly in 3D
  • Capture images and movies to SD/SDHC memory cards

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And the Fuji X100 winner is…

By PR admin | Published: June 28, 2011

The winner of the Fuji X100 camera from Adorama is Tony Bologna. Congratulations!

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New Holga lenses for digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 28, 2011

Holga have recently expanded their range of lenses for Digital Photographers. These low cost photographic lenses enable Digital SLR photographers to mount a Holga Lens to their digital camera bodies for creative effect. The new lenses available are summarized in the following table:

Model CodeCamera ModelCamera 

Format

Focal LengthHolga 

Fisheye Compatibility

HL-OOlympusSLR60mmFEL-HL
HL-SSonySLR60mmFEL-HL
HL-PPentaxSLR60mmFEL-HL
HL(W)-OPOlympus PENMicro 4/325mmFEL-HLW
HL(W)-PLGPanasonic Lumix GMicro 4/325mmFEL-HLW
HL(W)-SNSony NEXMirrorless25mmFEL-HLW
HL(W)-SSNSamsung NXMirrorless25mmFEL-HLW

The Holga Lenses for Digital Cameras have a focal length of 60mm for traditional SLR/DSLR cameras and 25mm for smaller formats (eg. Micro Four Thirds, Sony NEX, etc). All lenses have a fixed aperture of f/8.

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