You will be able to buy Fujifilm skin care products before their mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

No, this is not a joke – Fujifilm just introduced its skin care/beauty product line:

Fujifilm introduces Astalift skincare products to the European market — To be launched in France in February 2012

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) is introducing skincare products based on its proprietary technologies to the European market with a view to expand its healthcare business operations. The Astalift series of skincare products, which have earned high user acclaim in Japan and China, will be launched in France in February 2012, to be followed by other countries in Europe.

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Olympus update: $1.67 billion losses hidden, no evidence of organized crime involvement

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

 

Before announcing the next PhotoRumors giveaway, a quick update on the Olympus saga:

“An investigative panel has found Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.”

Via Reuters

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The new Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit will have f/3.5-5.5 aperture

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

According to Christian Sorega, who initially broke the news about the New Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit, the aperture of the new lens will be f/3.5-5.5:

“As you can see in the above image it will feature a Sony 16 MP sensor and have a 24-85mm zoom with a f3.5-5.5 aperture and the lens will not be GR labelled. Further it should be relatively big as it will not collapse like the Olympus m4/3 kit zooms for example.”

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Samsung NX20

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Samsung NX20 is listed again on the company’s Global Download Centre. The new camera will be announced during the PMA in January 2012.

I expect the Samsung NX1 to be announced later in 2012.

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What else is new? Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens for Sony/Pentax, Sony 4k projector, Canon medium format camera

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011


Sigma announced a new 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM lens for Sony and Pentax DSLR cameras. The old 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens ($669) will be discontinued.

Specification (for Sony mount):

  • Lens Construction:17 Elements in 13 Groups
  • Angle of View:79.7-31.7 degrees *Number of blades: 7 pcs (Rounded diaphragm)
  • Minimum Aperture: f/22
  • Minimum Focusing Distance: 28cm (11in.)
  • Maximum Magnification: 1:5.0
  • Dimensions: Diameter 83.5mm × Length 91.8mm / 3.3in. × 3.6in.
  • Weigh: 550g (20.3oz.)
  • Barcode#: Sony: 00-85126-92863-6, Pentax: 00-85126-92862-9
  • Optional accessories:
    • Sigma DG UV 77mm : 00-85126-92375-4
    • Sigma DG WIDE CIRCULAR PL 77mm : 00-85126-92386-0
    • Lens hood LH825-03 (supplied) : 00-85126-91680-0

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Pentax K-r discontinued

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2011

After the Pentax K-r body was listed as discontinued at B&H, today Pentax Japan officially confirmed on Twitter that orders for the K-r will not be accepted after December 9, 2011. It will be interesting to see if Pentax (now owned by Ricoh) will release a replacement during the PMA show in early January 2012.

Currently all Pentax K-r versions are listed as discontinued at B&H except the K-r + 18-55mm lens kit:

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The latest patents from Olympus, Ricoh and Canon

By PR admin | Published: December 1, 2011

Patent 2011242520 from Olympus describes several different wide angle lenses: 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, 12mm f/1.8, 12mm f/2.8, 10mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0:

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Top 10 posts for November 2011

By PR admin | Published: December 1, 2011

Here are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for November 2011 (7 of them are Fuji related):

  1. Fuji LX mirrorless interchangeable lens camera leaked *UPDATED*.
  2. More details on the Fuji LX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.
  3. Major camera manufacturer using Internet trolls to promote their own products.
  4. New Canon EOS C DSLR camera under development.
  5. Rumors: Fuji LX10 will have an APS-C sensor, no hybrid viewfinder.
  6. This is the Fuji X-S1 camera.
  7. Rumor: all black Fuji X100 coming in early 2012.
  8. This is how the Fuji LX10 would look in black.
  9. Video of the Panasonic GX1 camera leaked.
  10. Fuji will probably develop their own mount for their upcoming mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.
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Who will buy Olympus camera division?

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Today Reuters and AP reported that Olympus may have to sell off its camera division in order to survive as a company (Olympus consists of several different divisions). This should not be a surprise since the company’s stock got hammered in the past few weeks as a result of a fraud scandal. The more interesting question is who will buy Olympus camera division and what would they do with it in the future?

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Apple iCam concept camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Similar to the Leica i9 concept and the WVIL hoax, this Apple iCam concept created by Antonio DeRosa uses the iPhone as the core for a mirrorless camera system:

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