Photo Rumors

Kodak discontinues the Professional BW400CN film

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Today Kodak announced the discontinuation of the Professional BW BW400CN film - "the world's finest-grained chromogenic film". The BW400CN film is still in stock at B&H, Adorama and Amazon.

Here is the full text of the discontinuation notice:

Posted in Kodak | Tagged To be discontinued... | 14 Comments

More leaked pictures of the Olympus PEN E-PL7 MFT camera

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Digicame-info found three more pictures of the upcoming Olympus PEN E-PL7 MFT camera. For additional info, see previous PhotoRumors coverage. T

he E-PL7 will be announced on August 28th.

Posted in Olympus | Tagged Olympus E-PL7 | 1 Comment

You will not care about the upcoming Sony KW1 “selfie” camera

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Few days ago I reported rumors about a new Sony KW1 compact camera equipped with Exmor RS sensor. Pictures of the KW1 already leaked on several Chinese websites and reveal a camera designed for... selfies. Here are the specifications:

Posted in Sony | Tagged Sony DSC-KW11 | 16 Comments

Rokinon to announce their new 50mm f/1.2 lens on August 26th

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2014

The previously rumored 50mm f/1.2 lens will most likely be announced on August 26th according to this Facebook post.

Update: there is also a new Samyang lens teaser:

Posted in Rokinon, Samyang | Tagged Photokina 2014, Rokinon 50mm f/1.2 | 30 Comments

Silver Olympus E-M1 camera to be announced soon, rumors point to possible 4k video firmware update

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2014

Olympus will refresh their E-M1 MFT camera with a new silver version (pictured above). There are also rumors of a possible firmware update that will bring 4k video recording capabilities. The official announcement is expected on August 30th.

Via Xitek

Posted in Olympus | Tagged Olympus E-M1, Olympus OM-D E-M1 silver | 7 Comments

This is the upcoming Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2014

Those are the first images of the upcoming Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera (not to be confused with the Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera). There are no rumored specifications for now and the green LED on the grip are mystery (any ideas?).

Via Digicame-info

Posted in Pentax | Tagged Pentax K-S1 | 67 Comments

Sony a5100 mirrorless camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2014

The Sony a5100 mirrorless camera is now officially announced and is available for pre-order.

Sony a5100 main features:

Fast Hybrid AF with huge 179 focal plane phase-detection AF points for reliable tracking autofocus plus touch focussing and touch shutter release
Large, sensitive 24.3 megapixel APS-C size Exmor CMOS sensor and powerful BIONZ X™ processor for superb image quality
New 180° tiltable touch enabled LCD Monitor
Shoot cinematic Full HD movies with tracking Fast Hybrid AF
Expand your shooting fun with a host of downloadable PlayMemories Camera Apps™ to expand your creative possibilities
One-touch image and movie sharing with Wi-Fi/NFC