Photo Rumors

Fujifilm EF-20 and EF-42 flash units for the X100 now in stock

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2011

Fujifilm EF-20 and EF-42 flash units for the Finepix X100 are now in stock. No other X100 accessories are currently available in stock at the three major US stores. For a complete list of all possible Fuji X100 accessories, check this post.

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fujifilm X100| 5 Comments

Canon instant rebates will expire on July 30th

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2011

The current instant Canon rebates will expire on July 30th, 2011. Here are the complete list of available savings:

Posted in Canon, Deals| Tagged Rebates| 2 Comments

New Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2011

The Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens was first shown at Photokina 2008. The Canon version will be available in July, the Nikon version will go on sale in September, 2011. The listed price for Japan is ¥98,000 (around $1,211). Some sample images can be found here.

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This is the Olympus EP-3 (pictures)

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2011

Here are three pictures of the front, back and top of the upcoming Olympus EP-3 camera (see specs):

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Olympus EP-3 specs

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2011

Here are some preliminary Olympus EP-3 specs:

new, in-house developed 12MP sensor
improved high ISO performance with a max ISO of 12800
built-in flash
1080i 60i video recording
a new, faster AF system
touchscreen LCD display with over 600k dots
new interface incl, buttons, menus, ports, additional pre-set filter

Olympus is expecting to announce the EP-3 together with E-PM1, E-PL3 and a new 12mm f/2 lens on June 30th.

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus E-PL3, Olympus E-PM1, Olympus EP-3| 14 Comments

Three new cameras from Fuji in September

By PR admin | Published: June 24, 2011

There will be 3 new Fuji cameras announced around September this year. This tweet from the Fujiguys back in February also indicated something “exciting” coming in Fall ’11:

Here is the rundown of the rumored new Fuji cameras:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji mirrorless| 47 Comments

Fujifilm FinePix X100 firmware update Ver.1.10 is out

By PR admin | Published: June 24, 2011

Firmware update v1.10 for the Fujifilm Finepix X100 camera is now available for download. Here is a list of changes/improvements:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fujifilm X100| 8 Comments

Pentax Q camera, lenses and viewfinder now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2011

The new Pentax Q camera, lenses and viewfinder are now available for pre-order at Adorama:

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax Q| 22 Comments

Another NEX Sony roadmap

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2011

A new Sony NEX roadmap provides some details compared to previous versions (see previous Sony roadmaps from September 2010 and February 2011). The listed lenses for 2011 are: