Photo Rumors

Pentax K-01 poll: love it or hate it?

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

Just curious to find out your opinion on the new Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera in this poll:

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More Olympus OM-D E-M5 images

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

Few more pictures of the upcoming Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera. The announcement should be on February 8th, 2012. The US price is expected to be around $1,100.00. Here is a composite image photoshopped from all previous leaks:

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Pentax K-mount lens roadmap for 2012 and 2013

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

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Pentax published their K-mount lens roadmap for 2012-2013. Here are the approximate focal lengths of the expected lenses:

50mm DA standard lens (2012)
18-200 DA high magnification zoom lens (2012)
12-28mm DA wide zoom (2013)
24-38mm DA zoom limited lens (2013)
120-380mm DA tele zoom (2013)
18-85mm DA zoom lens (2013)
DA AF RC 1.4x teleconverter (2013)

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Pentax K-01 now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

The Pentax K-01 is now available for pre-order at B&H.

Here are the Amazon and Adorama listings:

Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (black )

Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (white )

Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (yellow)

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Pentax Ricoh Imaging Corporation introduces Pentax K-01 designed by Marc Newson

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

DENVER, CO February 2, 2012…When is a camera more than a photographer’s tool? The answer is when it’s an object designed by Marc Newson, one of the most acclaimed and influential contemporary designers.

PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION introduces the Marc Newson designed PENTAX K-01* interchangeable lens camera (ILC). The new PENTAX K-01 is another bold effort from the manufacturer that is known for pushing camera size, color, durability, and now, design, to the limit. Widely known for designing a wide range of objects from furniture and household products to bicycles, cars, aircraft and yachts, Marc Newson has had collected works displayed in The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City and many other major museums.
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Pentax K-01 almost announced

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

I have been reporting rumors about a second Pentax APS-C sensor mirrorless camera for almost a year now and today the K-01 is finally official. I am pretty sure that this camera was initially scheduled for a 2011 announcement, but Ricoh’s acquisition of Pentax delayed the release.

Here is the B&H press release for the K-01, they already have listed the Pentax DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens on their website:

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Ricoh announces a new A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 GXR unit

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

Just few hours before the Penatx K-01 announcement, Ricoh released a new unit for their GXR system with a 16.2MP CMOS sensor and 24mm-85mm lens. Some sample images can be found here.

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Does the Fuji X-Pro1 X-Trans CMOS sensor perform better than the Nikon D7000 and Canon 5D Mark II?

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

The Italian website dday posted an interesting slide about the performance of the X-Trans sensor inside the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. The graph, provided by Fujifilm, shows that the X-Pro1 has better resolution and signal/noise ratio than the Nikon D7000 and performs even better than the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark II (only in terms of resolution, not noise). The article contains also several high ISO samples from the X-Pro1.

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