Rumor: Olympus to introduce three new PEN cameras in 2011

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Photoradar reports that Olympus will announce three new PEN cameras this year:

“Olympus plans to release a high-performance PEN camera with touchscreen technology – possibly the PEN Pro reported earlier this month – as well as a mid-range PEN camera with a tilt screen and a PEN camera with flash in the original PEN EP-1 design.”

The first mid-range PEN camera is expected to be released as soon as April.

Few weeks ago Olympus stated in an interview that a potential PRO PEN camera is 2-3 years away.

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Zeiss introduces Compact Prime CP.2 lenses with MFT and E mounts

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Carl Zeiss will present E and MFT mounts for their Compact Prime CP.2 lenses at the NAB Trade Show in Las Vegas from April 9-14, 2011. The Compact Prime CP.2 lens series for PL-, EF-, F-mount, Micro 4/3 and A-mounts were already announced during Photokina.

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Sony a33 listed as discontinued in Japan

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Sony a33 camera is listed as discontinued on Sony’s website in Japan. The camera was announced back in August 2010. It seems that the latest Sony cameras have a life cycle of less than 12 months. The Sony NEX 3 mirrorless camera was also listed as discontinued back in February, 2011 (announced in May, 2010).

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GE wants a piece of the interchangeable lens camera market

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2011

I would never think that I will report a rumor on General Electric, but here we go:

“A spokesperson from its distributor in Singapore told CNET Asia that GE is looking to introduce its first Micro Four Thirds-like camera before the end of 2011.”

GE currently has several different point and shoot cameras. I would be curious to know how many of those they sell every year.

Via Cnet

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Adobe Photoshop for iPad

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2011

Today at Photoshop World 2011 Adobe demoed its latest concept: Photoshop for the iPad. PhotographyBay captured this quick video presentation. There were some talk in the past about Adobe Lightroom version for the iPad (see here and here). Adobe currently has a PS Express app for the iPad.

 

 

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Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera will come in two colors

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2011

Back in February I posted a low resolution image of the upcoming Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera:

Here is a better resolution image of the Pentax NC-1 and it seems that the camera will be available in white color as well:

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Todays news: Sigma DP2x, Fuji X100 and other updates

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2011
  • No SD1 yet: today Sigma announced pricing and availability of the DP2x camera: the MSRP will be $800 and it should be available in stores in late April. The DP2x was was announced in February, 2011.  There is still no word on the 46MP Sigma SD1 DSLR camera.
  • Back on track: FujiFilm Japan announced today that the production of the FinePix X100 camera has resumed and the first shipments are expected in early April (in Japan). The production of the X100 was halted few weeks ago as a result of the earthquake in Japan.

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Pentax will bring two new interchangeable lens cameras this summer, only one will be mirrorless

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2011

Back in January I mentioned that Pentax is working on two new interchangeable lens cameras. One of them will be the Pentax NC-1 that should be announced in the summer of 2011 and it will be a true “mirrorless solution”. The second camera is rumored to be a digital version of the Pentax Auto 110 camera. The Pentax 110 was the only SLR type camera for the 110 film format. The new 110 digital version is expected to be announced in August of 2011. I assume that the new Pentax 110 will be compatible with old Pentax Auto 110 lenses. In that case you can expect the price of used 100 Pentax lenses to go up.

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Fuji X100 camera review

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2011

Dan is one of the lucky PhotoRumors readers who was able to purchase the Fuji X100 camera in Hong Kong. Since I have not received mine yet, I asked Dan to share his first impression of what appears to be the most anticipated camera of the year. You can follow Dan on twitter @ZDP189. Here is his FujiFilm FinePix X100 camera review:

Executive Summary

The X100 is a blend of traditional photography shooting process and digital technology.  The hybrid viewfinder makes the camera special, but it is this unique shooting experience that is unsurpassed.  The camera isn’t without fault, but for me they’re not the faults that talked about in most reviews: the electronic framelines are the wrong size and manual focus is poor compared to a true manual focus rangefinder.

Introduction

I’ve been anticipating the new Fujifilm Finepix X100 since it was first previewed at a camera show and reported on photorumors.com.  I’m a hobbyist photographer with a competent DSLR setup, but I prefer to use film rangefinders and 1990’s luxury film compacts when capturing memories for my own enjoyment, so this camera is ideal for me.

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How much does a FujiFilm X100 cost to a dealer?

By PR admin | Published: March 25, 2011

I received some information about the FujiFilm Finepix X100 cost to dealers in France where the selling price is 999€ ($1200 in the US). If you add the VAT (almost 20%) on top of 771€ for three X100 cameras, you will see that there is only 75€ profit left for the dealer:

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