Kodak was already in a bad shape and it got even worse today (source: Marketwatch):
“Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 95%, as revenue declined in both the company’s traditional film business and its digital segment.”
There were some speculations last month that Kodak is for sale. The stock is currently down over 15%. If someone is interested in buying Kodak, there is a discount today.
Sony Nordic Images published a picture and brief description of a new Sony HX100V camera:
The previously rumored Ricoh CX5 compact camera got officially announced today. The main features:
Full press release after the break:
Pentax issued this statement about the stains on the Pentax K-5 sensor:
“To PENTAX K-5 Digital SLR Camera Users
We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your patronage of PENTAX products.We deeply regret that the first shipment of our PENTAX K-5 digital SLR camera included some products with a stained image sensor — a problem which we believe was caused during manufacturing – causing them to occasionally produce images with spots which look something like water drops, and which users cannot remove with ordinary cleaning methods.
I mentioned about the upcoming Pentax K-5 SIlver last week and today two pictures were leaked by Pentax Europe. This also means that the other rumors about the upcoming NC-1 mirrorless camera from Pentax are probably also true. The images are now removed but a pentaxforum member was able to capture them:
credit: The Fuji Guys
I just received this screenshot of the upcoming Silver Efex Pro 2 software. You can see a list of all the new features on niksoftware.com. Silver Efex Pro 2 will be released in February 2011.
The previously rumored Phase One 80MP digital back with new design got released today. The new line is called IQ and currently features the Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs with resolutions of 80MP, 60.5MP and 40MP respectively. The new models are expected to be available at the end of April 2011 for the IQ180 and end of May 2010 for the IQ160 and IQ 140. The starting price point is 16.990 EUR/21.990 USD.
An overview of the three new digital backs from Phase One after the break:
I had the chance to try the Dot Line DV60 LED light kit and here is a quick hands-on report.
The kit comes with a rechargeable battery, a bracket and an adapter for Sony camcorders:
Similar to the Pentax k-7 Silver, there will be a new Pentax K-5 Silver DSLR that will be announced next month (February 2011).
In addition, there will be a new point and shoot camera Pentax RZ-18 with 3″ swivel LCD, 14MP sensor, 18X optical zoom (28-504mm) and a price tag of $300. The camera is expected to be very small in size.
The mirrorless camera from Pentax will be called NC-1. Pentax is expected to release two different EVIL cameras and I am not sure which one will be announced first. The RZ-18 and the NC-1 may be announced at a later date (not together with the Pentax k-5 Silver).
