Samsung NXF1 camera listed online again

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The Indonesian Communication Agency has a filing for a new Samsung NXF1 camera with Wi-Fi capabilities. Few months ago the same NXF1 model was listed on Samsung's support website.

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Fake Fuji X-W1 camera appears online

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Photographer Dominik Fusina posted pictures of a Fuji X-W1 camera on Facebook and his website. The camera looks fake to me, but Fujifilm is rumored to announce a new weather-sealed X model in the near future. Here are two additional images - what do you think, real or fake:

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Samsung NX30, two NX lenses and Galaxy 2 camera announced

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The previously rumored Samsung NX30 camera is now officially announced. The press release and detailed specifications are available here. Here are the NX30 highlights:

  • 20.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor
  • 3.0-inch Super AMOLED swivel and touch display
  • FVGA (720x480) 1,037k dots
  • Tiltable EVF with eye contact sensor XGA (1024x768) 2,359dots
  • Size: 127 x 95.5 x 41.7mm (excluding the projection part)
  • Price: $999

Two new 16-50mm NX lenses were also announced (see pricing and availability):

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And the loser is… (worst camera of the year)

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Your votes are in and the worst camera for 2013 is (unsurprisingly) the Hasselblad Stellar. Here are the rest of the results:

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Happy New Year (and the top ten most popular posts for 2013)

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Happy New Year to all PhotoRumors readers! Thank you for being a reader. These are the top ten most popular posts for 2013:

  1. Sigma rumored to announce a new 24-70mm f/2 OS HSM full frame lens next year
  2. Worst camera of the year (2013)
  3. Ricoh GR image quality comparison with Fuji X-Pro1, Canon G1x/G15, Sony RX100 and Nikon Coolpix A
  4. Sigma rumored to announce 135mm f/1.8 DG OS and 24mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses
  5. Pentax rumored to announce several new DSLRs and a new compact APS-C camera
  6. More Fuji X100s and X20 details and specs
  7. Don’t buy that Sony a7 camera yet – Nikon is rumored to release a new full frame hybrid camera soon
  8. Pentax K-3 24MP full frame camera announcement on March 27th?
  9. The new Hasselblad Stellar camera leaked
  10. More images of the Sony DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100 lens camera modules for smart phones

Here are the top ten posts for December 2013:

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Konica Minolta and Canon

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Panasonic filed design patents for a camera that could be the next M43 model in the GF product line.

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Best selling cameras in Japan for 2013 and the future of the industry according to one financial analyst

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BCNRanking published their 2013 rankings the for the best selling DSLR and mirrorless cameras in Japan:

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Deal of the day: SanDisk memory up to 60% off

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Amazon currently has a special sale on SanDisk memory (up to 60% off) including the Extreme 32GB SD card for $24.99.

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