Sony a290 and a390 kits listed on Belgian site

By PR admin | Published: May 21, 2010

The announcement of the new Sony a290 and a390 DSLRs should be very soon – the different kits are already listed on a Belgian website:

Source

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What is that? Contax digital rangefinder?

By PR admin | Published: May 21, 2010

A reader sent me this picture – it appears to be a Contax rangefinder (just like this one here) but with some additional buttons. The additional dial appears to be the same as in recent Canon DSLRs (see this Canon dial sticker). Maybe a photoshopped stock image?

The picture was published in the Outside magazine:

Source: flickr

You can see it also on their website:

This is how the top of a film Contax G1 rangefinder looks like (source):

The top plate of a Contax G2 rangefinder can bee seen here.

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Mamiya RZ33 incoming

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2010

Mamiya has something new to show on May 25th – Mamiya RZ33:

Source

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Sony A390 appears in a camera water housing specs

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2010

The first link that was posted on dpreview is already removed but reefphoto still lists the Ikelite SLR-DC Housing for Sony A230, A330 &A390:

Sony α290 already leaked last week and based on the interview with Toru Katsumoto, the next set of Sony DSLR could very well be the Sony α290 and α390.

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Interview with Sony’s Toru Katsumoto

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2010

This is what Toru Katsumoto (Senior General Manager in Sony) had to say about the future Sony’s camera development in an interview with Quesabesde:

“We are also developing new models in the Alpha range. This year we will introduce some new models of SLR.”

He specifically confirmed that there is a room for new Alpha 200 and 300 series (Sony a290 already leaked). Mr. Katsumoto also said that HD video recording for DSLR is currently in development but he doesn’t have a set release date. Sony will continue to manufacture cameras with both APS-C and full frame sensors and the plan is to integrate 3D in their future camera product line (they added digital cameras to their 3D end-to-end solution few months ago).

In another interview Mr. Katsumoto confirmed that a firmware update will be released soon that will allow AF with an Alpha adapter on a NEX camera. He again expressed Sony’s commitment to a 3D future.

The new Sony NEX cameras are available for pre-orders in various lens/colors combinations @ Adorama & Amazon.

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Camera Concepts (part 1)

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2010

Today’s Nikon D4x concept post caused some interesting comments/ideas on [NR]. I  went online and collected few more photography/cameras related concepts and would like to hear what you think:

“Snap and Look” concept consist of a digital camera and a bigger photo viewer docking station that allows image editing (source, designer: Johanna Schoemaker):

“Every Stalker’s Dream” introduces the concept of a ring camera (source, designer: David Münscher):

“Snap It, Frame It” combines a p&s camera and a digital frame in one (source, designer: Jin Woo Han):\

Continue reading after the break:

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Pentax 645D updates

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2010

Update: Pentax 645D will be available in Australia (source).

Pentax 645D is already listed in the camera selection drop down on the Pentax UK website – there is a rumor that the 645D could be coming to Europe this Summer:

Check also the new Pentax 645D website (Japan) with some sample shots.

Here is a video overview of the 645D:

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Pentax price drop in Canada

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2010

Price reduction for the Pentax K-x kits and several Optio models is expected in Canada on Monday, May 17th (source). This is probably just a regular exchange rate adjustment.

FYI: Nikon recently also reduced their prices in Canada.

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New APS-C 14.2MP sensor from Samsung

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

The details on the new sensor were published on the official Samsung website and later removed:

Note that this sensor was listed in the DSLR section.

Specs:

  • APS-C 14.2MP resolution
  • Pixel size: 5.1µ
  • A/D Converter on-chip, 8 output digital parallel channels
  • 10fps
  • 1080 video support
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CMOS square sensor

By PR admin | Published: May 14, 2010

The mythical square sensor is back – an unknown camera manufacturer is preparing a square CMOS sensor (they also got a detailed list of the advantages of such sensor design):

Square sensors already exist – check mega-vision.com.

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