Photokina day 1 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2010
  • Panasonic GH2 + new 3D lens announced:

  • Sony showed a prototype (maybe Alpha A77?) DSLR at Photokina:

  • Ricoh GR LENS A12 28 mm F2.5 announced:

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Sigma announced several new products including a 46MP camera with Foveon X3 sensor

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2010

Update: the official Sigma SD1 website is up.

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Photokina day 0 updates

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2010
  • First, my favorite: Fuji X100 – some quotes from Falk Lumo who had the chance to talk to the Fuji folks:

“I asked why not with a lens mount? Answer: We want see how this one sells first. I asked: but you know that if this version does not sell it may be because it has no mount? Answer: no, is it so…? I asked if its cheaper than Leica X1. Answer was hesitant. Eventually they gave me “1000” as a ballpark number”

More X100 pictures available here and here plus another video:

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Panasonic GH2 posters at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2010

A reader (thanks Ala’a) sent me those  pictures of a Panasonic GH2 poster – there were taken few hours ago in front of the Photokina entrance:

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Pentax K-5 announced

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2010

The new Pentax K-5 is covered by every major website out there, no need to repeat everything here.

Pentax K-5 pre-orders are now available @ Amazon.

There is also a new Pentax smc DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL IF DC WR lens.

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The Photokina 2010 winner so far: Fujifilm Finepix-x100

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2010

Fuji did surprise everyone with the new Finepix-x100 camera. Previous rumors indicated a new Fuji m4/3 camera, but nothing was even close to the real x100. The initial feedback from the online community is very positive. Was it so difficult to figure out what consumers really want? How comes that Fuji got it right from the first time? We still have to see some reviews, but I think this camera will be a winner. Some more details:

Fujifilm Finepix-x100 promo video after the break:

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The new Fujifilm Finepix-x100 is very interesting

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Some of the basic specs of the new Fujifilm Finepix-x100:

Model NameFinePix X100
Number of effective pixels12.3 million pixels
CCD SensorAPS-C CMOS Sensor
Storage MediaSD / SDHC / SDXC memory card
LensHigh-performance FUJINON lens with Super EBC Coating
Focal Length23mm, equivalent to 35mm
Aperture RangeF2 to F16
Exposure ModeProgrammed auto mode, Aperture priority mode, Shutter priority mode and Manual mode
Exposure Compensation-2.0EV-+2.0EV
Shutter SpeedBulb, 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
FocusHigh-speed contrast AF
Optical Viewfinder0.5X magnification with approx. 90% frame coverage
Electronic ViewfinderUltrafine 1,440,000-dot LCD
LCD Monitor2.8-inch, Colour LCD monitor, approx 460,000 dots
Movie Recording1280×720 HD with stereo sound
Dimensions126.5(W) x 74.4(H) x 53.9(D) mm including lens

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Panasonic to announce also a 100-300mm and 3D lenses for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Here are the details on a new Panasonic 100-300 and a 25mm 3D lenses:

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Pentax K-5 flyer with accessories (in German)

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Click on image for larger view:

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Pentax K-5 leaks again

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2010

Latest Pentax K-5 specs (see previous specs here):

  • 16,93 MP sensor (APS-C : 23,7 x 15,7 mm CMOS-Sensor)
  • Color depth: 8 Bit (JPEG) or [B]14 Bit (RAW)[B]
  • ISO 100 – 12800 (extended to ISO 80 till 51200)
  • 7 fps
  • Movie modes: Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9, 25 FPS)
    • HD-Movie 1280 x 720 Pixel (16:9, 30 or 25 FPS)
    • VGA 640 x 416 Pixel (4:3, 30 or 25 FPS.)
  • Viewfinder: 100% with a magnification of 0,92
  • LCD: 921.000 dots 3in.
  • Autofocus: 11 Points, SAFOX VIII+
  • Shutter: 1/8000s
  • Flash sync is still 1/180s

Yvon Bourqur mentioned on his blog that the new Pentax K-… will be announced “Monday morning, Sept 20th, 7:00 A.M California time. He even proudly mentioned that he “doesn’t do rumors”, so this is the real deal.

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