From the beginning of 2011, the rumors were that Pentax will announce two mirrorless cameras. As the months passed by, the chance of a second mirrorless system diminished, even though rumors continued to flow. My guess three weeks ago was that Ricoh’s purchase of Pentax did put the plans for second mirrorless camera on hold.
Yesterday TMCNet published this unusual press release stating that Ricoh is working on a new mirrorless camera developed by Pentax:
DigitalRev posted on their Facebook page that they are invited to a Canon “pro” event on September 22nd (one day after the Nikon mirrorless camera announcement):
Canon is planning another “historic global announcement” on November 3rd.
Canon is planning a “historic global announcement” on November 3rd, 2011 in Hollywood. What could it be? Maybe a 4k camera? Or a new DSLR with some mind blowing video features? Could it be Canon’s mirrorless solution?
Via Engadget
B&H just opened the pre-orders for the new Ricoh GRD IV camera (see specs): both white and black ($50 cheaper) options are available. If you place an order in the next 24 hours, you will qualify for a random drawing of a $500 gift card from B&H.
In this video Ted Schiowitz from RED camera talks about the future of movie making (3D, 48fps, etc):
Via Photographybay
Canon send out a survey with questions about a compact interchangeable lens digital camera:
Phottix teaser from few days ago was for their Odin TTL flash trigger (Canon version) – it will start shipping next week.
As previously rumored, Canon announced two new PowerShot cameras today: the S100 ($429) and SX40 HS ($429). Both cameras have the brand new DIGIC 5 image processor. Watch this video for a quick intro of the new cameras:
Ricoh GR Digital IV is now official. The price is $649. Expected delivery date is mid October 2011. Full press release at the bottom of this post.
Even on the outside the Ricoh GR Digital 4 will be almost identical to the GR Digital 3 (which dropped in price to $419). Take a look at the front of both cameras:
Ricoh GR Digital 3 front
Ricoh GR Digital 4 front
and the the back of both cameras:
