Photo Rumors

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:

According to nikkei.com, the price is expected to be around 150,000 yen (around $1700) which is almost the price of a Leica X1. Availability: Spring 2011.
Fujifilm Finepix -x100 brochure.

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 Name	FinePix X100
Number of effective pixels	12.3 million pixels
CCD Sensor	APS-C CMOS Sensor
Storage Media	SD / SDHC / SDXC memory card
Lens	High-performance FUJINON lens with Super EBC Coating
Focal Length	23mm, equivalent to 35mm
Aperture Range	F2 to F16
Exposure Mode	Programmed auto mode, Aperture priority mode, Shutter priority mode and Manual mode
Exposure Compensation	-2.0EV-+2.0EV
Shutter Speed	Bulb, 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
Focus	High-speed contrast AF
Optical Viewfinder	0.5X magnification with approx. 90% frame coverage
Electronic Viewfinder	Ultrafine 1,440,000-dot LCD
LCD Monitor	2.8-inch, Colour LCD monitor, approx 460,000 dots
Movie Recording	1280×720 HD with stereo sound
Dimensions	126.5(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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Panasonic GH2: picture and specs

By PR admin | Published: September 17, 2010

After a brief apopearance on a California beach, here is a better picture of the Panasonic GH2

Panasonic GH2 specs:

18 MP multiscale sensor (16 effective MP)
100-12.800 ISO
24Mbit/s AVCHD video recording
The GH2 has one LSI with three cores (instead of current two cores of the GH1)
Improved AF speed (0.099 second with the 14-140mm kit-lens)
High-speed burst shooting of 5 fps with 16 MP
Super high-speed burst shooting of 40 fps (lower resolution)
Touch screen LCD
Announcement: 21 September

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Samsung in the spotlight

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2010

In addition to the NX100, Samsung also announced two lenses, external flash, EVF and GPS unit.

Samsung plans 3D cameras with single sensor.

Samsung NX line roadmap:

Wide Pancake: 16mm F2.8 iFn
Macro: 60mm OIS F2.8 iFn
Movie Pro: 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OIS iFn
Movie Home: 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 OIS iFn
Portrait: 85mm F1.4 iFn

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What did we miss?

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2010

Amateurphotographer hints again that Olympus may produce mirrorless cameras only in the future.

Quote: “Demand for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras is poised to overtake DSLR sales within two years, according to Samsung”.

Pentax is back to profits (PDF):

“In the beginning of June we shipped the medium-format digital SLR (645D) for professional and advanced amateur use. Priced at about 900,000 yen apiece, we released several hundred in one go, and it sold so well we finally managed to get back orders. As a result, the camera business broke even in the first quarter.”