A much better Panasonic LX5 leak (directly from the mothership)

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2010

Panasonic’s website leaked the long expected Panasonic LX5:

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Main differences between the LX5 and the older LX3:

  • the LX5 has 3.8x zoom 24-90mm (the LX3 has 2.5x and ends with 60mm)
  • LX3 has 8 elements in 6 groups, 4 aspherical lenses and 4 aspherical surfaces. LX5 will have 10 elements in 9 groups, 3 aspherical lenses and 5 aspherical surfaces.
  • LX5 wit 80 to 12800 ISO (the LX3 80 to 3200)
  • Shutter speed of the LX5 is 1/4000 sec (up from 1/2000sec of the LX3)
  • It records in HD 60p (sensor output is 30p) AVCHDlite
  • Optional electronic and optical viewfinder
  • LX5 will have step zoom
  • both cameras will have almost identical weight, slightly bigger dimensions
  • LX5 will have a Orientation Detector
  • LX5 will add also Movie Zoom, Wind noise cut and a direct movie button

Those will be the Panasonic LX5 accessories (click for larger view):

Full LX5 specs after the break:
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Panasonic DMC-FZ100K and DMC-FZ40k also leaked

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2010

Direct link on Panasonic’s website

Full specs after the break:

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And one more leak: Panasonic DMC-FX700K

By PR admin | Published: July 17, 2010

Direct link on Panasonic’s website

Full specs after the break:

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Are all of those fake? (Panasonic LX5, GF2, GH2, FZ48, FZ100)

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

Every once in a while we get a fake/photoshopped image of an upcoming camera, but 5 of them at the same time?

And the corresponding release dates:

What do you think?

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Panasonic LX5 imminent

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

The Korean Radio Research Agency has posted a new entry for a Panasonic DMC-LX5 camera on their website (every electronic devices has to be approve by the KRA before being released). The long expected replacement of the Panasonic LX3 should be released at the end of July.

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CompactFlash Association announces new CF5.1 Specification Goals

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2010

Some of the key proposed features are:

Key FeatureBenefits
Ultra DMA 167 ModeEnables the development of higher performance cards while providing complete backward compatibility.
SanitizeProvides an efficient NAND Block Erase of the entire user data area to return the CF card to “fresh” state before reuse or repurposing. Leverages a command defined in INCITS T13 ACS-2.
Provide Trim Before Write Attribute ProtocolProvides an incremental performance increase by optimizing device physical allocation (allows improved internal data organization).
Mandatory Write CachingAn enhancement for certain Video Performance Guarantee profiles to improve write performance of CompactFlash cards.
Operating Temperature RangeAn optional card capability to report the operating temperature range of the card. This allows card/camera combinations to enable use in extreme temperatures.

Read the full press release @ Businesswire

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Rumor: no more FourThirds for Olympus after the E-5

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

Back in February Olympus America’s DSLR product manager Richard S. Pelkowsk said: “I would say that within 24 months the E system will not have a mirror box at all”. Then Olympus tried to convince everyone that the previous statement was not true and they will continue to develop “full size DSLRs” and this was the end of it.

Today Quesabesde opened up the old wound by saying that Olympus is planing to release a new camera at Photokina (E-5?) which will be the last FourThirds product in their product line. Developeing mirrorless cameras seems to be the main priority for Olympus:

“Focusing on development of cameras without a mirror and get competitive models in all market segments, including professional photography, seems to be the highest priority for Olympus”

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Sony keeps their promise with the NEX-VG10

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

If you remember the Sony NEX 3/NEX5 announcement, it came with a small surprise: interchangeable lens HD camcorder with the same “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor from the NEX3/NEX5. Today Sony kept their promise and announced the NEX-VG10 – an HD camcorder with interchangeable lenses. This may be the reason why Sony was not pushing video in their DSLR line. The specs:

  • will take E-mount and A-mount lenses (with optional adapter)
  • full 1080P @ 24 Mbps
  • can be used as 14.2 MP still camera
  • comes with a 18-200mm lens
  • Quad Capsule Spatial Array Stereo Microphone
  • 3-inch swivel display
  • Optical SteadyShot image stabilization
  • BIONZ processor
  • SDHC / SDXC compatible
  • Price: $2000
  • Availability: September

Full press release after the break:

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More on the “Pentax 645D coming to Europe” news

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2010

Previous reports indicated that the price of the Pentax 645D in Europe will be 10,000 EUR. Yesterday Quesabesde attended a hands-on presentation in Spain and reported that the price may actually be lower: 8,000 EUR the body and a 10,000 EUR for a kit with the new Pentax FA 55mm f2.8 lens. Delivery is currently estimated for the end of 2010.

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RED EPIC update

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2010

After some technical difficulties, the RED EPIC camera is back on track according to RED’s founder Jim Jannard:

“. . . . we have located the wicked, mean and nasty bug and our engineering team has put a bullet in the back of it’s head. That pesky bug has put us behind in our schedule (obviously) since it also held up the work that followed it. We are now making the type of progress we had hoped to be making a few months ago.

We have working EPIC cameras… and are adding features on a daily basis. Firmware upgrades are happening fast and furious. But please remember that we are not going to release a buggy camera with limited features this time, so keep that in mind. Lots of testing, upgrading, new features, bug patrol… and all of the above happening now. The RED ONE is now one of the most reliable cameras in the industry (after a humble beginning)… EPIC will not be a step backward.”

RED Epic will be produced in the US and is expected to be available in 5 months according again to a comment by Jim Jannard:

“if EPIC isn’t in the hands of many in 5 months, I’m in deep trouble”

You can read all Jim Jannard posts on the reduser forum here.

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