The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic and Pentax

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2012

Canon filed a patent 2012123155 for a 35mm f/1.4 lens:

  • Patent released date: June 28, 2012
  • Patent filing date: December 8th, 2010
  • Focal length: 34.73mm
  • Aperture: 1.45
  • Half angle of view: 31.92 deg
  • Image height: 21.64mm
  • Length: 128.11mm
  • Back focus: 38.48mm
  • Lens diameter: 52.03mm
  • Lens design: 12 elements in 9 groups sheet, 2 aspherical elements

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2012

 

  • New from Polaroid: Z2300 Instant Digital Camera:
  • 10 MP digital camera
  • 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images
  • Compact size and usability
  • SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB
  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Speaker / micropohone
  • Prints with ZINK Zero ink

  • JVC unveiled the waterproof, dustproof, freezeproof ADIXXION camcorder.

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Posted in Apple, Canon, Fuji, Hasselblad, JVC, Lytro, Olympus, Polaroid, Samsung | 3 Comments

Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for June 2012

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2012

  

  

  

Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for June 2012:

  1. More Pentax full frame DSLR rumors
  2. This is the new, large sensor, Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 compact camera
  3. Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D and EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens leaked before Friday’s announcement
  4. Sony Cybershot RX100 large sensor compact camera announced
  5. Samsung EX2 to be announced on June 26th (UPDATED)
  6. Is this the replacement of the Pentax 645D medium format camera?
  7. Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D announcement this week?
  8. This 50GP camera will put an end to the megapixel war
  9. Q&A with Schneider Kreuznach
  10. First picture of the Samsung EX2F camera
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Sigma announced pricing and availability of the 46MP DP2 Merrill camera

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2012
Sigma DP2 Merrill

Sigma DP2 Merrill

Sigma announced the price and availability of the Sigma DP2 Merrill camera: shipping will start in July 2012 for a street price of $999 which is actually reasonable considering that the camera will have the 46MP APS-C X3 sensor form the SD1.

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Nauticam underwater housing NA-EM5 for Olympus OM-D EM-5

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2012

Nauticam announced their NA-EM5 underwater housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5 m4/3 camera with a depth rating of 100m. The retail price is $1350 and is expected to start shipping on July 11, 2012.

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First picture of the Samsung EX2F camera

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2012

This is the first image of soon to be released Samsung EX2F compact camera. The basic specs are:

  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 12.4MP 1/1.7" (10.9mm) BSI CMOS sensor (updated)
  • 3x optical zoom
  • 24mm on the wide angle side
  • Schneider Kreuznach lens with fast f/1.4 aperture
  • Rotating AMOLED display
  • Dual image stabilization
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Sony shows their action cam for the first time

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2012

    

On their blog today Sony showed their new action camera for the first time. The camera will be tiny and lightweight, it will have SteadyShot image stabilization and an Exmor R CMOS sensor. The ultra-wide angle lens will be made by Carl Zeiss.

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Q&A with Schneider Kreuznach

By PR admin | Published: June 26, 2012

Schneider Kreuznach released this Q&A session regarding their recent announcement and future plans:

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