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Pentax 645D is revealing itself slowly

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2010

The Pentax 645D teaser is actually slowly displaying more details of the camera – now we can see the shutter release:

The teaser started on February 9th. Six days later the progress bar is aprox, 1/5 of the way to the end. That means the official announcement should somewhere around March 9th-10th, 2010. There were some rumors that the 645D will be unveiled at the CP+ Camera and Imaging Show in Japan (March 11th-14th, 2010).

Here is a prototypes picture of Pentax 645D (courtesy of Pentax):

Pentax 645D back view (source: Pentax Japan)

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Two more Samsung cameras @ PMA

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2010

User Redcrow from dpreview (who has provided some valid info in the past) just wrote about two new Samsung cameras that will be shown @ PMA:

New WB1000 successor

New BSI image sensor (CMOS)
Full HD video recording
Sweep panorama feature loaded

A higher line camera (than WB series)

New 1/1.8″ CMOS sensor
24mm, 3x optical zoom. f1.8 lens
Swivel rear screen
It is the one I expected as LX3 killer

The WB1000 successor will be called WB2000 – it was previously leaked on Amazon.

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Samsung in 2010

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2010

The latest Samsung rumors:

Samsung will have 10 NX lenses by the end of 2010 (they already have 4 so far: 30mm, 18-55mm with and without IS, and 50-200mm)

Samsung will introduce a new, cheaper NX camera at PMA

Samsung will introduce a high-end compact at PMA (less megapixels, high-end lens)

All confirmed by Samsung Benelux Product Manager Ronald Niezen.

Some of those items match our previously reported Samsung rumors.

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New Noktor f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: February 14, 2010

Some readers (hit the comments section for more links) have already noted that this lens is probably based on an existing f/0.95 lens for CCTV made by different manufacturers:

Details are still sketchy. Here are some info captured by Google Cache:

With a maximum aperture of F/0.95, the Noktor Hyperprime is the fastest lens designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras (no adapter needed). At open aperture, the lens renders pictures and video with extreme shallow depth of field for a unique aesthetic.
Extreme Low-light Shooting.
In low-light photography and cinematography, the lens exceeds the perception of the human eye. From nightscapes to campfires, now you can shoot in situations that are often impossible to capture with a normal lens.

Technical Specifications

Focal Length 50mm
Maximum Aperture F0.95
Minimum Aperture F16
Autofocus No
Internal Focusing No
Rear Focusing Yes
Minimum Focus Distance 1.9 ft. (0.6m)
Angle of View 46°
Lens (Elements) 8
Lens (Groups) 7
Dimensions 2.9×2.1 in.
Weight (280g)
Mount Type Micro Four Thirds
Accepts Filter Type Screw-on
Filter Size 62mm

I single sample shot with a pre-production version is available here.

The 50mm f/0.95 Nokton is the first product offering, with other focal lengths in development. No plans for a super wide yet (source).

Via Noktor

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Hasselblad H4D-40 presentation

By PR admin | Published: February 12, 2010

Here is the official video from Hasselblad:

More detailed videos from each of the featured photographers after the break:

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Sony EVIL camera specs

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2010

Sony has expressed their interest in releasing an EVIL camera before. Here ere are some detailed specs of the upcoming mirrorless camera from Sony:

14mp APS-C CMOS
brand new Sony E mount
used SDHC or MS
RAW supported
3.0 LCD 920K color
11 AF point
ISO 200-12800
video recording (model NEX5: 1080 NEX3:720p) format Mp4 or AVCHD
built-in flash and AF Assistance light
new FW50 batteries
body: NEX5-D/K/A NEX3-D/K/A
lens: 18-55/F3.5-5.6 , 16mm/2.8

The new mount will be called E-mount (an adapter will be available for Alpha mount lenses) and the expected camera names are NEX3 and NEX5.

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Pentax will have another product release this month

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2010

The rumored date for the next Pentax announcement is February 24, 2010 (it could be +/- 1day in the US). This is weird because PMA ends at February 23rd.

My guess is that this announcement will be for the recently leaked Pentax W90, which appears to be another waterproof p&s camera. Not sure why this model was not announced with the last batch of compact Pentax cameras.

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Pentax 645D also gets a countdown

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Update: as rumored before, the expected price of the Pentax 645D is going to be around US$ 6,500.

This is a screenshot from Pentax Japan’s website:

Here is a better screenshot (the background changes depending on the day/night time – the above shot was taken during the night cycle):

Not clear how long the countdown will go, but the Pentax 645D is expected to be released in March of 2010.

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New Panasonic Lumix cameras in March

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Update: here is a comparison for the silhouettes:

This teaser is from Panasonic UK site:

“Find out more on the launch of our new models” combined with the silhouettes of two cameras indicates that Panasonic may release a new Lumix G and another smaller model (LX4?) during Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham NEC (March 7-10, 2010).

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New Pentax lenses and K-m2?

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

UPDATE: this is the same Japanese magazine called CAPA that I covered over @ NikonRumors few weeks ago. Those are pure speculations/predictions. Here is another one from the same magazine – Sony EVIL camera: