Think Tank Photo giveaway

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Think Tank Photo (one of our sponsors) has a new fun giveaway:

Here’s a great new competition with a very simple way for you to win! All you need to do is to friend us, follow us or join us at our various web pages below…

1. Like us on Facebook – we have a great community here on FB and we’d love you to contribute!

2. Follow us on Twitter! – We announce all sorts of give-aways and information on new gear via our Twitter feed.

3. Join our Flickr group: We love sharing photos so send us some pics with your TTP gear!

One lucky winner will be chosen out of our members from either Flickr, Twitter or Facebook on May 30th 2010 at 10am GMT so if you’re a fan of ours on each of those websites you have three shots at the title!

Make sure you tell your friends – share the love!

There are a few rules that you need to know about.

1. The winner’s name will be drawn at random. The winning person must provide valid information so that we can contact them.
2. This drawing is not available where prohibited by law.
3. You may enter only once per destination – doubling up on Twitter accounts and Flickr user names is a large no no! Duplicate entries will be deleted before the drawing.
4. All eligible entries must be submitted by 30 May, 2010.
5. The winning entrant will be asked to submit a list, in order from the most to the least wanted, of all of the Think Tank Photo bags he/she believes can be packed into one Logistics Manager. No more than one of any one model of Think Tank Photo bag can be on this list. Think Tank Photo will attempt to pack and stuff as many of these bags–in the order wanted–into the cavernous Logistics Manager. The roller will be considered to be fully loaded when one additional bag makes it impossible to zipper it shut. *tip – check out the measurements on our website!

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Tomorrow is Leica’s day

By PR admin | Published: April 19, 2010

Tomorrow Leica will announce their new V-Lux 20 p&s camera:

The camera is based on the Panasonic ZS-7 (model TZ-10 in Europe). More details available on LeicaRumors.com.

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New Sony EVIL video

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

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Coming soon: Schneider Kreuznach lenses with NX mount

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

Schneider Kreuznach has signed a partnership with Samsung for future release of lenses with NX mount. Those lenses would be designed by Schneider and built in Korea by Samsung/Optron-Tech with Schneider’s supervision and quality control. This new lenses product line will be named “SX”. The following models are expected to be released in 2010:

  • 15mm f/2.3 Super-Angulon
  • 21mm f/2 Super-Angulon
  • 35mm f/1.4 Xenon
  • 55mm f/1.4 Xenon

An two more in 2011:

  • 90mm f/1.8 Tele-Xenar
  • 70mm f/2.8 Claron (Macro)
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Sony EVIL camera commercial

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2010

Update: here is the original post (Google translated):

“I’m going to Germany to be recorded for a Sony Europe launching cam video of a new model. Good experience! See you in 5 days!”

Alonso Diaz (Sony UK Ambassador) just came back from Germany and the rumor is that he was shooting TV commercial for the upcoming Sony EVIL camera. This is what he said on his flickr account:

“Just arrived from Germany… It has been a great experience with fantastic guys, although there has been no time to take my own photos, but one I couldn´t resist to take. I´ll tell more thing in the following days, at this moment it´s not possible :)) Thanks!”

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Sony promises their EVIL camera for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2010

Sony Europe promotes the launch of a “revolutionary new ultra-compact α digital camera” for FIFA 2010 (it will take place in South Africa from from June 11 – July 11, 2010). This time frame matches with previous rumors that pointed to a possible official launch of the Sony EVIL system somewhere in May, 2010.

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Pentax joining Micro Four Thirds?

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2010

Back in September of 2009 Pentax did acknowledge that they are evaluating the m4/3 option. Today Valentin Sama wrote on his blog:

“From very well informed sources, we could know that in Hoya-Pentax it is very seriously considered the, rather than convenience, necessity to enter “in the Micro Four Thirds”

Via PentaxForum

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Official announcements from the past few days

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2010

Some of the NAB announcements (see rumor here):

  • Zeiss released a series of compact prime lenses for digital and film cameras with PL (Arri), EF (Canon) and F (Nikon) mounts including a new lightweight zoom LWZ.2 lens for HDSLR cameras:

Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Rumor: 2011 iPhone with a 8MP sensor from Sony

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2010

The Street reported that Apple has picked a 8MP sensor from Sony for the upcoming 2011 iPhone:

“Apple has picked Sony’s 8-megapixel camera chip for the 2011 iPhone, according to supply and manufacturing sources, said Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.”

OmniVision reported that Apple ordered 5MP sensors from them for the next, 2010  iPhone.

2010: 5MP

2011: 8MP

Why posting iPhone rumors here? Because the iPhone is now the most popular camera on flickr.

Via MacRumors

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Sony to release their EVIL camera(s) in the next few weeks

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2010

Some rumors point to an April 18th announcement of the new Sony EVIL cameras:

“18 april is the press-release of this camera, the camera shall be different , than we see at the PMA and maybe we get some more information , about some other thinks but that I don’t now for sure”

Others rumors indicate an official release in late May:

“According to our sources the camera will be announced on late May! We don’t have the exact date but we have been told that the camera will be available in stores in June. There will be two mirrorless cameras called NEX!”

The detailed specs are expected to be:

  • 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
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