Bad timing for Samsung and Fuji

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2010

Few hours after Panasonic, Samsung announced two new dual view point and shoot cameras – the ST100 and the ST600. In case you are interested:

Fuji did the same thing – two new p&s models:

Pre-orders: Z800 | F300

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Panasonic LX5 and four other cameras now official

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2010

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Samsung to release two new cameras with dual view

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2010

In addition to Panasonic’s announcement tomorrow (LX5, FZ100K, FZ40k and FX700K), Samsung is also expecting to release two new new point and shoot cameras with dual view in the next few days.

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Canon EVIL

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2010
Canon EOS IX

Canon EOS IX from 1996 - is this the camera Canon has in mind?

Canon followed Nikon’s footsteps and made a confession to Reuters:

Maeda also said the company was working on a smaller version of its upmarket single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras in a bid to compete with the new breed of mid-range so-called “mirrorless” cameras launched by Sony Corp, Olympus Corp, and Panasonic Corp. “It’s not a question of whether or not you have a mirror. There is a consumer need for good-quality cameras to be made smaller,” Maeda said. “We will meet this need.”

Image credit: flickr/Mike Caine | More about the Canon EOS IX can be found here

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Rumor: Pentax K-5, Super K-7 to be released for Photokina

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2010

The latest rumors are that Pentax is preparing to announce two new DLSR bodies for Photokina.

The Pentax K-5 will fit between the current K-x and K-7 models and the “Super K-7” model will be a higher version of the K-7 DSLR.

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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?

Source

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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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