Canon Wonder Camera Concept displayed at Expo 2010

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2010

An interesting video showing an Canon concept camera with touch interface (at the beginning of the video):

Head over to gizmag for the full picture gallery:

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Rumors recap from last week

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2010

A quick recap of the rumors that from the last week while I was away:

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Tokina AT-X 16-28mm PRO FX lens

By PR admin | Published: July 4, 2010

Update: This lens got officially announced today. You can find all details here. Samples pictures taken with the Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens can be found here.

The previously rumored Tokina AT-X 16-28mm PRO FX lens made a brief appearance in Tokyo while I was gone last week. The lens was shown at the “PHOTONEXT 2010” show in Tokyo. The price will be 120,000 yen (around USD1,300?).

Via DC.watch

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Samyang makes Samsung NX lenses official, promises more

By PR admin | Published: June 28, 2010

The rumored Samyang lenses for Samsung NX became official today. Samyang also promised new products to be announced this year during the Photokina show (September, 2010). One of the expected lenses is a new 35 mm f/1.4, previously discussed here (original source).

In the US Samyang lenses can be purchased on eBay.

Here is the official press release for the three NX lenses:

Samyang 8mm fish-eye, 14mm f2.8 and 85mm f1.4 lenses designed for Samsung NX system

Krakow, June 2010: Samyang company, which became very popular all over Europe has informed that new lenses: Samyang 8mm f3.5 fish-eye, Samyang 14mm f2.8 and Samyang 85mm f1.4 with a mount for Samsung NX will be released to the market in late September. Samsung NX mount will extend the series of existing mounts designed for other main systems like Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus 4/3 and Pentax.

Apart from adjusted bayonet, optics in the products will remain the same. All those lenses will be available with manual focusing. Delta company, the general distributor of the Samyang products, shall be responsible for sales in Europe. Lenses will become available at the end of September 2010.

Samyang optics is also preparing a few new products to be released this year. We cordially invite all interested photographers to our stand at upcoming Photokina show, where new products will be presented.

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The first Pentax store in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 24, 2010

credit:Pentax Imaging Co.

Shortly after my post yesterday, Imaging-Resource announced that the first Pentax store in the US opened inside Willoughby’s Camera in NY. PDNgearguide has all the details, including an a short interview with John Carlson (senior manager of Sales and Marketing for the Pentax Imaging Company) who said that the Pentax 645D will go on sale in the US before the end of the year. The US price will be $9,995.

Today Fotopolis showed pictures of the Pentax 645D camera with the menu system in Polish language. PR reported already that the 645D will be coming to Poland.

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Pentax 645D is coming to the US!

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2010

Pentax will introduce the medium format 645D camera to the US market in July, 2010.

Willoughby’s will have a show next month and they will have the Pentax 645D on display.

Pentax 645D will be coming to Europe as well.

Update from a reader: Pentax 645D is coming also to Australia in August for around $12,000 Aus dollars according to the distributor.

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Yes, Samyang will produce lenses for Samsung NX

By PR admin | Published: June 23, 2010

Continuing yesterday’s rumor: Samyang will produce three lenses (14mm, 8mm, and 85mm) for the Samsung NX system:

Via Imaginginsider

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Bits and pieces

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2010
  • Cellphones are now up to 14 MP and can shoot HD video.
  • Samyang is going to sell prime lenses+adapter for the NX mount.
  • Lensbaby to release MicroFourThirds version in December.
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Next from Samsung: NX100

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2010

Few months ago the Samsung NX5 showed up on SamsungImaging website. Today, we have a new hybrid camera Samsung NX100 showing up on Samsung’s global download center:

Based on Samsung’s current model numbering, the NX100 will probably be a high-end version of the NX10, which makes perfect sense with the upcoming Photokina show in September (companies want to show their best products at the biggest photo equipment show in the world).

Previous rumors indicated that a touch screen is a possibility.

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Some Canon rumors

By PR admin | Published: June 19, 2010

Some Canon rumors:

Canon has already unofficially discontinued the Canon 50D, and will be making this official very soon, end of June or sometime in early July. Canon announcements seem to be have been moved forward then initially planned. The Canon 60D (unconfirmed model name, but will most likely be this) was originally set for Photokina/September, but now looks like it may have been brought forward. Previous rumors indicated that Canon will have an announcement in mid-July.

Canon 5D Mark III will not be announced this year.

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