Pentax EVIL, 645D price rumors

Two rumors from the world of Pentax: Pentax is expected to release an EVIL camera this year that will look exactly like the Samsung NX10.

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Pentax rumor #2: The medium format Pentax 645D will be released in March 2010 and the price is expected to be US$ 6,500.

Pentax 645D back view (source: Pentax Japan)

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What is Hasselblad up to?

They have a new countdown on their website (under promotions):

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Polaroid PIC-1000

Another product shown @ CES worth mentioning here: Polaroid showed the PIC-1000 – it will be available in different skins (metal, wood) and will have self-timer, flash and red-eye reduction:

Electricpig via Gizmodo

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Other announcements before CES

Update: Olympus just uploaded their latest set of p&s cameras – see them all @ dpreview.

Too much going on before CES opens tomorrow, here is the recap:

  • The only “serious” photography announcment came from Canon with the new Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM.

Specs:
• Waterproof up to 10 ft. (3 m)
• Full 1080p HD video capture at 30 fps
• Electronic image stabilization
• Brilliant 2.0″ color LCD display
• Capture 5 MP HD stills (16:9)
• Smart face tracking technology
• Expandable SD/SDHC Card slot for memory cards up to 32 GB, that can record up to 10 hours of HD video**
• HDMI cable output (HDMI cable included)
• Remote control compatible (remote control sold separately)

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Sony press conference live today

Sony press conference live today @ ustream.tv starting at 4:15-5:15pm PST.

The live stream will also be available here:

Live TV : Ustream

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More Sony cameras to be released

From the previously rumored list of Sony p&s cameras, at least one model should be coming out soon, probably @ CES: the Sony DSC-TX7. A reader already noticed a removed photo on flickr that was taken with Sony DSC-TX7 camera:

Redcoon has already listed the camera for 324 Euros and specs are:

– 10 MP
– Lens Carl Zeiss 4x
– It starts with 25mm
– It records 1080p AVCHD
– LCD 3,5” Touchscreen TRU BLACK, 21% better contrast
– 10 fps

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Sony A450 DSLR released

Previously reported as a rumor back in early December, the Sony A450 is now official!

Full press release after the break:

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Six new Panasonic cameras @ CES: Lumix FP1, FP3, F3, FH3, FH20 and 2 new SDXC cards

I found this on an Asian website and I am pretty sure is accurate, based on my previous experiences. The official announcement will be on January 6th, 2010. There will be also two new SDXC memory cards with 48GB and 64GB capacity.

Panasonic Lumix FP3

The first one is the Panasonic Lumix FP3:

  • 4x zoom
  • very compact
  • 3.0” touch screen LCD
  • 14.1 MP
  • start-up time: 0.97 sec
  • shutter release lag: 0.006 sec
  • HD video 1280 x 720p @ 30 fps
  • SDXC computable
  • available in different colors

Panasonic Lumix FP1:

  • 4x zoom
  • very compact
  • 12.1 MP
  • 2.7″ LCD screen
  • start-up time: 0.97 sec
  • shutter release lag: 0.007 sec
  • HD video 1280 x 720p @ 30 fps
  • SDXC computable
  • available in different colors

Panasonic Lumix F3

Panasonic Lumix F3:

  • 12.1 MP
  • 4x zoom
  • HD video 1280 x 720p @ 30 fps
  • 2.7” LCD display
  • Face detection
  • SDXC memory card support
  • two colors: silver and black

Panasonic Lumix FH20:

  • 14.1MP sensor
  • 8x zoom
  • HD 720p motion jpeg video
  • advanced Venus Engine IV image processor

And two more after the break:

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Sony A450 to be released in 2 days?

Sony A450, but is it real? Sony will hold a press conference in two days @ CES, then we will know for sure. Previous rumors indicated that the A450 will not have video and it will be announced at CES. If that rumor was correct, we should also see a A700 replacement during CES (also without video).

Source

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CES 2010: Sony press conference scheduled for January 6th

I am not sure how much of this press conference will be photography related, but you can watch it live @ ustream.tv on January 6th from 4:15-5:15pm PST.

The live stream will also be available here:

Live TV : Ustream

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