IFA show (consumer electronics and home appliances) starts tomorrow in Berlin (September 4th – 6th, 2009). There was a rumor that Samsung may announce their NX camera system on that show (another rumor was that the Samsung NX will be postponed till next year). Amateurphotographer is also talking about late 2009 release.
Btw, make sure you don’t miss the Leica X1 and Leica M9 coverage @ LeicaRumors.
Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K mount. It’s not clear if they would use the exact K mount or the M 4/3 approach by keeping the mount diameter in-tact and reducing the distance so that older K mount lenses still can be used via an adapter and a new series of new “micro K mount” lenses will be introduced. Product launch is estimated at the end of this year or early next year.
Panasonic should release three new lenses in 2010: 100-300mm f/4-5.6 OIS, 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, and 14mm f2.8 prime lens.
The rumored new Sigma 70-300 OS lens should be released this Friday.
Ok, you know the drill: pre-order option, press release:
Dpreview just could not wait till tomorrow…
See previous Panasonic GF1 rumors.
PA, regards from the blog in Mongolia!
Usually my job is done once a product is officially announced. I will let other sites do the product review and commentary. Today, we remove from the rumor list the Canon EOS 7D, three new Canon lenses, the Samsung WB5000 and the Tamron 17-50mm F2.8 zoom lens (they all just got announced today).
Pre-order options:
Official press releases after the break:
Tamron just announced a e new lens:
| Mount: | Nikon, Canon |
| Length: | 26-78 mm (eq. 24×36) |
| Angle of view: | 78 ° 45′-31 ° 11 ‘ |
| Construction: | 19 elements, 14 groups, 2 lenses LD (Low Dispersion) |
| Openings maximum / minimum: | f / 2.8 to 32 |
| Stabilizer: | Yes, VC |
| Minimum Distance Focus: | 0.29 cm |
| Maximum reproduction ratio: | 1:4,8 |
| Nb. of diaphragm blades: | 7 |
| Attachment size filter: | 72 mm |
| Diameter x length / weight: | 94.5 x 79.6 mm / 570 g |
Via Focus-numerique
The previously rumored Olympus E-600 is now official:
| General | |
| Camera Type | SLR |
| Manufacturer | Olympus |
| Model Number | E-600 |
| Dimensions | 5.1 x 3.7 x 2.4 in. (130 x 94 x 60 mm) |
| Weight | 16.8 oz (475 g) |
| Planned Price | $600 |
| Planned Availability | November 2009 |
| Image Capture | |
| Sensor Type | N-MOS Four Thirds (approx. 0.85 in. diagonal) 13.10 megapixels (total) 12.30 megapixels (effective) |
| Filter Type | RGBG |
| Focal Length Multiplier | 2.00 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Image Dimensions | 4032 x 3024 (12.2 megapixels) 3200 x 2400 (7.7 megapixels) 2560 x 1920 (4.9 megapixels) 1600 x 1200 (1.9 megapixels) 1280 x 960 (1.2 megapixels) 1024 x 768 (0.8 megapixels) 640 x 480 (0.3 megapixels) |
| Capture Speed | Continuous: 4.0 frames per second |
| Image Quality | 4 levels |
| Image Preview / Review | |
| Viewfinder | Yes, SLR type; fixed, eye-level pentamirror(?), 95% coverage, 0.96x mag., 18mm eyepoint, -3 to +1 diopter |
| LCD | 2.7 in. diagonal 230,000 dots (approx. 77,000 pixels) |
| Playback Zoom | 14.0x max |
| Lens | |
| Lens Type | Interchangeable Lens 3x optical zoom 58mm lens thread |
| Lens Mount | Four Thirds mount |
| Image Stabilization | Yes |
| Focal Length | 14.0 – 42.0mm (actual) 28 – 84mm (35mm equivalent) |
| Aperture Range | f/3.5 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) – f/22 |
| Focusing System | 7 points twin AF sensor with the phase-difference detection; 5 points twin cross, 2 points twin Has AF assist lamp Manual focus possibl e |
| Focusing Range | Normal: 10″ – infinity (25 cm – infinity) |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto (200 – 3200), 100 – 3200 (1/3, 1 EV steps) |
| Shutter Speed | 60 – 1/4000 second |
| Exposure Modes | Aperture, Shutter, Manual |
| Metering Modes | 49-zone Digital ESP, Center Weighted Average, Spot (2% with Highlight/Shadow mode) |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV in 1/3EV increments |
| White Balance | Hybrid – Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent 1/2/3, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom WB, One-touch WB |
| Internal Flash | Guide Number: 12 Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off Range: Depends on lens aperture |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +/- 3.0EV in 1/3EV increments |
| Creative | |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama* (* Available with the Olympus xD-Picture Card), Beach & Snow,Underwater Wide, Underwater Macro |
| Self Timer | Yes, 2 or 12 seconds |
| Storage | |
| Recording Medium | CompactFlash Type I or Type II, Microdrive, xD Picture Card, CF Type I/II UDMA supported |
| File System | FAT16, FAT32, complies with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF) |
| File Format | RAW (.ORF), JPEG (EXIF 2.2) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video | Standard definition: Yes, NTSC / PAL switchable |
| Computer | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other | Multi-connector (Video: NTSC/PAL selectable, Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 is available) |
| Power | |
| Battery Type | Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Form Factor | Proprietary BLS-1 |
| Product Bundle | |
| Software | OLYMPUS Master Software CD-ROM |
| Battery / Charger | 1 x Proprietary BLS-1 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery and charger |
| Other | |
| Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) compliant | Yes |
| PictBridge Compliant | Yes |
| Tripod Mount | Yes, Metal |
| Remote Control | Yes, RM-1 IR or RM-UC1 cable |
| Operating System Compatibility | Windows, Mac OS |
| Notes | Cost reduced E-620. |
Full press release after the break:
September 1st will be an exciting day. First, Panasonic will unveil the new GF1:
Then Canon will bring the big guns with the EOS 7D, 3 New Lenses and an underwater video camera:
And don’t forget: Leica M9 on 09.09.09!
