Photo Rumors

Lens Correction for Adobe Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2010

Interesting features will be coming in Lightroom 3 (currently in beta):

Canon still wondering about mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2010

“Canon Camera Business Unit, Minister Niihori Kenichi, recently got asked about the possibility of Canon to launch mirrorless camera system following the success of micro four third system in Japan market. He said that Canon has no plan yet to develop a new system and still discussing whether this mirrorless system is just a hype / temporary phenomenon or the real thing.” (Fengniao via Radiantlite)

Just a reminder what an unnamed Canon officer said for the the Japanese trade journal Pen News Weekly a month ago:

“Canon is proceeding with the development of a mirror-less interchangeable lens camera to compete against models launched by Panasonic, Olympus and Samsung.”

Canon (and Nikon) cannot afford not to take part of the EVIL market share.

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Sony EVIL NEX3 and NEX5 specs

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2010

Sony NEX3:

Effective pixels : 14,000,000
Display scale : 3 inch
HD camera support: 720p format
Body type: Single power
Manual operation: Full manual support
Sensor type : APS-C CMOS
Battery Type : Special lithium battery FW50
Memory card type : SDHC Cards / MS Memory Stick
Flash Type : External Support shoe
Data Interface : USB2.0
Pixel and class: 920,000-pixel LCD screen
Lens Description: Sony E series lens mount

Sony NEX5:

Effective pixels:14,000,000
Sensitivity: ISO200-12800
AF Sensor: 11
Display scale: 3 inch
Video shoot: 1080p format
Body type: Single Lens electronic viewfinder
Manual operation: Full manual support
Sensor type: APS-C CMOS
Battery Type: FW50 Special lithium battery
Memory card type: SDHC Cards / MS Memory Stick
Flash Type: External
Focusing aids: Parameter correcting focus assist lamp
Support hotshoe: Yes
Data Interface: USB2.0
Pixel and class: 920,000-pixel LCD screen
Lens Description: Sony E series lens mount

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Adobe Lightroom for the iPad?

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2010

Terry White wrote this on his blog today referring to the just released iPad Camera Connection Kit:

“I know what you’re thinking: Wouldn’t it be cool if we had Lightroom for the iPad? All I can say on that one is….. ;)”

FYI: Terry White is a Worldwide Design Evangelist for Adobe Systems, Inc.

There is some tension between Adobe and Apple since Apple refuses to enable support for Flash in the iPhone/iPad.

Here is a small video I did with compressed DNG files from a Leica M9 on the iPad (each file was 18.3MP) – very snappy!

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Interesting Patents from Sony and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2010

Patent Application 20100091128 from Sony is for an imager with optical instead of electrical signal out. From the summary:

“A solid-state imager includes a pixel unit for converting incident light into an electrical signal, a substrate bearing the pixel unit formed thereon, an analog-to-digital converter, formed on the substrate, for converting a signal read from the pixel unit into a digital signal, an optical communication unit, arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate opposite the surface of the substrate bearing opposite the top surface of the substrate bearing the pixel unit receiving the incident light, for converting the digital signal converted by the analog-to-digital converter into a light signal and outputting the light signal, and a signal line for transferring the digital signal, converted by the analog-to-digital converter, to the optical communication unit arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate.”

Patent Application 20100091175 from Panasonic is for a MicroFourThirds adapter that adds mirror and phase detection for a m4/3camera:

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Sony EVIL NEX3 – the first pictures

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2010

Sony is expected to announce two EVIL models on May 11th: NEX3 and NEX5. Both will have a new 14 MP Sony Exmor HD sensor. The NEX5 model will have faster fps and 1080p video, the NEX3 will have 720p video. As you can see from the picture and from previous reports, the lens is made from Chromium and it appears to be very solid.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony EVIL| 12 Comments

New product videos from NAB 2010

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2010

The first one is about the new Zeiss cinema zoom lens for DSLR cameras – the rep said that this lens is “giving future indication of where Zeiss is heading to”:

Zeiss cinema zoom – planet5D tries it on 5D2 from planetMitch on Vimeo.

The second video is an introduction to the Panasonic AG-AF100 4/3 camcorder:

Panasonic AG-AF100 4/3″ Camcorder from WayWestMedia on Vimeo.

RED demonstrated a working RED EPIC model:

RED Day: Jim Jannard demos the 5K working EPIC from Landmine Media on Vimeo.

Ted Interview (Part I) from Landmine Media on Vimeo.

DSLR focus/remote controller works with an iPhone:

microRemote from NAB show floor pt 2 from Michael Britt on Vimeo.

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Sony EVIL camera to be cheaper than the Olympus E-PL1

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2010

Sony is expected to announce their EVIL camera on May 11, 2010.

The latest rumors indicate that one of the upcoming Sony EVIL cameras will be priced lower than the Olympusw E-PL1 and 3 different lenses will be available at the launch:

16mm F2.8
18-55mm F3.5-5.6
18-200mm telephoto
All lenses will be made of Chromium and will be very well build and low-priced
Adapter will be offered for existing Sony α lenses so they can be used with the new EVIL system

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony EVIL| 31 Comments

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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