Sony: ”Most exciting new α series DSLR is coming”

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2009

Sony sent out press invitation for August 25th in Taiwan with the slogan: ”Most exciting new α series DSLR is coming”. The previous report was for a press conference on August 27th or 28th. The dates may vary in the different parts of the world. Sony α850 is expected and maybe more.

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Canon EOS 7D

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2009

Canon EOS 7D coming soon (in two weeks)? The previous Best Buy leak seems to be coming true after the PowerShots release today.

Canon-7D

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The new Canons are here!

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2009

Today we got 5 new Canon p&s cameras (ready for pre-order), we will see the rest (EOS) on Spetember 1st.

… and a “speaking photo printer“….

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credit: Canon USA

Press release after the break:

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It’s a Canon night (Canon G11)

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2009

Tomorrow is the scheduled Canon announcement for the G11:

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Rumored specs:

  • Effective: 10.4MP, Recorded: 10.0MP
  • 1/1.7″ CCD
  • RAW, JPEG, QuickTime
  • Image Stabilization
  • 6.1-30.5mm f/2.8-4.5 (35mm film equivalent: 28-140mm)
  • Optical: 5x, Digital: 5x
  • Normal: 1.6′ (50cm) – infinity<br>
  • Macro: 0.4″ (1cm) – 1.6′ (50cm)
  • Integrated Mount for the LA-DC58K Lens Adapter
  • ISO 80-3200
  • Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
  • Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom 1, Custom 2
  • Effective Flash Range: 1.6′ (50cm) – 23′ (7m)
  • SD/SDHC
  • Still Images per GB: RAW: 67<br>
  • JPEG: High Res: 374 – Low Res: 7,684
  • Video: 640 x 480 @ 30fps, 320 x 240 @ 30fps
  • Viewfinder Coverage: 77%
  • 2.8″ LCD Vari-Angle
  • USB 2.0, Dedicated A/V Out, mini-HDMI (Type C)
  • Windows XP, Vista
  • Mac OS X (10.4 or later)
  • 12.5 oz (355g)
  • NB-7L Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
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Hoya (Pentax) looking for digital camera alliance

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2009

In an interview with Reuters Hoya’s CEO Hiroshi Suzuki said:

“I’m afraid it will need some sort of alliance with another company in the long term.”

Hoya owns Pentax, so indirectly this will be an alliance for Pentax. There is a whole discussion on this topic @ pentaxforums.com.

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Samsung to get Wi-Fi hotspots for wireless cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2009

After the announcement of the ST1000, Samsung is trying to find a good use of the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi:

“Samsung has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it hopes to sign up Wi-Fi operators in the next 12 months to allow users of its wireless cameras access to public hotspots around the globe.”

Good idea, when will we see this in a DSLR?

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Change of plans: Samsung NX to be released in yearly 2010

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2009

The Samsung NX will be released at the beginning of 2010 and not in the last quarter of 2009 as previously expected.

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Image credit: Samsung.com

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Confusion: another store is getting ready to sell Sony a800

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2009

An online store (link is now broken) in Andora has listed the Sony α800 on their website:

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Specs:

  • 15.2MP CMOS Exmor R sensor
  • CF/memory stick
  • ISO 100-12,800
  • 6.5 fps
  • Integrated Wi-Fi
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Sony α850 DSLR picture leaked + new Sony 28-75 f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Update: after some more digging I found also the lens kit picture (price EUR 2699). Is this a new Sony lens? If you remember this was one of the missing Sony lenses.

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This Sony α850 DSLR picture is from an European online store (I will not publish the store name with the hope to get more info). The price was listed as EUR 1999 (USD2 860):

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The camera looks identical to the Sony α900:

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Is the α850 picture fake or real? Compare it also to the leaked α850 manual:

sony-a850-release-date

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Zeiss rumors (Canon mount lenses)

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2009

Zeiss ZE 18mm f/3.5 is expected (Canon mount) by the end of the year (this lens is already available with a Nikon mount):

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Zeiss Makro-Planar ZE 100mm f/2 coming to Canon this Fall according to a forum posting reported by ZR (this lens is also already available with a Nikon mount):

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