Lately a lot of speculations have emerged that the next version of iPhone/iPod will have a better built-in camera that will turn those devices into a “digital photography computer” (source). The article also points out that Apple was in the digital camera business back in 1994 with the Apple QuickTake digital camera line:
Apple QuickTime 150 digital camera @ eBay
Apple QuickTake 200 digital camera @ eBay
Take a look at this page about the legendary Olympus Pen camera:
“Next Update: May 26th, 2009”?
“See you next time”? What is this all about?
I got reliable information that Samsung will release its next DSLR camera next month (June 2009) – the model number most probably will be Samsung GX-30 (successor of the Samsung GX-20 model).
Update: Pentax K-7 now available for pre-order also from Adorama.
Here is the official press release (web site is currently down).
15 hours were added to the official Pentax K-7 counter and now the website is down… In the mean time – more leaks from Germany:
I would like to think that my post yesterday trigger something, because today this lens is all over the Internet, including on the official Voigtlander website. Here are some more specs:
Read the whole Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 story here. The price should be around $1100, scheduled for shipment in June 2009. Btw, Tom Abrahamsson (the source) is well know and respected individual in the rangefinder community (inventor of RapidWinder) and I will believe his comment 100%.
This looks like a confirmation of the previous Pentax electronic viewfinder rumor. This graph was part of the Pentax NDA before it “leaked”:
Here is an explination from a PentaxForum member:
“There is a transparent LCD at the last face of the pentaprism that lets the reflex mirror do its traditional job of letting light through it when the mirror is down. The LCD either directly displays information or reflects it from a projector above (the red thing in ogl’s diagram) when the mirror is UP (to avoid Nikon patent?). this is also why it would be showing active real-time readings from the sensor. As RuiC described, there is a blackout plane rolled out between the prism and the mirror when it is in the up position to prevent reflecting any other light including the LCD information itself. How do you activate this LCD without an “EVF” button? easy, the digital preview position on the trigger.”
Sigma DP2 14MP Foveon CMOS Sensor Digital Camera with 2.5 Inch TFT LCD in stock now @ Amazon – only 2 left in stock!