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Ricoh GXR official

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2009

Some of Ricoh GXR accessories

Update: I forgot to mention the Ricoh GXR accessories: viewfinder, external flash, neck strap, self-retaining lens cap, Ricoh TC-1 135mm tele conversion lens, Ricoh HA-3 Hood & adapter.

image source: Ricoh

It was just a week ago when the word about a new “slide-in” design broke out and only a month ago I reported about the upcoming mirrorless Ricoh. Today it’s all official:

Ricoh sample images
Dpreview GRX gallery and hands-on preview
Amazon pre-order options: Ricoh GXR body, 50mm lens and 24-72mm lens

Full press release after the break:

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Tamron is coming up with something new (Tamron lens rumor)

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

What will Tamron announce in 16 days : 15 hours : 51 minutes : 48 seconds?

The timer is placed on the main page of tamron.de.

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Ricoh GXR system is here!

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

Update: the video was removed from youtube. Here are some screenshots:

The smallest interchangeable lenses camera on the market today – smaller than m4/3 from Oly and Panny.
You can change the sensor! The lens and the sensor form a package! I told you this one would be something special.
Available in December.
Two lenses introduced: 24-72mm f/2.5-4.4 with 10MP CCD built-in sensor and VGA video. Price: £300.
50mm f/2.5 macro lens with a 12.3MP CMOS sensor and HD video. Price: £600.
Ricoh GXR body price: £420.

Stay tuned for more details!

The above video was created by Which (UK) and was released before the official camera announcement. The screenshots are from the video.

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Canon Pro2

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

Canon Pro1

This is the information I just received:

“Coming soon is another Micro Four Thirds competitor, in the shape of a fixed-lens Canon Pro2 with a relatively large 2.5x crop factor sensor (~13.8×10.4mm). The lens is 5x zoom 10.4-52mm equivalent to 26-130mm f2.8-4 IS L lens. The form factor is similar to the Pro1 – or the G1/GH1 if you like – with a grip, articulated screen and a 800×600 electronic viewfinder. The sensor is a CMOS made by Canon capable of high fps and 1080 video like that of the SX1-IS.”

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New Samsung advanced full frame mirrorless system?

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

This banner showed up online over the weekend. My take? This rumor is busted! The banner looks horrible and I don’t think is real:

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Confirmed: new Ricoh mirrorless camera on November 10th

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2009

Update #3: the release date matches also with the tip I received a month ago.

Update #2: the exact translation is “Scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 (domestic market) Ricoh announces a new digital camera”.

Update: the release could be on November 11th, depending on your time zone. Two different sources so far – this is the real deal folks! I have great expectations for that camera and I have the feeling that it will be better than everything else on the market today.

This screenshot was taken from business-i.jp – not sure what the exact translation is. Any help from a native speaker?

Via dslr-links

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Ricoh’s mirrorless, interchangeable lenses camera – coming up on November 10th?

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2009

image credit: Ricoh

This rumor is brought to you by Fotosidan (Google translation) – the translation as aways is sketchy, but it seems that Ricoh has sent out event invitations for this Tuesday, November 10th:

“… a unique new compact camera in the premium class. Ricoh is a long time in development the forefront of compact cameras with very high quality. This new camera is no exception, it has both functions and properties that make it unique in the market. “

The rumor is that two lenses will be launched with Ricoh’s mirrorless, interchangeable lenses camera. Here are the details:

APS-C sensor
Interchangeable optics with proprietary bayonet mount
Mirror Loose house with live-view
Not so much larger than the GR-D cameras
The same operation / control that the GR-D
Electronic viewfinder accessory shoe for optional

Check the previous Ricoh related rumors here.

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Sony rumors

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2009

sony-logo

The first one is not a rumor but rather an update: Sony A550 DSLR officially went on sale yesterday (it was initially delayed).

A dpreview member did some investigation of the Sony RAW files EXIF data which contains codes for the different camera models. The sequencing of the numbers suggests that Sony may be working on six new camera models:

2 = DSC-R1
256 = DSLR-A100
257 = DSLR-A900
258 = DSLR-A700
259 = DSLR-A200
260 = DSLR-A350
261 = DSLR-A300
???
263 = DSLR-A380
264 = DSLR-A330
265 = DSLR-A230
???
???
???
269 = DSLR-A850
???
???
[??? = DSLR-A500 Files not examined]
273 = DSLR-A550

There are already rumors online for a new Sony camera being released on November 18, 2009. The camera is expected to be a competition of the Panasonic GH1 and should have the new Exmor R sensor and full HD video recording. Sony mirrorless camera has been rumored for a while – see this post and this report.

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