Is Samsung really preparing to announce 4 new NX cameras and a 32MP CMOS APS-C sensor?

Samsung NX-20

Samsung NX-20 spy shot

In addition to the Samsung NX20, NX210 and NX1000, there is now talk about a fourth mirrorless camera called NX-300 that will have the same design as the NX-20 but without the EVF. The NX-300 is expected to be released in July, 2012 - this is according to a dpreview forum member who back in June of 2011 posted about the upcoming NX200 camera few months before the official announcement. Here are the details:

  • Samsung NX210 will be the same as the NX200 but with added Wi-Fi capabilities, available in April 2012.
  • Samsung NX20, available in May 2012. The NX20 has a retro Konica IIIa design with 1.8M EVF, manual control and swivel AMOLED display. It has the same NX-200 sensor but with a better processor and buffer. The retail price for NX-20 body only is $950. There will be two new lenses, the 16-80mm and 12-24mm and a new flash.
  • Samsung NX1000 will be a cheaper NX model, available in May, 2012.
  • NX-300 has the same NX-20 design but without EVF. It will be released in July, 2012.

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Sigma offers reward points to existing SD1 owners

Sigma is offering reward points to existing SD1 owners who paid the original $6899 price tag. The new Sigma SD1 Merril is currently available for pre-order for the new price of $2,299.00.

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Adobe Photoshop 6 sneak peek video #5

This is the #5 of a series of Photoshop 6 sneak peek videos from Adobe (via Photographybay).

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MS Optical Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for Pentax Q mirrorless camera

This is a prototype of the Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for the Pentax Q mirrorless camera by MS Optical. Miyazaki san, the man behind MS Optical, has created some unique lenses in the past (for example the Perar Super Triplet 28mm f/4 and the 3.5/35mm f/3.5 lenses for Leica M-mount).

The Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens was briefly listed on eBay for $650.

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Pentax 645D red limited edition camera now shipping in the US, the Silver K-5 coming soon

 

The limited edition Pentax 645D red lacquer camera is now shipping in the US. A limited number of the Silver K-5 cameras will also soon be available on the US market. Here is the unboxing video of the red Pentax 645D camera from Photogizmos:

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New: Mastering the Fuji X100 book

In addition to the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100, there is a new book for X100 fans called Mastering the Fuji X100 (now available for pre-order on Amazon for $19.37).

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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items:

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Sony A35 discontinued

In addition to the Sony A33 and Sony A55 cameras that were already listed as discontinued, Sony has now listed also the A35 as "previous model" on their official website which is how the company marks their discontinued products.

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