Rumors recap

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

Here is a recap of what happened while I was gone (next time when on the road, I will bring a laptop with me):

Ricoh:

There are also reports for a new Ricoh camera with APS-C sensor (previously reported here).

Olympus:

  • Olympus Germany claims that there will be no E-3 successor in the foreseeable future (source).
new Olympus Lens 12-16mm F2.8-4.0 SWD, It is still out of stock.
The others information are the Price at € 889,00 and the Lens diameter is 72mm.
  • New Olympus lens 12-16mm F2.8-4.0 SWD (lens diameter=72mm) was listed on an European retailer with a price of € 889,00. After this dpreview post (with a screenshot) the lens was removed.
  • If our previous rumor is correct, Olympus should be releasing the next m4/3 camera on October 31st. Some rumored specs can be found here.

Sony:

  • Rumors of a new full frame Sony sensor:

-High quality in 35mm full size image sensor with 14.6 effective megapixels
-Column-Parallel A/D Conversion method
-Ultra high speed digital output (12 digital channel parallel LVDS output)
-12bit-AD converter on chip
-Multiples readout modes
-Scan mode 15.2 frames/s (12bit)
-Window readout
-Diagonal width 43.3mm (type 2.7)
-Total pixels 4752 (H) x 3213 (V) approx. 15.26M pixels
-Effective pixels 4692 (H) x 3115 (V) approx. 14.61M pixels
-Active pixels 4661 (H) x 3096 (V) approx. 14.43M pixels
-Chip size 41mm (H) x 31.9mm (V)
-Unit cell size 7.91μm (H) x 7.91 μm (V)

  • The November edition of Popular Photography hints about a A700 replacement that will be released soon (source). The exact quote from the magazine: “…may be an oldie, but it’s still a goodie for its rugged build, fine imaging, and thoughtful design. We strongly suspect Sony will bring out a replacement soon.”
Will that be the a700 replacement?

Will that be the a700 replacement?

Fuji:

FujiFilm kills the rumors of withdrawing its FP-100B and FP-3000B black and white and FP-100C colour instant film.

Kodak:

Kodak is starting its first brand campaign since 2005 with the slogan “It’s Time to Smile”. Could this be a preparation for a new product, for which there are already rumors floating around?

Pentax:

More rumors about the possible Pentax full frame sensor.

Apple:

Aperture X Launching in May 2010 (source).

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Back from PDN PhotPlus Expo

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

PDN-photoplus-expo-2009

Last week I attended PDN PhotPlus Expo in New York which explains the lack of new rumors on this site for the past few days. All my questions about future products were answered politely with the phrase “no comments” and I don’t have any rumors to report from the floor.

A recap on all rumors from last week is coming up next.

Some pictures from the show after the jump:

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What will happen to Franke & Heidecke?

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2009

rolleiflex
The previous rumors were that Franke & Heidecke would be shutting down its operations for good, but now the latest report from Germany brings some hope to the 89 years old company, producer of the Rollei cult-camera (Google translation):

“In a first extension were 20 employees for outstanding work for two weeks engaged in early October. After this period, a new intermediate solution could be realized by the end of October.”

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Kodak will bring a “Entirely new type of camera” at CES in January

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2009

Kodak is expected to announce an “entirely new type of camera” at CES in January 2010. This rumor is coming from ElectricPig:

“It’s not entirely clear whether Kodak will debut a new category of camera altogether, or a type of camera it has never made before. Could the Big K be about to launch its first ever SLR?”

Via Gizmodo

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV now offcial

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2009

Update: for unknown reasons Canon pulled the plug on the “Nocturne” video by Vincent Laforet.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Main features (previous rumors were “almost” correct):

  • 16.1 MP APS-H CMOS sensor
  • 10fps at up to 121 JPEG burst
  • 45-point AF system with 39 cross type sensors
  • Full HD (1080p) movies with manual control
  • High ISO up to 102400
  • 3.0” Clear View II LCD with Live View mode
  • Dual “DIGIC 4”
  • EOS Integrated Cleaning System

The price is 4,999.99 and you can pre-order now @ Amazon.

Vincent Laforet video “Nocturne” shot with the new Canon 1D Mark IV:

Nocturne from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

Press release:

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Also tomorrow: a new video camera from Sony (EX1R)

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2009

You can see Sony’s teaser on this website:

Sony-EX1R

Expected is Sony EX1R with the following specs:

sony-ex1r-specs

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Pentax representative: Full frame Pentax DSLR in 2010

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2009

“A Pentax representative told me today at the Paris photo show that Pentax will release a full frame DSLR in 2010.”

Source

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Rumor: new Canon on Tuesday, October 20 (Canon 1D Mark 4)

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2009

UPDATE – latest Canon 1D Mark IV specs:

  • 16 Mpix
  • Dual DIGIC
  • Native sensitivity of ISO 25.600
  • Boost to ISO 102.400
  • 12fps
  • 1080p @ 24/25, 30 & 60 fps

There will be a Canon event in Australia On October 20th. The main theme is the 50th anniversary of Canon SLR. Of course a new 1D Mark 4 camera with very high ISO is expected. This sounds like a logical response to Nikon’s D3s 102400 ISO that was released few days ago (see low-light D3s video here).

50years-canon

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Ricoh mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009

Ricoh will have a presentation of a mirrorless APS-C camera on November 12th, 2009. The camera will be available in December 2009. I am expecting more details in the next few days.
This is the information I posted two months ago on this rumor:

Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K mount. It’s not clear if they would use the exact K mount or the M 4/3 approach by keeping the mount diameter in-tact and reducing the distance so that older K mount lenses still can be used via an adapter and a new series of new “micro K mount” lenses will be introduced.

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New exciting technologies coming soon to a camera near you

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009
  • The first video is of a flexible OLED prototype, by Samsung: It’s a 2.8″ display (166ppi), and it’s just 20 micrometer thick (source):

  • The other news from this week was Epson’s announcement of a mass production, high-end EVF panels. Some details:

epson-evf-panel

Features of the new panel

  • Compact – small 0.47-inch diagonal screen enables compact, thin cameras
  • High resolution – high pixel density with SVGA resolution (800 x RGB x 600, 1.44 megapixels)
  • Color filter – not affected by color breakup that occurs with fast-moving subjects and panning shots when using a field-sequential color system

Advantages when used in a DSLR camera

  • High resolution enables easy focusing
  • Can capture images as they are seen
  • Viable alternative to optical viewfinder
  • Avoids the blackout of optical viewfinders when shooting video
  • Enables smaller cameras by eliminating need for mirrors and pentaprisms
  • Eliminates mechanical time lag caused by mirror

SDXC-Memory-Card“The new SDXC specification provides up to 2 terabytes (TB) of portable storage capacity to store weeks of high-definition video, years of photo collections and months of music. It will accelerate SD interface read/write speeds up to 104 megabytes per second for the first phase. It can be used in cameras, camcorders, mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices. The SD Association will have a road map for a data transfer bus interface speed of 300 megabytes per second in the coming months.”

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