Sounds like Samsung is goint to launch a big surprise in London on June 20. There are mny hints (Engadget and Photocomment) that Samsung will launch a mirrorless Galaxy Camera! The camera runs on Google’s Android software. The launch event will start at 2PM ET on June 20, and will be livestreamed at Samsung’s YouTube channel (Source: mashable).
Stay tuned! Sounds like an amazing camera!
The Pentax Q7 has been announced and you can preorder it at Adorama or BHphoto. And on Pentax website you can play with the color simulation tool. That’s likely coolest thing of that announcement :)
Digicaminfo posted the full Pentax Q7 specs. These are google translated from japanese so blame google for the mistakes :)
– 12.4 million pixel 1/1.7 type CMOS sensor Effective
– New high-speed image processing engine “Q ENGINE”
– Possible focusing even EV0 ranging area of ??25 division, AF performance is improved AF
– ISO sensitivity 100-12800
– 30 seconds to 1/2000 second shutter lens, shutter speed up to 1/8000 sec electronic shutter combination
– Improved the performance of the camera shake correction SR, possible correction of about three stages of
– Improved full HD · 30fps, a high sensitivity noise, video corresponds to the ISO12800
– Interval HD movie recording function
– AF can be in moving pictures
– Continuous shooting 5 frames / second highest
– Monitor 460,000 dot 3.0-inch
– Blur control function
– DR II (Dust Removal II)
– SD / SDHC / SDXC, media Eye-Fi linkage function
– Dimensions: 102.0 x 58.0 x 33.5mm
– 180g Weight (body only), (battery, media included) 200g
– Only the body is around 40,000 yen, estimated retail price of ¥ 50,000 before and after the zoom lens kit
Fuji X100s vs Ricoh GR vs Nikon Coolpix A comparison review incl AF performance by Mike Kobal
DxOmark (Click here) tested the new Ricoh GR lens quality and comapred it with the Nikon Coolpix A: “if you’re looking for advice on the optical qualities of the camera’s imaging chain (the lens and sensor together), for intents and purposes the Ricoh is indistinguishable in performance to that of the Nikon Coolpix A. Given the former’s ticket is some $200 less than the latter, it gets our vote in value for money terms.“
In short…get the Ricoh :)
The only real problem is…to find it in Stock in USA! Amazon US (Click here) says it will ship in 2-3 weeks only.
And here it is the new Leica X Vario. And no, Leica marketing wasn’t playing with us rumor sites. We were correct right from the first time when we leaked the image and specs. It has the a fixed Vario Elmar 18-46mm 1:3.5-6.4 ASPH lens and a 16.1MP CMOS APS-C sensor. There is no built-in viewfinder, you rely on the 920k dot 3″ LCD to frame the images. A wonder why Leica teased the cameras as “Mini M” if there is no Messucher. You can of course use an external EVF. Price is 2450 Euro or 2250 Pounds or 2850 Dollars (preorders here at BHphoto). Here are some more images via Leica Forum:
For my personal joy of revenge I will re read all the massive amount of comments accusing me of posting wrong images and specs…what a satisfaction :)
Samsung just announced that super small, very small…ultra small 10mm f/3.5 fisheye lens. Here are the specs:
The lens will ship the second half of the year for 499 Euro. Some image samples can be seen at Samsungcamera.com.
Digicaminfo posted the images of the new Pentax Q7 camera. As you can see there is Black, Silver and Yellow version. The new camera that will be announced on July 5 and as previously posted it has a new larger 1/1.7 type sensor (larger than the other Q models!).
