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Pentax Mirrorless Camera in February 2011

New Pentax Mirrorless Camera in February 2011, KR and Quesabesde say that this rumor is correct and Pentax will announce their new mirrorless system in February 2011!

KR Says

The Pentax mirrorless camera will feature the same Sony NEX-5 14 Megapixel APS-C sensor. The camera will be in Stock a few months after the announcement. The camera will have a compact design (not a DSLR look like the Panasonic GH1).

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ungu by Putu Sudiarta

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Nikon D7000 in DxO Lab

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Nikon D7000 in DxO lab

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DxO just tested the New Nikon D7000 DSLR, the overall score of D7000 is 80 (better than Sony SLT Alpha 55). Nikon D7000 Replaces Sony from its second position and Pentax Remains the clear winners of APS-C category.

New Nikon Professional Services global website

Nikon NPS Website

NPS is a membership organization through which Nikon offers support and services to professional photographers throughout the world.

NPS Global site will offer members greater convenience. For example, it it provides: links to regional NPS sites to find out about practical local information, local service facility list for photographers to visit when they face with equipment problems while they are on overseas assignment, and world-wide NPS service depot information. The site will also offer contents, such as the introduction of effective techniques for using professional equipment. All of these information can be accessed by professional and advanced amateur photographers who are not NPS members.

Press Release
November 9, 2010
TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new Nikon Professional Services (NPS) global website today, November 9, 2010. The new NPS Global site will serve as one of the measures in which Nikon reinforces its services for professional photographers.

NPS is a membership organization through which Nikon offers support and services to professional photographers throughout the world. For nearly half a century, NPS has not only provided routine maintenance and repair services for professional photographers’ equipment, but has also provided support for them at international events held throughout the world. With the expansion of Nikon’s lineups of high-end digital-SLR cameras, NIKKOR lenses and other accessories, the NPS Global site has been developed to serve as a portal that distributes the latest information to assist NPS members working globally in their photographic activities.

In addition to introducing an overview of NPS activities, the NPS Global site will offer members greater convenience. For example, it provides: links to regional NPS sites to find out about practical local information, local service facility list for photographers to visit when they face with equipment problems while they are on overseas assignment, and world-wide NPS service depot information. The site will also offer contents, such as the introduction of effective techniques for using professional equipment. All of these information can be accessed by professional and advanced amateur photographers who are not NPS members.

As a manufacturer of imaging products that leads the professional industry, Nikon will continue to expand and enhance the contents of the NPS Global site and offer new services that fulfill user needs in order to reinforce its support and service organization.

NPS Global site overview

Name: NPS Global site
Launch: November 9, 2010
Language: English
Access (URL): http://nps.nikonimaging.com

Primary contents

  • Basic information (About NPS)
    Provides an overview of NPS activities, support and services available to members, and also serves as a service network for members who are on assignment at overseas
  • Event support information (Event Support)
    Introduces information on NPS service depots set up at international events held throughout the world
  • Worldwide NPS contact information (NPS Global Network)
    Provides links to, and contact information for, the NPS organization in each country
  • Introduction of NPS members (Members)
    Introduces the activities and work of NPS members who are active internationally
  • Equipment tips (Technical Solutions)
    Provides explanations and tips for the effective use of professional equipments

NPS
NPS is a Nikon organization designed solely to assist qualified, full-time professional photographers who earn their living using Nikon equipment. The organization is currently operating in approximately 30 countries with primary functions to provide equipment maintenance and repair services and to provide on-site support for professional photographers working at international events.

Sony New 35mm Professional Camcorder

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PMW-F3K

The new Sony PRO PMW-F3 Camcorder with 35mm Sensor (first ever CMOS image sensor in its Exmor series), the PMW-F3 is Designed for television, commercials, music promos and budget features, the new camcorder is offered at a price point that will bring Super 35mm shooting within reach of a wider audience. The camcorder accepts PL mount lenses. Two configurations of the PMW-F3 will be available (PMW-F3L body only and PMW-F3K with PL lens kit). First deliveries of are scheduled for January 2011. PMW-F3K comes supplied with three high quality Sony lenses (35mm, 50mm and 85mm, T2.0).

Press Release
Basingstoke November 8th, 2010:- Representing a breakthrough for filmmakers in terms of features, performance and price, Sony Professional is adding to its line-up of Super 35mm digital motion picture camera technologies. The family, which includes the legendary F35 and the recently announced SRW-9000PL, is now joined by the all new PMW-F3 camcorder.

Each camera in the line-up is based on a Super 35mm sensor and PL mount technology, and illustrates Sony’s unique ability to offer filmmakers access to the highest-quality imaging tools and most complete digital production workflows.

The new PMW-F3 is the latest example of Sony’s efforts to combine performance and price into a powerful and affordable production tool. Designed for television, commercials, music promos and budget features, the new camcorder is offered at a price point that will bring Super 35mm shooting within reach of a wider audience.

That, and the availability of a low-cost PL lens kit model which includes 35/50/85mm T2.0 fixed focal length lenses, makes it ideal for use as a 2nd unit 35mm camera or as a B camera to the SRW-9000PL.

“Sony has a long and successful track record of developing digital motion production technologies,” said Bill Drummond, Strategic Marketing Manager at Sony Professional Europe. “Our cameras have shot everything from documentaries to big-budget blockbusters, totaling many billions of Euros at the box office. With the new PMW-F3, we’re putting the full power of our expertise to work, to bring precise control over depth of field, and access to the huge range of cinematic lenses available to a wider range of users.”

The new PMW-F3 camcorder is based on Sony’s XDCAM EX workflow (codec is MPEG-2 Long GOP 4:2:0 8bit, 35 Mbps), and uses Sony’s SxS™ ExpressCard-based recording media format. Its Super 35mm CMOS imager delivers shallow depth of field, with high sensitivity and low noise levels (ISO 800, F11; and S/N ratio of 63dB in 1920×1080/59.94i mode), as well as wide dynamic range.

The camcorder offers a wide range of image creation options, as well as the ability to seamlessly inter-cut PMW-F3 footage with content shot on Sony’s F35 or SRW-9000PL cameras – through the use of an HD-SDI dual-link output for external recording (4:2:2 1080 50/59.94P as standard; and RGB 1080 23.98/25/29.97PsF as an option).

Additionally, “S-LOG” and “Hyper Gamma” can be selected. This can allow users to take full advantage of the CMOS imager’s wide dynamic range, giving them the ability to tailor their images during post-production in the same way they would in a film based workflow.

Recording formats include 1920×1080, 1440×1080, and 1280×720 at 23.98/25/29.97p, 50/59.94i and, in DVCAM mode, 25/29.97PsF and 50/59.94i. Filmmakers can also take advantage of ‘slow’ and ‘quick’ recording, also known as “overcranking” and “undercranking” from 1 to 30 fps at 1920×1080 (17 to 30 fps in dual-link mode) and 1 to 60 fps at 1280×720 (17 to 60 fps in dual-link mode).

The PMW-F3’s PL mount adapter can accommodate both PL and zoom lenses, and will offer compatibility with a variety of cine lenses such as Cooke, Arri, Fujinon and Zeiss.

Sony is also announcing its plan to introduce a compatible SR Memory Portable Recorder for the PMW-F3 camcorder. This will add a high-end workflow option as well as full RGB capability providing native recoding in HDCAM SR codec.

“We demonstrated a prototype PMW-F3 on our stand at IBC and have been inundated with requests for more information ever since. It’s great to be able to unveil the full list of features, and announce that first deliveries will be made well in advance of what many customers may have been expecting,” concluded Drummond.

Two configurations of the PMW-F3 will be available (PMW-F3L body only and PMW-F3K with PL lens kit). First deliveries of are scheduled for January 2011.

LG 12.1 Megapixel Phone with 3X optical Zoom and HD Video

LG L-03C

LG just pasted a phone over a point to shoot camera, the new LG Phone L – 03C have 12.1 Megapixel sensor, MAX ISO rating 3200, 720p HD Movie, Pentax 3X optical Zoom lens, GPS, 3G GSM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Available only in Japan from Jan 2010.

Image Credit and News Source akihabaranews.com

DSLR increasing the ISO without the photographer's knowledge

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Luminous-landscape written a very informative article on DSLR unexpected ISO behavior, Major camera manufacturers DSLRs are silently increasing the ISO without photographer’s knowledge. The data for whole analysis is given by DxO lab.

The above graph show the light loss at the sensor for different Canon and Nikon cameras when using a f/1.4 lens. For example the Canon EOS5D has -0.25 the D3s has -0.30 EV light loss…click on the image to see the larger version. In order to compensate for this light loss and produce correctly exposed images, camera manufacturers are compensating by silently increasing the ISO.

Read More at  luminous-landscape