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Panasonic is on a roll with its Micro Four thirds cameras recently . The GH5 , launched as their flagship mirrorless camera quickly became the darling of video shooters all over the world . But Panasonic ,who decided to cash in on the GH5's success ,launched the photo oriented LUMIX G9 last month . The new G9 basically had almost the same features as the GH5 , but was designed to be more of a rugged nature camera (following the likes of the Olympus OMD EM1 II) . But with competition increasing - especially from Sony's Alpha division , the company is now rumored to announce one more hit this year - the rumored GH5s. The GH5s , another camera based on the GH5 chassis , is rumored to be the first micro four thirds camera designed for extreme low light . not much is known about the camera body, but it is said to feature Panasonic's new signature red ring on the mode dial to set it apart from the regular GH5 ( apparently 43rumors published an article with a photo of what a...

News of curved sensors are almost old as Sony's Mirrorless cameras , the technology , which has been patented by Canon , Nikon and even Microsoft has been mostly reduced to nothing more than  technical schematics as companies are still considering whether biting the bullet and releasing a whole new camera platform is feasible enough . Enter Sony , a company that played a major gamble with their full frame mirrorless cameras is now apparently set to be working on another tech "first" with a possible medium format curved sensor camera which would basically steal thunder from Fuji ,Pentax and even Phase one (if it actually exists) So is Sony planning this monster ? well if patents are to go by , then yes . The technology surrounding curved sensors is nothing new , companies who usually buy sensors from Sony even had their own designs patented even 7 years back , and considering that Sony has the top seat when it comes to sensor vending , it is quite possible that the...

Nikon's curved sensor patent circa 2010 The concept of Curved sensors for cameras are nothing new ,but like most outlandish projects ,  it has so far been a tech unicorn  as they only exist in patent schematic form , but Nikon , a company who is to celebrate 100 years in two days time is now apparently said to be patenting not only the sensor , but also a lens to go with it as well . The patent - ( P2017-125904A ) speaks about a 35mm f2 lens mounted to a curved 35mm sensor which is given in a light schematic form . The article does not speak much about the camera , but the merits of a possible curved sensor camera were understood by Nikon early on , and they even patented their own technology many years back . So what advantages will such a sensor bring? well for starters , a curved sensor , unlike its flat sensor counterparts will allow maximum sharpness throughout the picture , this does mean that the new sensor , if it comes to light , will require a whol...

Well , well , it looks like another one is ready to bite the dust !,this time it is a 94 year old lighting company called - Bowens   - yes that Bowens , the world famous photography lighting accessory maker from the U.K . With humble beginnings in 1923 , Bowens opened shop as a Camera service company and later as an international camera equipment manufacturer (starting with flash bulbs) . The company quickly gained reputation among the photographic elite for providing dependable and powerful flash and compact flash systems for studio and on site applications (Their portable power generator solutions probably got the ball rolling for them)  .  Although their flash solutions were still superior to most of the competition and was still the first choice for many , the company was apparently acquired by an European firm called AURELIUS in 2016 , and this year , the parent company is apparently planning a new strategy without Bowens in it . Will this be the "last g...

Mr Kazuo Ushida   With the mirrorless generation slowly taking over the ILC market , its inevitable that DSLR manufacturers would eventually try their hand at making their own mirrrorless cameras in order to stay relevant in the future . Currently both Canon and Nikon have worked on the new technology , but only Canon managed to make a decent model with the announcement of the EOS M5 ,.Nikon , a company that took a different approach by making a 1" sensor equipped Nikon 1 series did not place much emphasis on creating a mirrorless camera as the technology at the time was a bit primitive , but now , with companies like Sony , Panasonic and Fuji stealing thunder from them , Nikon has finally come to terms with the situation and , according to Nikon president Mr Kazuo Ushida , the company is ready to release "Mirrorless cameras " at an early stage . So what does this mean , well based off our Google translate result on the article , we can confirm that the mirror...

Nikon D810 from 2014 Hark , the Nikon rumors sing! , Nikon's upcoming D810 successor is stated for a July 25th launch - the same day of Nikon's 100th anniversary . The special date , which will be celebrated with Nikon anniversary branded goodies including a special D5 ,D500 , the holy trinity ,pins and T shirts ,is also rumored to be the launch date of the new Nikon Full frame camera which would replace the D810 by improving the megapixel count to around 42-45 MP  and feature the expanded AF coverage featured on the Nikon D5 . The camera is also said to improve its ISO sensitivity , giving it some good low light capabilities and might have better dynamic range (hopefully) . Video features rumored for the upcoming camera might include 4K - a feature borrowed from the D500 and D5 and having it will give the camera an edge over competing products even if you plan not to use this as a main video camera (But expect to hear crowds of angry villagers with pitchforks roaring do...

GoPro has so far been the prime target of just about every action maker out there , with knock offs and unique action cameras which can run rings around the current GoPro 5 , the urge to up the ante has been felt heavily by the company .With rivals like the Xiaomi Yi action cameras pushing 4k@60fps , chances are that GoPro will include this in their next iteration - the GoPro 6 which has been leaked in a Chinese wifi certification sheet . The sheet , which can be found here , lists a GoPro product without much detail except for an entry date , this however does hint that the company is preparing to go big with their announcement soon . Via - mirrorlessrumors

BMPCC via - Newshooter/Lockport RED - a company that has produced many great cinema camera systems is apparently rumored to be working on a modular platform which may be announced on the 6th of July 9next month) . The new camera system , which according to Newsshooter  , is said to be a new product category which wont rival current red cameras in any way . Although we are not sure of what they meant by it , some hints do shine on the fact that the new camera will be a small , modular camera system (similar to Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera) . Currently , RED is working on custom Super 35 sensors with PL or EF (and F formerly) mounts and therefore having a lower tier product below the RED raven (for drones and hand held gimbals) with the highly successful Micro 43 sensor (same as the BMPCC) or a custom sensor (the Newsshooter article listed below has ore info on that btw) will be a good move as it will open up the market for new cus...

Samsung is said to be readying a new successor to the Note line this year , the Note 5 - which is set to bring the famous S-Pen functionality and beefier specs over the S6 is probably one reason people are holding out for the Note line rather than buying a S series device ,but according to rumors  , the Note 5 is expected to launch on the 12th of August with sales starting on the 21st of the same month .The handset - which like its older brethren still features a beefed up Exynos 7420/7422 Soc with a 5.6"+ SuperAmoled pannel which is said to feature 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and LTE support as well . The phone is also the first Note smartphone to feature a non removable battery  and it is also the first unit to have no MicroSD card support , dropping such features will surely put a heap of potential buyers off , but the trade off was also expected from the Galaxy S line ,but as the majority of users don't mind losing features on a phone they drop off every two years  so it is h...

Rumors of a  Nexus 5 for 2015 are all around the interwebs ,but today we have something special as a test run on Antutu5 shows a mysterious  nexus 5 (2015) hitting a record making 85530 on the benchmark scale which is insanely high considering that current flagships like the S6 , M8 and G4 are about 20K below this figure . The mysterious device is expected to be built by LG - a company which gained reputation after some popular -well built gadgets like the original Nexus 5 , the G Pad 8.3 and the highly acclaimed LG G4 . although we would expect the G4 to serve as the chassis for the Next nexus device , the upcoming LG G4 pro might be a better platform as a Snapdragon 820 is rumored to be on board . There are rumors of a Huawei built nexus as well  but for now ,LG is probably the one with the most thrums on the table at the moment  as it has the experience and the capability to produce a handset in the 5" range which many Android /Nexus fans expected to see in the ...