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					Official: Ricoh set to acquire Pentax camera brand and business, get serious about digital imaging 
 
 		 		 			 				By Vlad Savov   posted Jul 1st 2011 2:05AM 			 
 			 			 				  					                				 
                                     
       					 							 			 
                            			 			 		 		 
   		 		        		 			 			 Reuters is reporting a bit of board room activity in Japan this morning, which could, by the end of today, result in Ricoh purchasing the Pentax  brand and camera business from current owner and proprietor Hoya  Corporation. The global news agency points out that Hoya's initial acquisition of Pentax,  back in 2007, was primarily motivated by its eagerness to acquire  Pentax's medical technology, and although the company's had a slew of strong products  since then, it probably makes sense for Hoya to pass the digicam work  on to someone who might feel more invested in it. For its part, Ricoh  also has a well respected  line of digital compacts, but lacks the DSLR lineage and experience  that Pentax brings. Provided this deal goes through as rumored, and Reuters  has three sources who say it's imminent, the only question we've got to  ponder is whether the Pentax naming will take over for Ricoh's slightly  less recognizable branding or vice versa. 
 
Update: That was quick! Hoya has confirmed the sale.  Thanks, Ben! It is as reported earlier: Hoya will hang on to the rights  to manufacture and develop products for the medical field, while Ricoh  is gobbling up the Pentax Imaging Systems products with a view to  expanding its presence in the consumer digital camera market.                         			 		 		 
       		 	  		 		                       			  1001 Noisy Cameras 
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					Olympus PEN mini E-PM1 Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera 
 
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Posted by Admin on July 02, 2011 - 05:26 am: Edit • Reply • New 
   
  
Olympus announced the smallest interchangeable lens camera in their PEN line, the entry-level, yet 12-megapixel PEN mini E-PM1 Micro Four Thirds digital camera.  In order to keep things [COLOR=#009600 !important][COLOR=#009600 !important]slim[/COLOR][/COLOR]  the E-PM1 forgoes a built-in flash and the manual dials on top.   However, it does come with a small external flash that attaches to the  hot shoe.  
  
The PEN mini E-PM1 represents the culmination of  Olympus's quest to maximize the size/weight reduction advantages of the  Micro Four Thirds System standard. The camera body alone weighs just 217  grams, 27% lighter than the E-PL1, previously Olympus's lightest  camera. Volume has been reduced by 31%. Even when the camera is fully  equipped for actual use with the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II  R, its removable flash, a rechargeable battery and a memory card,  Olympus still claims the E-PM1 is the world's lightest interchangeable  lens camera to date at 403 grams.  
  
The PEN mini E-PM1 also  boasts sequential shooting performance of 5 fps and image quality built  on the same advanced technology that powers the E-P3,  the just announced new flagship of the PEN series. Better-than-ever  image quality is made possible by the new 12.3-megapixel High Speed Live  MOS Sensor with 1080i HD movie compatibility and the new TruePic VI  image processing engine. High-sensitivity shooting at ISO12800 is also  possible.  
  
   
  
Like  its bigger cousin, the E-P3, the E-PM1 incorporates an all-new  autofocusing (AF) system that has been completely re-designed to perform  at unprecedented speeds. During AF, the Live MOS Sensor is driven at  double the speed (120 fps) of the previous system, facilitating faster  acquisition of the image signals required for AF. The speed of AF  computation that generates the contrast signal from the image signal to  determine the degree of focusing has also been doubled. The advantages  made possible by these improvements are further enhanced by the increase  in the speed of communication for controlling the lens motion and the  synergy of the MSC (Movie & Still Compatible) mechanism, which  facilitates fast, quiet movement of the AF system in the lens, as well  as faster response time from shutter release to the start-up of AF  system. Together, all of these improvements have resulted in a much  faster autofocusing than previously.  
  
This camera also features  the Art Filters well acclaimed with other Olympus cameras so that anyone  can easily enjoy photographic expressions that used to require  complicated image processing. The E-PM1 incorporates six of the most  popular Art Filters, allowing users to express their unique creative  vision with both still images and movies.  
  
   
  
Features 
- New control system for easier operation
 - Ultrafast autofocus using new FAST AF system inherited from the E-P3
 - 35-area multiple AF with group area selection
 - High-performance 5.5 fps sequential shooting
 - High image quality inherited from the E-P3
 - New 12.3-megapixel High-Speed Live MOS Sensor with full HD movie compatibility
 - New TruePic VI image processing engine
 - Incorporates full HD movie shooting (AVCHD)
 - Built-in stereo microphones
 - Built-in sensor-shift type image stabilization
 - [COLOR=#009600 !important][COLOR=#009600 !important]Electronic[/COLOR][/COLOR] movie image stabilization
 - High capability removable flash (not built-in)
 - Tone control for individual variations of the tones of bright and dark sections
 - One-push [COLOR=#009600 !important][COLOR=#009600 !important]digital[/COLOR][/COLOR] teleconverter function
 
  
  Olympus has generously endowed the E-PM1 with the same new  12.3-megapixel High-Speed Live MOS sensor and new TruePic VI image  processing engine incorporated in the new flagship of the PEN series,  the E-P3, due for release at the same time as the E-PL3.  This has made possible full HD 1080i movie recording and improved the  maximum sensitivity to ISO12800. The newly developed TruePic VI image  processing engine achieves both improvement of image processing quality  and reduction of processing time.  
  
Price and Availability  
The  Olympus PEN mini E-PM1 will be available Fall 2011 in 6 color  variations (white, silver, black, pink, purple, brown) while the Lens  Kit is available only in three color variations (silver, white, black}.  
  
The following body/lens color combinations are available: 
- E-PM1 Lens Kit (3 color variations):
 
When the body color is Black, the lens color is Black. 
When the body color is White or Silver, the lens color is Silver. - E-PM1 Twin Lens Kit (6 color variations):
 
When the body color is black, both lenses are Black. 
When the body color is White/Silver/Pink/Purple/Brown, both lenses are Silver. 
  
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