The video on top shows how you can make your own Leica :)

Revised Fujifilm X100 review at Dpreview.

Fuji X100 Review at PhotographyBay: “Finally, someone made a camera that looks cool and also performs well. It has competent autofocus, a nice and fast lens, insane flash sync speeds and overall solid image quality. No doubt, the X100 is shaping up to be the camera of the year in my book.”

High ISO Test: Olympus EP3 vs Canon 5D Mk II vs 7D (ThePhoBlographer).

There is a new Ricoh GXR firmware Upgrade 1.37. It fixes a bug with the autofocus system (Donwload and Info at Ricoh.com).

Leica M9-P and f/0.95 Noctilux-M Hands On Preview (ePhotozine).

Samsung NX10 vs. Samsung EX1 (Systemkameraforum).

Light of the night: testing Leica’s Noctilux-M f/0.95 (British Journal of Photography).

Jorginho (Dpreview forum user) posted this sensor size comparison. As you can see the Nikon sensor is slightly smaller than m43 but considerably bigger than the Pentax Q sensor. There is a fair chance Nikon will anounce the new system on August 24!

Say by bye to the Samsung NX100! It has been officially discontinued at the largest photostore in US…BHphoto (Click here). At the same time there is an Instant Savings of $150.00 (Offer ends JUL 30 ’11). The same deal is also ongoing at Amazon (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

As you know we first thought the NX200 could be announced in July but as we heard from ours sources the announcement has been delayed to end August/ early September.

The new E-P3 advertsising in Hong Kong.

Revised Fujifilm X100 review at Dpreview.

High ISO Test: Olympus EP3 vs Canon 5D Mk II vs 7D (ThePhoBlographer).

Pentax Q hands-on at DC.watch and a full review at Quesabesde. Some camera porn pictures at Flickr.

Ricoh GXR Camera review with 28 and 50mm Lens-Sensor Modules (Seriouscompacts).

Paper Leica Instructions Are Now Up (Photoxels).

Leica Digilux 2- Still A Contender (photographic-central).

The japanese blog DC.watch announced that the new Pentax Q will start the worldwide shipment on August 31th. The double lens Pentax Q kit will start the shipment in mid-September. Preorders are already available at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Source: DC.watch.

Ricoh and HOYA, press Transfer of the Pentax brand (DC.watch.impress)

Leica M9 review by Gianni Galassi.

FinePix X100 review at Digitalcamerareview.

New Samsung patent describes sensor with transparent pixels (Image Sensor World)

Panasonic G3 real world image samples at Outbackphoto.

DxOMark Sony NEX C3 Review: “a great sensor in a tiny camera“.

What a news! Hoya finally sold Pentax to…Ricoh! That’s a huge surprise! Hee is the full press release (Source: Hoya .pdf):

“HOYA Corporation (“HOYA”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) hereby announce that pursuant to decisions by the President and CEO of HOYA and Representative Director of Ricoh, respectively, HOYA and Ricoh have executed an agreement as of today to transfer HOYA’s PENTAX Imaging Systems Business (the business of developing, manufacturing and selling optical instruments such as digital cameras and replacement lenses, digital camera accessories, security camera-related products, and binoculars) (the “PENTAX Imaging Systems Business”) to Ricoh.    HOYA will effectuate this transfer by incorporating a new corporation (“NewCo”), cause NewCo to succeed the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business by way of a corporate split (kyushu bunkatsu) (the “Corporate Split”), and transfer all shares of NewCo to Ricoh (such split and transfer shall be referred to as the “Split/Transfer”) as of October 1, 2011 (Estimated).
Prior to the Split/Transfer, HOYA intends to transfer its interests in PENTAX VN CO., Ltd., an overseas subsidiary of HOYA in relation to the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business, to NewCo.
Please note, that since the Corporate Split is a simplified corporate split (kan-i kyushu bunkatsu), disclosure items/content have been partially abbreviated.
Further, HOYA will continue to develop its businesses assigned from PENTAX Corporation which was merged (kyushu gappei) into HOYA on March 31, 2008 other than the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business, such as its businesses regarding digital camera modules, DVD pickup lenses, endoscopes, artificial bones, and voice synthesis.
1.    Background of the Split/Transfer
HOYA merged (kyushu gappei) with PENTAX Corporation on March 31, 2008, and has developed the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business assigned from PENTAX Corporation until now.    As part
of selecting and focusing its management resources, HOYA has decided to cause NewCo to succeed the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business via the Corporate Split, transfer the business and shares, etc. of HOYA’s Imaging Systems business subsidiary to NewCo via a business transfer and share/interests transfer, and thereafter, transfer all shares of NewCo to Ricoh.
Ricoh’s core business is office solutions focusing on MFPs, Ricoh has also introduced many cameras to the market since its inception in 1936. Ricoh was one of the first manufacturers to launch digital cameras in 1995 and Ricoh’s current high-end compact digital cameras are well regarded in the industry.
Now Ricoh aims to establish a consumer business. As a first step to achieve this goal, Ricoh strengthens its camera businesses. Ricoh takes it as an indispensable initiative to obtain the small and lightweight interchangeable lens camera technology, lens technology and sales channels held by the Pentax Imaging Systems Division to pave the way for further advancement and innovations in the digital camera market.
Through this acquisition, Ricoh plans to 1) enhance its digital camera businesses (especially the interchangeable lens camera market which is expected to grow), 2) create value-added businesses for taken photographs (creation and development of value-added services that encourage seeing, storing and refinishing photographs and utilize photographs as communication tools), and 3) expand to other fields (study of entry into the image archiving business using medium-format digital cameras and enhancement of security-related products)“