Monthly Archives: November 2011

Who will buy Olympus camera division?

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

Today Reuters and AP reported that Olympus may have to sell off its camera division in order to survive as a company (Olympus consists of several different divisions). This should not be a surprise since the company’s stock got hammered in the past few weeks as a result of a fraud scandal. The more interesting question [...]

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Apple iCam concept camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011
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Similar to the Leica i9 concept and the WVIL hoax, this Apple iCam concept created by Antonio DeRosa uses the iPhone as the core for a mirrorless camera system:

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Zeiss has no plans for a digital rangefinder camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011
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We have not heard any updates on the rumored digital rangefinder from Zeiss in a while. Recently Zeissrumors published this email where a company representative clearly states that there are no plans for a new camera in the near future: “Thank you for your inquiry to Carl Zeiss. As a specialist for high performance lenses, we will continue [...]

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New social network for photographers to be announced in the next few days

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2011
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A new social network for photographers will be announced in the next few days. I will have more details soon. My understanding is that it will be a combination of Flickr, Facebook and Photoshelter.

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New Canon rebates and other Cyber Monday deals

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2011
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There are few Cyber Monday deals worth mentioning: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 ATX Pro DX lens F mount for $669 (regular price: $719) SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF memory card for $49.95 ($45 off) Pentax K-5 for $999.95 (after $500 rebate) Canon PowerShot S95 for $291 ($108 off) Sony 9 in. LED backlit digital photo frame with remote for $69.99 [...]

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