Monthly Archives: May 2010

Another amazing Samsung concept from Tecnofotografia

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

After the amazing Sony concept, today Tecnofotografia published a new Samsung concept – you can attach the flash unit on top of the viewfinder! Can someone offer those guys a job to design photo equipment?

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New Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-2 flash?

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Metz has listed a new Mecablitz 58 AF-2 flash unit on their website: It will be available for Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Leica, Pentax, Sony. At that point no further details are provided on their website.

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Tamron update

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Many Tamron lenses are available @ 50% discount from their regular MSRP on Amazon – maybe they are clearing inventory for Photokina announcements:

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Samyang lenses update

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Now the complete product lineup from  Samyang is available for sale (some products were previously available only for pre-order): Samyang 85 mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF – this lens got updated with a new type of anti-reflective coating and built-in chip for transmitting data to the camera (available on eBay). Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC […]

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Some Tokina rumors

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

In addition to the rumored update of the 80-400mm with VR lens, Tokina will also introduce a new 16-28 f/2.8 full frame lens this Fall (probably around Photokina). Tokina currently makes the most compact 80-400 lens (Tokina 80-400/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 D) in the market and most of their lenses are made in Japan.

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Sony Alpha cameras get 3D treatment from NVIDIA and more

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Update on the latest Sony developments: From Engadget: NVIDIA announced 3D support for the latest Sony NEX cameras. The 3D result will be achieved in post-processing using NVIDIA’s 3D image processing software. Samsung already came out with a 3D capable cell phone. Sony NEX concept (unofficial). Sony NEX 7 camera is rumored to be announced around […]

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Nobody likes Pentax

By PR admin | Published: May 31, 2010

Bloomberg reports that Yutaka Yamanaka, the grandson of the Hoya Corp. founders is not happy with the $1billion purchase of Pentax and describes it as “overpriced” and “failure”. This is not really surprising and all stories about Hoya trying to sell Pentax are probably more than just a rumor (via pentaxforums). Another Pentax related rumor: […]

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Fuji to release Natura Classica White Limited Edition

By PR admin | Published: May 30, 2010

First, this is a film camera and apparently a good one. It sells for $300-$400 on eBay. Fuji decided to make a limited 3000 pieces edition. Details (computer translated): Released in late June, 2010 Product Features “Non-flash” program made it possible to control its own exposure shooting “NP” mode features. F2.8 lens and a bright, […]

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Sony NEX 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens coming in September

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2010

The Sony NEX 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 OSS lens is expected to be released on September 16th in Japan: Via Yodobashi

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Sony and Canon attempt to purchase Pentax?

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2010

Canon and Sony may have tried to purchase Pentax at some point. Hoya’s CEO has indicated in the past that Pentax is for sell. Then there were some statements about a “deeper relationship” with Samsung. It is possible that at some point JVC attempted to buy Pentax – both companies denied it a month later. I […]

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