Monthly Archives: December 2010

Latest updates for Red Epic camera

The latest updates on the Red Epic camera in the form of a Q&A session:

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Fuji X100 price revealed?

The Canadian retailer Vistek is now listing the Fuji X100 as available for pre-order and the price is 1099 CAD (around 1091 USD). This probably confirms the previously rumored US price of 1000 USD. The release date is listed as March 31st, 2011. No US retailers are currently taking pre-orders for that camera (you can only sign […]

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The “Subjectiv” 65mm 4-in-1 lens kit

Photojojo is now selling the “Subjectiv” 4-in-1 lens kit available for both Nikon and Canon mounts. The kit contains five modules: pinhole, plastic, glass, zone plate, and aperture. The rest of the specs: Combine aperture module with plastic and glass modules to stop down exposures All lenses have a focal length of 65mm Pinhole: f/180, hole diameter […]

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Fuji to increase prices of photo paper

Fujifilm Corporation announced that it will increase prices for photographic papers (5%-20%) on a worldwide basis effective January 2011:

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Q&A on the Fuji Finepix X100 camera

Fujifim published a Q&A section regarding the new X100 camera (see also previously released details): Q: Will ‘Made in Japan’ remain on the back of the camera or be moved to the base? It will remain etched on the back of the camera. Q: Will the X100 be available in black? No concrete plan is […]

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Ongoing holidays rebates on photo equipment

I received an email from B&H with their latest rebate programs: Camcorders Nikon updated rebates Olympus rebates Sony rebates and NEX rebates Pentax rebates Canon has DSLR and lens combo rebates, double instant rebates and Pixma printers rebates

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Olympus files a patent for a modular DSLR camera

Olympus filed a patent application for a modular DSLR camera. Here is the description of the system: “The present invention relates to an optical unit to which an imaging optical system is detachably attached, an imaging unit, an imaging body, and an imaging device. There is known a camera capable of exchanging an imaging element with […]

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Canon EF-S 15-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens patent

Canon filed a patent for a new EF-S 15-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens in Japan: This lens will probably be the replacement of the current Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD which has identical design:

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