Monthly Archives: January 2011

Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2 spy shot

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

I just received this screenshot of the upcoming Silver Efex Pro 2 software. You can see a list of all the new features on niksoftware.com. Silver Efex Pro 2 will be released in February 2011.

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Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs announced

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

The previously rumored Phase One 80MP digital back with new design got released today. The new line is called IQ and currently features the Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs with resolutions of 80MP, 60.5MP and 40MP respectively. The new models are expected to be available at the end of April 2011 for the […]

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Dot Line DV60 LED light kit review

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2011

I had the chance to try the Dot Line DV60 LED light kit and here is a quick hands-on report. Overview The kit comes with a rechargeable battery, a bracket and an adapter for Sony camcorders:

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Pentax rumors: K-5 Silver, compact RZ-18 and mirrorless NC-1 cameras coming next

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2011

Similar to the Pentax k-7 Silver, there will be a new Pentax K-5 Silver DSLR that will be announced next month (February 2011). In addition, there will be a new point and shoot camera Pentax RZ-18 with 3″ swivel LCD, 14MP sensor, 18X optical zoom (28-504mm) and a price tag of $300. The camera is expected to […]

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Ricoh CX5 coming next month

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2011

Similar to last year, Ricoh will announce a new CX5 compact camera in February. The only change from the current CX4 model is that the Ricoh CX5 will have a HDMI slot, which means that the basic specs should remain the same: 920,000-dot, 3.0 in. LCD 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm) 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor f/3.5-5.6 aperture 5fps

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All you need to know about the upcoming Sony HX9V camera

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

In addition to the specs and pictures of the upcoming Sony HX9V camera, this website seems to have a bunch of additional information on the camera. including some new images:

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Canon patents 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2011

Canon filed a patent in Japan for a new 16-35mm f/2-2.8 lens: The design is very similar to the current EF 16-35mm f/2.8L lens:

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Some Fuji x100 “insider information”

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2011

In the past few weeks the twitter feed of the The Fuji Guys has provided a lot of details on the Fuji x100 camera. Here is a compilation of their X100 related tweets (some of the information may already be publicly available): In the “Sleep” state, camera start-up time will be 0.7sec. Digital zoom of 3x […]

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