Monthly Archives: January 2011

Fuji FinePix X100 shutter and aperture demo (video)

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

According to the Fuji Guys, the Fuji X100 uses four leaf shutter that allow for high speed flash sync, quiet operation and better durability. Here is their latest video demonstrating the Fuji X100 shutter and aperture:

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Sony DSC-HX9V and DSC-HX100V cameras listed at B&H for a short time

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

The rumored Sony DSC-HX9V camera got listed at B&H today. The listing is now removed, but not before Google cached the page: The second model DSC-HX100V was also listed, but Google cache did not capture the image. Both cameras are expected to be announced on February 2nd.

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Sony to release a mirrorless camera (A-mount) with 3 sensors and ISO up to 819 200

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2011

The rumor is that before April of 2011, Sony will release a new mirrorless camera with 3  CCD (CMOS) sensors. Each of the sensors will be 6MP and the combined ISO will be up to 819 200 (up to 16mp combined image size). The camera will have an α-mount, contrast AF, 1.5x crop factor. It seems […]

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Niksoftware Silver Efex Pro 2 to be released in February

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

A new version 2 of Silver Efex Pro by Niksoftware will be released in February of 2011. I was told that the new plugin will have some new features and functionality. Silver Efex Pro is used for black and white image conversion and is available as a plugin for Lightroom, Photoshop and Aperture.

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More price increases in the US (Lowepro and Tamrac)

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

In addition to Canon, Zeiss and Sony, the photo gear bag manufacturers Lowepro an Tamrac are also expected to raise their prices on February 1st, 2011 in the US. For Lowepro the price increase will be around 10%, for Tamrac it will be 10-14%. Canon will increase the prices of their lenses by 10% (similar for Zeiss and Sony).

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Pentax files a patent for a DA*25-350mm F3.3-5.6ED [IF] SDM lens

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

Similar to Nikon, Pentax filed a patent for a high-powered zoom lens DA*25-350mm F3.3-5.6ED [IF] SDM:

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Demo of the Fuji X100 hybrid viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

Two videos demonstrating the hybrid viewfinder of the Fuji X100: More info on the Fuji X100 camera can be found here. Via Engadget

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