Monthly Archives: January 2011

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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Rumor: Sony, Zeiss lenses are going up in price in the US

By PR admin | Published: January 12, 2011

I received some reports that Zeiss and Sony lenses will be going up in price in the US on February 1st, 2011. Not sure if all lenses will be impacted or what exactly the price increase will be (expecting to get a price list later today or tomorrow).

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CliQ 2011: it’s official

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2011

PMA launches CliQ JACKSON, MI – PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations presents CliQ, a new branded experience for photo enthusiasts and anyone interested in getting the most from photography and video. “CliQ is a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week commitment on the part of the association to provide content and tools for everyone involved in […]

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Sony has two more Cybershot cameras to announce: DSC-HX9V and DSC-HX100v

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

On February 2nd, 2011 Sony will announce two high-end point and shoot Cybershot cameras: DSC-HX9V and DSC-HX100v. Here are the expected specs of the HX9V model: 16MP Exmor R CMOS sensor 16x zoom (24mm on the wide side) 3″ LCD screen 1080i movie mode 3D sweep panaroma 3d still pictures Background defocus 10fps GPS tagging USB charging […]

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Are you going to CliQ 2011 this year?

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Imaginginsider discovered that the yearly PMA show which will take place in Las Vegas (September 6-11, 2011) has changed its name to CliQ. A new website is already started at cliqworld.com. PDNPulse also found a new Facebook page dedicated to the re-branded show.

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Did you hear about this WVIL camera? (updated, but still a hoax)

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Update: a reader was able to located the website that has more info on this “camera”: www.artefactgroup.com/wvil. If you look at the main page (www.artefactgroup.com),  Artefactgroup is design firm out of Seattle. According to the YouTube video below, this camera concept was shown on CES 2011 and since I could not find any coverage online, I […]

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