Monthly Archives: March 2011

First FujiFilm X100 shipment arrives in the US, Canada and Australia

By PR admin | Published: March 18, 2011

Fujiguys tweeted today that the first Fuji X100 shipment has landed in the US, Canada and Australia: The timing makes sense because B&H started taking X100 pre-orders three days ago and they usually  don’t release an item for sale unless there is a shipment on the way. B&H is currently sold out and are no longer taking pre-orders. Amazon is […]

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Canon doesn’t need a mirrorless compact system camera

By PR admin | Published: March 18, 2011

AP published a statement from Rainer Fuehres (head of Canon Consumer Imaging in Europe) that Canon doesn’t really need a new mirrorless compact system camera since their current products are selling very well. He went further by saying that if Canon creates a new system camera, it will be something different: “The idea of the compact system camera is nothing to do […]

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Update on the disaster in Japan

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2011

A week after the disaster in Japan, the situation does not look very good. Companies continue to issue warnings about halted production and damaged plants. Fortunately there has not been any life loss reported from the major photo equipment manufacturers. Those are the latest updates: B&H sent out the following email today to all Fujifilm FinePix X100 pre-orders: B&H […]

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Sony NEX 7 to be released soon, no full frame NEX camera in sight

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2011

  The information I received few days ago is that Sony will be releasing a new NEX 7 camera. Sony Japan already discontinued the NEX 3 model and NEX 7 is the next logical step. The new Sony NEX 7 is expected to have improved functionality across the line, no further details were provided. This […]

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B&H now taking pre-orders for the Fuji X100

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2011

B&H just started taking pre-orders for the Fuji X100. Based on past behavior, this indicates that shipment is expected in the next 1-2 weeks. B&H also did not have a waiting list before, so if you order now there is a good chance you may get the camera by the end of the month. Note also […]

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Lexar started shipping the 64GB and 128GB SDXC memory cards

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2011

Lexar announced today that they started shipping the 64 GB and 128GB SDXC memory cards that were announced during CES 2011 in January. The 128GB version will cost $279.95 and the 64GB will costs $129. Press release and a video from the Lexar production facility:

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FujiFilm FinePix X100 production halted, lens hood and leather case available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2011

Update: Adorama also has the LC-X100 leather case available for pre-order. The first news is that in adition to the FinePix X100, Adorama is now taking orders also for the LH-x100 lens hood and 49mm thread adapter (you can see a picture of it here): Today FujiFilm UK posted a press release indicating that none […]

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Earthquake in Japan: Sony and Canon halted production in multiple plants, only minor injuries reported

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2011

Bloomberg reported Sony has halted production and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan. According to AP, Canon also halted production in some of their plants. Only 12 employees suffered minor injuries. Nikon (factories located in Sendai) reported no injured employees, factories not significantly affected.

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World’s smallest camera

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2011

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have created the world’s smallest camera with dimensions of 1 x 1 x 1 mm. The camera has 62,500px resolution, can take 250x250px images and is very cheap to produce.

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Rumor: Sigma to release fast prime lenses

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2011

Sigma will be releasing a series of fast prime lenses in the next 18 months. Some of the mentioned focal lengths are: 24mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4 and 135mm f/2. Sigma already  has 30mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4 prime lenses available in different mounts.

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