Monthly Archives: May 2011

Quick weekend links

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2011

Today only: Adobe Lightroom 3 for $199. $50 off (10%) for the Olympus XZ-1 with this coupon code: S8476632 (also free shipping). You can check also the Olympus XZ-1 guest review. The new Hasselblad H4D-200MS can deliver images with 200MP resolution by taking six different shots: “The H4D-200MS camera uses a 50Mpix sensor mounted onto our patented […]

Posted in Adobe, Hasselblad, Olympus, Panasonic, Polaroid, Ricoh | 9 Comments

Nanoha macro lens prototype with 5x magnification for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2011

The Japanese company Yasuhara showed a prototype of a new Nanoha macro lens for Micro Four Thirds and Sony NEX cameras ($499.99). The lens can provide 5 times magnification (regular macro lenses provide 1:1 magnification). Price is expected to be around ¥50,000 (aprox. $600). The lens is currently in the final stages of development. Manufacturing is expected […]

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SLR Magic/Noktor 50mm f/0.95 E-mount lens coming soon

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2011

A new SLR Magic/Noktor 50mm f/0.95 lens with E-mount will be coming soon. Few weeks ago SLR Magic took over Noktor and will continue the f/0.95 product line. Future lenses will have a new appearance and will be made in Japan.

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New Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

I often get confused with all the new mirrorless lenses. If you are like me, the new Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app will help you find all currently available mirrorless lenses and provide you with some the basic specs. The app is available for free on iTunes: The Mirrorless Lenses app allows you to browse the full range […]

Posted in Apple, Noktor, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony | Tagged | 7 Comments

Olympus losing market share, Sony reports worst loss in 16 years

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

Here are the latest financial results from Olympus and they don’t look that good. Net sales are down 4.1%, net income dropped 84.5% compared to 2010. Here are the details for the imaging division: Fiscal year Market volume (In millions) Olympus camera sales (In millions) Olympus Market Share 05/06 67,2 8,4 12.5% 06/07 81,5 9,6 11.8% 07/08 106,3 […]

Posted in Olympus, Sony | 17 Comments

Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera kit will be priced around $600

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

I received some information on the US pricing of the upcoming Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera – the kit with one lens will have a MSRP in the $600 range. More lenses are expected to be released later in the year. Pentax already showed a teaser for their new mirrorless camera at a recent trade show in […]

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Ricoh patents various unconventional GXR units

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

Ricoh GXR system is rather unique since it uses a swappable cartridges that encapsulate the lens and the sensor in one piece. The last GRX product announced was a cartridge with a Leica M mount. A Micro Four Thirds GXR unit was also rumored last year. Ricoh filed a new patent in Japan for several interesting […]

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