Monthly Archives: June 2011

Canon updates

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2011

Canon is building new plants in Taiwan to meet growing DSLR demand. Canon Australia announced a new limited edition Red EOS 1100D Kit. Similar to Nikon, a major product announcement is expected from Canon in August (1Ds Mark IV and three lenses). The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens is the best selling lens in Japan for the […]

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New Eneloop Pro and Eneloop Plus rechargeable batteries

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2011

Just a quick update to the What are the best AA batteries for photography post from last week – Sanyo just announced in Japan two new rechargeable batteries: Eneloop Pro and Eneloop Plus. No details were provided when those new batteries will be available in countries outside Japan.

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Free version of Adobe Lightroom 3 with any Panasonic G3 purchase?

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2011

According to Expertreviews (UK), from June 13th until the August 31st 2011 Panasonic will be giving a free copy of Adobe Lightroom 3 ($222 value) with any G3 camera ($600-$700) purchase. Not clear if this deal will be valid only for the UK. Via e-p1.net  

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Next from SLR Magic: Noktor HyperPrime 12mm F/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: June 9, 2011

SLR Magic plans to release a new Noktor HyperPrime 12mm f/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds. SLR Magic also has a new Noktor 50mm f/0.95 and 28mm f/2.8 lenses for E-mount in the pipeline.

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Panasonic Lumix GF3 “mini” is really tiny

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

The Sony NEX C3 may not be the world’s smallest and lightest compact system camera any longer. Two weeks ago rumors about a new “mini” GF2 replacement started floating online. Three days ago the new GF3 camera leaked in a promotional video from Panasonic. Here is a picture of the new camera:

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Sony a290, a390 and a850 DSLR cameras to be discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Sony will officially discontinue the full frame a850 camera this summer, two years after its official announcement. Back in May B&H already listed the camera as discontinued. AP claims that the reason for the a850 departure is “because the 24.6MP camera is too similar in specification and price to the flagship Alpha 900 model”. Interestingly enough, the Sony […]

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The next Fuji X100 firmware update to be released in the next two weeks?

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Online chatter indicates that the next Fuji X100 firmware update may be released in the next two weeks which matches exactly with the end of our X100 camera giveaway 🙂 Last week Fujifilm Japan already confirmed that they are working on a second firmware update.

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Sony a35, NEX C3, 30mm macro lens and flash announced

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2011

Today Sony announced the a35 ($699) and NEX C-3 ($599-$649) cameras plus the 30mm NEX macro lens ($249) and the new F20S flash ($150). Sony describes the new NEX C3 as “the world’s smallest and lightest compact system camera”. Detailed specs of the new cameras can be found here. The new NEX firmware will be available on June 20, […]

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