Monthly Archives: July 2011

“Artists & Alchemists” documentary film coming in 2011

This is the trailer of the upcoming Artists & Alchemists documentary about the resurgence of 19th century chemical photography:

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This is the new SLR Magic Noktor Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 lens

This is a production version of the SLR Magic Noktor Hyperprime 50mm f/0.95 lens: It seems that SLR Magic kept the yellow/green ring on the front of the lens:

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Sigma lenses have a new finish

I received this report from reader (thanks M.) regarding a new surface finish on all new Sigma lenses: After having introduced new lenses in 2010, Sigma also uses a new surface for their lenses. To date Sigma was known for their velvet and furry surface, but looking at the 85mm 1.4 and 70-200mm 2.8 OS […]

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Canon is considering releasing a small mirrorless camera next year

In an interview with Reuters, Masaya Maeda (head of Canon’s camera division) said that they are exploring the possibility of launching a compact mirrorless camera with the features and capabilities of a upmarket DSLR camera: “We are considering the technical aspects. We will launch an interesting product next year” In the past Canon has viciously denied the need […]

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Win a Digital Holga Kitchen Sink Kit

The giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced shortly. HolgaDirect are celebrating the recent release of Holga lenses for a range of new mounts such as those for Pentax, Olympus PEN and Lumix G cameras (see press release).   What can I win?   In this giveaway you can win a Digital Holga […]

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Fujifilm Finepix X100 limited edition box is out but is it real?

Some European stores were/are selling a Fujifilm Finepix X100 limited edition box. You can see more images of the set here and here. Brandon Remler, who works for Fujifilm USA, wrote on his blog that this limited edition set is not “anything from Fujifilm”: “Of course there is no limited edition camera set. Someone made a […]

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Fujifilm may re-enter the interchangeable lens camera market, aims to become #3

In an interview with Reuters Fujifilm’s camera division head Takeshi Higuchi said that Fujifilm may re-enter the interchangeable lens camera market with a product that is fully developed in-house (mirrorless camera and lenses). I already started receiving tips about a possible mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Fuji.

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