Monthly Archives: November 2011

More Kodak film being discontinued *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Update: Kodak contacted me to clarify that those are not product discontinuations, just packaging changes: Kodak is only ceasing one line, Elite Chrome. The rest are all simply packaging and catalogue listing changes, which is not such an unusual procedure. As long as photographers purchase and use Kodak’s film in sufficient quantities and demonstrate their commitment to […]

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Kodak trying to sell its photo sharing service

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Reuters reported that Kodak is trying to sell its Photo Sharing Service for “Hundreds of Millions” after they already sold their image sensor business a week ago. Here are some “Kodak moments” from Chris Sandström that will probably explain how Kodak got in this situation: Kodak and the Digital Destruction of Value Chains

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Sony plans to increase its sensor production by 50%

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

  Reuters reports that Sony plans to increase its sensor production by 50% in the next 2-3 years. On Monday Sony opened its fourth CMOS sensor line in their Nagasaki factory. In addition to its own camera lines, Sony supplied sensors to many other manufacturers like Nikon and Apple.

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Canon’s instant rebates ends on November 23rd

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The current Canon instant rebates will expire on November 23rd:

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And the winner fo the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 book is…

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The winner of the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 book is Fruchtkaffee. Congratulations! For those of you who did not win, the book is now available on Amazon for $24.95:

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Fuji LX10 will probably have a grip

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

The Fuji LX10 will probably have a grip – take a closer look at those pictures (the first image is a mockup):

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More details on the Fuji LX10 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

First, here is a mockup of the upcoming Fuji mirrorless interchangeable lens camera based on the leaked pictures from two days ago (source | flickr): I also received some additional details: the model name of the new camera will probably be Fujifilm LX10. Still no 100% confirmation on the sensor size.

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