Monthly Archives: January 2012

Detailed Fuji X-Pro 1 specs (you must read this!)

Here are some additional specs for the Fuji X-Pro 1 camera: The new sensor called X-Trans is a classic 16-megapixel. RGB filter is arranged in random blocks of 6×6 pixels which avoids the need for AA filter. This design requires a faster processor – the X-Pro 1 has a new EXR Processor Pro. Lenses XF […]

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Fuji X-Pro 1 will be announced on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Dpreview already created a placeholder for the Fuji X-Pro 1 announcement that will happen on Monday, January 9th, 2012. The listed specs are from the Fuji X10 camera. See the update X-Pro 1 specs here.

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Yasuhara Madoka: the first 180 degree circle fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras

The Japanese company Yasuhara (the maker of the Nanoha macro lens) is going to release a new lens called Madoka – the first 180 degree circle fisheye lens for mirrorless cameras. Here are the basic specs of the Sony E-mount version: The lens will have f/4 aperture Compact  size Length: about 40mm Diameter: about 60mm Weight: […]

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Red Scarlet-X explained

If you were curious about the Red Scarlet-X, watch this two parts video from Cinema5d that explains the basic camera setup and operation:

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PocketWizard Plus III leaked in a behind the scene video

A new PocketWizard Plus III wireless flash trigger appeared in a behind the scene video that was removed shortly after it was published on various social media sites:

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What else is new? (Lexar, Spyder4Pro, Phottix, Sinar)

Lexar Introduces Industry’s First 1000x Memory Card Fremont, CA, 5 January, 2012 – Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory products, today announced the industry’s first 1000x memory card, the Lexar® Professional 1000x CompactFlash® (CF) card. The new card provides professional photographers and advanced photo and video enthusiasts with blazing-fast 150MB per second minimum guaranteed […]

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Sony unveils new, high-speed XQD memory cards

Just in time for the Nikon D4 announcement: PARK RIDGE, N.J., Jan 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Giving photo enthusiasts and professional photographers a new level of speed and performance, the new Sony XQD™ memory cards support the recently adopted XQD specification for high-speed, high-performance digital image capture. Using the XQD memory cards, XQD compatible high-end DSLR (Digital Single Lens […]

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Other cameras to be announced at PMA@CES 2012

Here are some more leaked cameras that are going to be announced at PMA show next week: Samsung: six new cameras WB850F ($349) with 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 1080/30p FullHD video and GPS. The DV500F model will have dual screens ($299). No word about the NX-20. Casio will introduce the Exilim […]

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