Monthly Archives: January 2012

Wells Fargo did it again (Olympus OM-D)

After a series of prematurely published news (Nikon D4, Fuji X-Pro 1, Canon G1x), Wells Fargo did it again with the Olympus OM-D: “The new OM-D model will be offered in the United States, Europe and some Asian countries as the top model of the company’s digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera series, selling for above 100,000 yen in Japan. The […]

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Rode announced VideoMic HD – the world’s first digital recorder video microphone

Rode announced today the VideoMic HD that has integrated digital recording and is designed for use with DSLR and video cameras. The basic specs:

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Fuji X-S1 camera now shipping

As you can see from the above picture, the Fuji X-S1 camera ($799.95) is now shipping and should be available in stores in the next few days. Fujifilm X-S1 key features:

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First picture of the upcoming Olympus OM-D camera

On the first leaked picture of the Olympus OM-D camera we can see two of the dials on the top plate (previously reported here). The new camera is expected to be announced on February 8th, 2012. The price is expected to be around $1,100.00 in the US.

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Adorama now taking pre-orders for the new Sony XQD memory cards

Adorama just opened their pre-orders for the new Sony XQD memory cards: Sony XQD Memory Card H-series 16GB Sony XQD Memory Card H-series 32GB Sony XQD Memory Card Reader, USB 2.0/3.0 Compatible Shipping is expected to start next month. As of today, the Nikon D4 is the only camera that uses XQD memory cards. SanDisk and Lexar are […]

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Leaked video of Adobe Photoshop CS6

Adobe Photoshop CS6 is supposed to be released this Summer. Watch the above video for a quick hands-on. Update: it seems that the video was pulled out shortly after I publish it online. Here is a screenshot:

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Panasonic Lumix GH2 kit, G3 body listed as discontinued

Panasonic Lumix GH2 lens kit and G3 body only are listed as discontinued on B&H website. It will be interesting to see if Panasonic will make any camera announcements at the CP+ show in Japan next month.

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Canon 55-110mm f/2.0 lens patent

Canon filed a patent 2012-8344 in Japan for a 55-110mm f/2.0 zoom lens:

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Instagram app could be coming to Windows phones soon

It seems that the popular (iPhone app of the year) Instargam photography app could be coming to Windows phones before being released to the  Android OS.

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Any idea what this Canon lens cap is for?

A reader sent me this picture of what appears to be a smaller Canon lens cap. Does anyone have an idea what kind of Canon product uses this type? The size looks like 2/3 of a regular Canon lens cap. Could this be for Canon’s mirrorless system? Update: this is a rear cap from a […]

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