Monthly Archives: January 2012

Phottix offers 5% discount

Phottix currently offers 5% discount on all purchases from the Phottix online store – just enter the coupon code NY2012 on the checkout screen. This offer is valid till January 30, 2012.

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More Olympus OM-D specs

Some more rumored Olympus OM-D specs: ISO range: 200 – 25600 EVF with 610,000 dots The built-in flash will have a GN=10 (Guide Number) 5-axis shake reduction Fast AF & 3D tracking The Olympus OM-D design will have mainly straight lines Total of 3 dials around the shutter release button plus another small button. On both […]

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R.I.P. Sony a55

After the a33, now also the Sony a55 camera ($799.99) is no longer in production according to DCWatch. The Sony a33 and a55 translucent DSLR cameras were announced back in September of 2010.

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This new Canon EF lens smart adapter for Sony NEX cameras supports electronic aperture control

Today Conurus (in a partnership with Metabones) announced a new smart adapter that will allow electronic aperture control of Canon EF lenses from a Sony NEX camera:

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Canon C300, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens pre-orders, rebates extended

In addition to the black Fuji X100 and Canon G1x, several new products are now available for pre-order: Canon EOS C300 Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00 Canon EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00 The price of the new CN-E lenses will be between $42,000 and $46,000. The new Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens for Canon EF mount is also now […]

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Fujifilm X100 black limited edition now available for pre-order

Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Fujifilm X100 black limited edition:

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Olympus OM-D rumored specs

Here are the first specs of the rumored Olympus OM-D camera: The design of the new OM-D camera will look similar to the classic OM series 1.44M dots EVF which will simulate the pentaprism designs New technologies have been introduced to compensate for camera shake and AF Two colors will be available: black and silver Weather […]

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DxOMark: Fuji X10 vs. Nikon P7100 vs. Canon G12

DxOMark just released their test results for the Fuji X10 camera ($599.95) and it seems that it outperforms both the Nikon P7100 ($499.95) and Canon G12 ($419.95). It will be interesting to see how the X10 will compare to the new G1X:

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