Monthly Archives: April 2012

One of the Sony NEX C-3 kits is also listed as discontinued

In addition to the Sony a900, the NEX-C3 + 18-55mm lens kits is also listed as discontinued at B&H. Based on the recently discontinued products, Sony should be announcing a replacement for the following cameras in the next few months: NEX-C3 a900 a35

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Canon issues a product advisory for the EOS 5D Mark III light leak issue

Canon USA issues a product advisory for the EOS 5D Mark III light leak issue:

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Fuji X-Pro1 firmware update v1.01 released for camera and lenses

As previously reported, Fujifilm released firmware update v1.01 for the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera and lenses. Here is the list of changes:

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Fuji to increase the price of film on May 20th

Starting May 2012 Fuji will raise the price of film. The price increase will be “substantial” and in some cases would be in the double digits. The impacted films are: color negative films, color reversal films, black and white films, and quick snap. Read the entire statement on fujifilm.com. You you are using Fuji film, you better stack […]

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 to start shipping in the next 30 days

Today Adobe announced their new Creative Cloud service and the CS6 Creative Suite Family which also includes the latest Photoshop CS6.  Shipping will start in the next 30 days. See all CS6 products, pricing and pre-order options here, Photoshop CS6 is $699, upgrading options start from $199.

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What else is new?

New ThinkTankPhoto Retrospective bags. Canon suspends 5D Mark III shipping. Sony A57 delayed to April 27th in Japan. Olympus has a new board.

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Three new Pentax DSLRs by the end of the year, fourth full frame camera a possibility

Some Pentax rumors coming from the Russian Consumer Electronics & Photo Expo  2012 – the first three cameras are supposed to be announced by the end of 2012:

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Panasonic DMC-FZ150 camera listed as discontinued

In addition to the Sony a900, B&H now lists also the Panasonic DMC-FZ150 camera as discontinued. The FZ-150 was announced in August, 2011 – this is probably the shortest lifespan of a digital camera I have seen – only 7 months.

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