Monthly Archives: June 2012

Canon 1D MARK IV is also discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

In addition to the Canon Speedlight 580EXII, it seems that the Canon 1D MARK IV DSLR camera is also discontinued. Its replacement, the Canon EOS-1D X, was announced in October 2011 and is now shipping in limited quantities.

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Panasonic patents selective exposure compensation

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

Panasonic filed a patent in Japan (2012114524) for selective exposure compensation: the exposure can be adjusted for every single line of pixels depending on the subject.

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Canon mirrorless camera announcement on July 24th

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

Canon’s mirrorless camera will most likely be announced on July 24th, 2012. There is a good chance that the new camera system will use the same G1X sensor and will probably launch with three new lenses. The mount is still unknown. The first camera is expected to be a “consumer” level with potential “prosumer” and […]

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS-M, Canon EVIL| 26 Comments

Canon Speedlight 580EXII is discontinued

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

The Canon Speedlight 580EXII ($469) is probably discontinued – dealers in the US can no longer place orders for that product.

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Samsung NX-R and EX2F will have built-in Wi-Fi

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

A reader sent me those Wi-Fi certificates for the upcoming Samsung NX-R and EX2F cameras. The applications were filed in the past two months. Here is a full list of the Samsung Wi-Fi certified cameras:

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung EX2, Samsung EX2F, Samsung NX-R| 6 Comments

This 50GP camera will put an end to the megapixel war

By PR admin | Published: June 21, 2012

Scientists at Duke University spent $25 million to develop the Aware-2 – a 50 gigapixel camera that consists of 100 microcameras, each with a 14MP sensor : “The new camera collects more than 30 times as much picture data as today’s best consumer digital devices. While existing cameras can take photographs that have pixel counts in the tens of […]

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Is this the replacement of the Pentax 645D medium format camera?

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2012

Update: this one is busted – you can see the original image here. I already reported that Pentax is working on a replacement of the 645D medium format camera and it seems that the first teaser is already out. The website that hosts this image is registered by a private individual in China, but the picture looks legit. For […]

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Upcoming Samsung cameras: NX-R, EX2 and EX2F

By PR admin | Published: June 20, 2012

The Samsung NX-R could be the upcoming “retro” NX mirrorless camera. NX-R may not be the official marketing name, but the camera is in the final development stage. The Samsung EX1 (TL500) will be replaced by two new models: EX2 and the EX2F, the second model will probably be the Wi-Fi version.

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Samsung EX2, Samsung EX2F, Samsung NX-R| 16 Comments

What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2012

Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford to receive $15.4 Million settlement. Kodak to auction more than 1,100 digital imaging patents. Canon to start manufacturing digital cameras in Brazil. After a delay, the Canon EOS-1D X will start shipping on June 20th. Canon T4i now in stock.

Posted in Apple, Arca-Swiss, Canon, Kodak, Olympus| 8 Comments