What else is new? [weekend digest]

• 12 years ago
• Categories: Pentax, Tamron

• Pentax K-5 price drop - now $879.

• Samsung lowers the price of the EX2F camera by $50.

• Fujifilm announced the discontinuation of the Fujichrome Velvia 100F and some of the Velvia 50 formats: the affected films are Fujichrome Velvia 100F in 35mm, 120 and 4”x5” formats and Velvia 50 in 4”x5” and 8”x10”.

• Think Tank Photo offers a new Sling Test Drive Program

• The 41MP sensor inside the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone is made by Toshiba.

• Pentax filed a patent for a lens with a circular aperture.
• Tamron filed several f/2 prime lens patents designed for a camera with 1" sensor.

• New: Rouge underwater housing for Epic & Scarlet RED cameras.