Monthly Archives: October 2012

Pentax patent for a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens

Pentax filed a patent 2012-189817 in Japan for a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens:

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Panasonic G5 and Sony NEX-F3 get their DxoMark scores

DxOMark published their test results for the Panasonic G5 and Sony NEX-F3 cameras and this is how they compare to other similar models: Panasonic G5: 61 Panasonic GF5: 50 Olympus OM-D E-M5: 71 Sony NEX-F3: 73 Sony NEX-7: 81 Sony NEX-5N: 77

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Nauticam NA-LX7 underwater housing for Panasonic LX7

Nauticam announced NA-LX7 underwater housing for Panasonic LX7 compact camera with a depth rating of 100m. The price is set at $950, the estimated shipping date is Oct 20, 2012.

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Litepanels could block the import of third party LED lighting for photo and video in the US

I received an email with information that Litepanels (see products) has won an investigation before the ITC and could now block the import of all LED and solid state lighting for photo and video purposes in the US because they have a patent on that technology. The general exclusion order they are seeking could allow Litepanels to make […]

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Eye-Fi unveils new 16GB Pro X2 wireless memory card

Eye-Fi released a new Pro X2 SDHC 16GB Class 10 wireless memory card. The price is set at $99.99, while the price of previous models is reduced by $20. Detailed specs and press release:

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Lightroom 4.2, Camera Raw 7.2 now available

Adobe released Lightroom 4.2 (download links: Mac|Windows), Camera Raw 7.2 and DNG converter 7.2 (Mac|Windows) with support for the following cameras and lenses:

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Kodak discontinues T-Max P3200 film

Kodak announced that is discontinuing the Professional T-MAX P3200 film due to “low sales volume”. In the past few months Kodak stopped producing digital cameras, sold its sensor business, increased the price of film by 15%, and discontinued three slide films in an effort to reorganize its business. Both Adorama and B&H currently have the T-MAX P3200 in stock.

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46.1MP Canon EOS 3D shows up on B&H website

A Canon EOS 3D entry showed up earlier today on B&H website (now removed). The camera was listed to have a 46.1MP sensor in a 1 series body, just like the rumors from the past few weeks.

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