Monthly Archives: November 2012

Fuji X-Pro1 camera with a lens is now $600 off

By PR admin | Published: November 25, 2012

As previously reported, the price of the Fuji X-Pro1 mirrorless camera dropped by $300 today. You can save another $300 if you purchase the body with a 18mm or 35mm XF lens. The new pricing is already available on Amazon and B&H.  

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Black Friday deal: Panasonic LX7 for $299 ($200 off)

By PR admin | Published: November 23, 2012

The Panasonic Lumix LX7 is now on sale at B&H for $299! This is $200 off the original price. The LX7 was announced just four months ago, here are basic specs:

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Adobe’s Black Friday deals

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

    Adobe has two interesting deals for Black Friday: Save 20% off Adobe Lightroom Save 40% on Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 11 Update: Amazon has an even better deal – download Lightroom 4 for $79.99.

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Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens delayed till March 2013

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

The Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens is delayed till March 2013 according to a comment the company made on Facebook: Here are the first test images taken with a prototype version of the new Samyang tilt-shift lens and Canon 5D Mark II camera (click for larger view):

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Black Friday deals at B&H

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

The Black Friday deals from B&H just went live on their website: Nikon D7000 + 18-105 lens for $996.95 (from $1,499.95) Panasonic G3 for $299 (from $399) Sony NEX-5R for $648 (from $748) Olympus OM-D E-M5 for $949 (from $999) Canon G12 for $299 (from $429) Panasonic LX7 for $449 (from $499) Sigma 30mm f/2.8 […]

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DxOMark: Pentax K-5 II is currently the best APS-C camera

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

DxOMark published their test results for the Pentax K-5 II ($1,196.95) and the camera received the highest score in the APS-C category (including DSLR and mirrorless): “With an overall score of 82 the Pentax K-5 II (and its predecessor the K-5) are at the same level as the likes of the Canon EOS 5D MKIII, which scored 81. At the time […]

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New Sony Alpha products to be announced at the 2013 CES show

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

Ned Namura, President of Sony Hawaii (why is there a Sony Hawaii division anyway?) said in an interview with Hawaii News Now that Sony will announce new Alpha products during the 2013 CES show in Las Vegas (January 8-11, 2013):

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New: Jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens for MFT and NEX cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

The Hong Kong based company Jackar announced a new 34mm f/1.8 lens for MFT and NEX cameras. The lens has manual focus and will cost around $190 (check for availability on eBay). The rest of the specs are:

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Black Friday deals: free shipping on all ThinkTankPhoto bags and $300 price drop on the Fuji X-Pro1 camera

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

Think Tank Photo have just announced that for the first time in their history they are offering free FedEx Ground Shipping on all of their gear. This special holiday offer runs through December 31, 2012. Think Tank is also releasing a whole new slate of gear, including the Airport Navigator, the photography industry’s first rolling […]

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The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2012
Canon 12-28mm f/2-3.2 lens patent

Panasonic filed a patent 2012-226309 for a new 25mm f/1.4 Summilux lens for Micro Fourth Thirds cameras. For comparison, here is the lens design of the current Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH model:

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