Monthly Archives: November 2012

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS lenses leaked ahead of announcement

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2012

Update: the two new lenses are now officially announced. Canon will announce two new lenses in the next few days – EF 35mm f/2 IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS. Here are the detailed specs (Google translated):

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Pentax K-01 and Panasonic LX5 now selling at half price

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2012
Pentax K-01 sale

The prices of the Pentax K-01 and Panasonic LX5 cameras are now reduced in half: $346.95 for Pentax K-10 body only (original price: $749.95) $249.95 for the Panasonic LX5 (original price: $499.95) The LX5 is already replaced by the LX7, but why the K-01 price drop nine months after the camera was announced? Poor sales or a […]

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Ricoh’s patent for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens (for 1/1.7″ sensor)

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2012

Ricoh filed patent 2012211956 in Japan for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens designed for a 1/1.7″ sensor (24-100mm equivalent). The lens design contains 11 elements in 8 groups, including two aspherical elements. This lens could be designed for the Pentax Q system, which has a 1/2.3″ sensor, or for a new GXR module.

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After the Sony F5 and F55 Cine Alte 4k cameras announcement, RED introduced huge price cuts

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

After Sony announced their new F5 and F55 Cine Alte 4k cameras two days ago, RED responded with a huge price cut – the new prices are as follow: RED EPIC-M: $24,000 (old price: $39,500) RED EPIC-X: $19,000 (old price: $34,500) RED SCARLET-X: $7,950 (old price: $9,700) RED ONE MX: $4,000 (old price: $25,000) This is what RED’s CEO Jim […]

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Top 10 best selling mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in Japan

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

Rank Manufacturer Model Sensor size Share of sales (%) 1 Olympus E-PL3 MFT 10.6 2 Sony NEX-5N APS-C 10.3 3 Canon EOS M APS-C 9.2 4 Olympus E-PM1 MFT 9.1 5 Panasonic GF5 MFT 8.9 6 Nikon J1 1″ sensor 8.3 7 Pentax Ricoh Q 1/2.3″ sensor 5.9 8 Sony NEX-F3 APS-C 5.4 9 Sony […]

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for October 2012

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

      Those are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for October 2012: Rumor: GoPro Hero 3 due before the end of the year 46.1MP Canon EOS 3D shows up on B&H website Lomography announces Belair X 6-12 bellows camera Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner now available for pre-order in the US Rumor: GoPro Hero 3 camera to […]

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First image of the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera?

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

I received this blurry image of what appears to be the new Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera which already briefly appeared on the company’s website a month ago. The NX300 will be the replacement of  the NX210 model. For reference: the back of the camera looks different then the current NX1000 and NX210:

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