Monthly Archives: January 2013

This is the Olympus XZ-10

Those are the first leaked images of the upcoming Olympus XZ-10 camera that will be announced at the CP+ show next week. The camera will come in three different colors and it will not have a flash hot shoe. No other details are available. Via digicame-info

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Canon EOS 7D successor will not be announced at the CP+ show

Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera rumors

In an interview with DC.watch, Masaya Rong (managing director at Canon) hinted that the Canon EOS 7D successor “is not the story of the day”, which indicates that the camera will not be announced during the CP+ show next week. For some reason Nikon and Canon are not ready to replace their high end, cropped sensor DSLR […]

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The next Phottix Odin is rumored to combine Nikon & Canon flash systems

The latest rumor indicate that the next version of the Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger will combine Nikon and Canon controls into one unit: “According to one of Phottix’s European distributors, the next generation of Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger (Phottix Odin II?) may allow you to control Nikon flashes from Canon cameras and Canon flashes […]

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Kodak: Die Another Day

Kodak received a court approval for financing of up to $844 millions to “strengthens Kodak’s position to successfully execute its remaining reorganization objective” and hopefully get out of bankruptcy in mid-2013:

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Sony 20mm f/2.8 and PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lenses announced

The two new Sony E lenses I mentioned earlier are now official – Sony 20mm f/2.8 lens specifications (price: $348): Sony E PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (SELP18200) motorized telezoom lens specifications (price: $1198):

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Sony to announce two new E-mount lenses this week

Sony is rumored to announced two new E-mount lenses: 18-200mm zoom and a new 20mm pancake lens (probably f/2.8 or faster). The announcement should be in the next few days. Update: both lenses are now officially announced.

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Sigma 25mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds lens patent

Sigma filed a patent (2013-3324) in Japan for a 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Sigma currently has a 19mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/2.8 lenses for MFT. Both models are currently on sale at 50% off (two lenses for the price of one).

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The latest list of discontinued cameras

Those are the latest cameras listed as discontinued at B&H: Leica M9 Leica M9-P Leica D-Lux 5 Ricoh CX5 Sony a57 Sony NEX-5N Nikon Coolpix AW100 waterproof camera Canon PowerShot SX40 HS Canon PowerShot S100 Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 3D camera (are 3D cameras officially dead already?) Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Panasonic […]

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