Monthly Archives: January 2013

Samyang/Rokinon working on a new 50mm f/1.4 lens

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2013

A reader contacted Rokinon (Samyang) on Facebook with a question about a potential new 50mm or 55mm f/1.4 lens. The response was that such lens is in development. This is the current lens offering from Samyang and Rokinon.

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Canon announced two new prime cinema lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2013

Today Canon announced the CN-E14mm T3.1 L F ($5,500) and CN-E135mm T2.2 L F ($5,200) cinema lenses:

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New bags from Think Tank Photo

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

Think Tank Photo announced a new product line – the Sub Urban Disguise and a new Change-Up V2.0 bag. If you wish to be alerted when the new gear is in stock, click here and they will send you an email the moment they come into stock. You will also receive free gear with your order […]

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New Pentax AG 360 FGZ II flash unit prototype shown at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

In addition to the MX-1, Pentax also displayed a prototype of a new flash unit at the 2013 CES show – AG 360 FGZ II, which will be the replacement of the current AF-540FGZ model. Via DC.watch

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More on the bizarre Polaroid mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

Polaroid managed to do one of the worst product launches for their Android based mirrorless cameras I have ever seen since I have been running this blog. There is no accurate information, the press release hardly provides any useful details, but first let’s start with the name – iM1836? Why? When the first rumor about this camera was […]

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Sony RX1 got a pretty good DxOMark score: #4 overal rating

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

DxOMark published their test results for the Sony RX1 camera (see my first impressions) and they are pretty good – the RX1 scored #4 on their overall rating list right after the Nikon D800E, D800 and D600:

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The new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 and 120-300mm f/2.8 lenses are now available for pre-oder

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

The two new Sigma lenses are now available for pre-order in various mounts: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM

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