Monthly Archives: March 2013

New: SLR Magic Monster Lens II 12-36×50 ED spotting scope for MFT digiscoping

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2013

New product from SLR Magic – Monster Lens II 12-36×50 ED Spotting Scope for digiscoping with Micro Four Thirds cameras. The company’s first spotting scope was announced back in 2011. Press release and technical specifications:

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2013

Another set of rumored Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera specifications is currently floating around (see previous set of specs from November 2012): 21MP APS-C ISO 100-25600 (L: 50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400) 10fps Video ‘stills burst’ mode 30/60 fps Full HD video with manual control Single CF card slot 19 AF Points all cross On chip […]

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Samsung NX300 starts shipping in the next few days, Usain Bolt is the new face of the NX line

By PR admin | Published: March 27, 2013

The Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera will start shipping in the next few days and Usain Bolt is the new face behind the NX product line. Here is a recap of the main technical camera specifications:

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Pentax full frame DSLR camera is coming, but not tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2013

Ok, it seems that the rumors I reported in my last Pentax post were bogus, but this doesn’t change the fact that a full frame Pentax DSLR camera is coming soon – see yesterday’s tweet from Pentax Australia. Last year Pentax Australia also tried to convince their Twitter audience that “good things are coming”.

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Canon rumored to announce high megapixel DSLR camera by the end of 2013

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2013

The rumored high megapixel Canon DSLR camera will probably be announced in October/September this year. The new 1 series body will most likely have a 47MP sensor, but there are also rumors for a 39MP or 50+MP sensors. The release time frame for this high MP Canon camera matches with the rumored 36MP Nikon D4x announcement.

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Pentax K-3 24MP full frame camera announcement on March 27th?

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2013

Few weeks ago I reported that Pentax is going to soon introduce several new DSLR cameras as early as this month. RiceHigh received some information that the 24MP Pentax K-3 full frame camera will be announced next week on March 27. In another post, RiceHigh reports about photographer Mike Svitek who has posted this on hig g+ […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2013

You won’t need batteries with this “Sun & Cloud” digital camera – the built-in  solar panel and hand crank will allow to generate enough power to use the camera. Fujifilm announced new compact cameras: FinePix XP200 and FinePix S8400W. Together with the new price increase, Fujifilm also announced new design for their professional photographic film packaging. 

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Brenthaven BX2 camera backpack review

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2013

This is a quick review of the Brenthaven BX2 camera backpack (Model #: 1703). The first thing I noticed after I picked up the BX2 was how light it was – with a weight of 2.8 lb I believe this is one of the lightest backpacks in this category (the similar sized Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 250 AW for example […]

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