Monthly Archives: April 2013

Panasonic G6, LF1 cameras and 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 lens announced

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2013

Panasonic officially announced the Lumix G6 ($749), LF1 ($499) cameras and their new 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 MFT lens ($699). Additional information with detailed specifications and sample images available at the following links:

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Ricoh GXR camera body and two lens modules listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2013

The Ricoh GXR camera body, GRX + S10 lens kit and GRX + A16 lens kit are all listed as discontinued. The GXR system was announced in November 2009 but since the modules where the sensor is located are interchangeable, it remains to be seen if Ricoh will decide to upgrade the camera body. The Ricoh GXR camera body […]

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More details on the upcoming Panasonic and Olympus cameras and lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2013

Few quick updates on the upcoming new cameras and lenses from Olympus and Panasonic:

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Guest post: Multistitch

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2013

In today’s guest post Brian Hirschfeld will discuss Multistich – a simple device for 4×5 cameras that will help you generate large format digital files for commercial photography: In my humble report from PDN PhotoPlus 2013 I had the opportunity to meet and briefly interview Myko, the creator of Multistitch. The YouTube video I did at this time gave a brief overview […]

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For 10 consecutive years Canon has the #1 spot for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

According to their own survey, Canon announced that they have been holding the #1 spot in market share for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses for 10 consecutive years:

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Olympus to announce E-P5 and E-PL6 cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

According to digicame-info Olympus will soon announce two new mirrorless cameras: E-P5 and E-PL6. The E-P5 body only will be priced at ¥99,800 (around $1000), the E-PL6 body will cost ¥69,800 (around $700). No other specifications are available at that point.

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New Kodak Pixpro mirrorless camera shown at the 2013 P&E show in China

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

At the 2013 P&E show in China Kodak had on display a new Pixpro mirrorless (interchangeable lens?) camera with a design similar to the Olympus PEN series. I could not find any additional information on this model. Few months ago JK Imaging got the rights to use the Kodak brand name on their cameras and they introduced the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro […]

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Sigma rumored to announce 135mm f/1.8 DG OS and 24mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2013

In the past few months Sigma announced some very interesting lenses, including the world’s first f/1.8 zoom. The latest rumors indicate that later this year the company will introduce also new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG OS and 24mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses (the new Art line of Sigma lenses are designed to deliver the best image quality possible). An […]

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