Monthly Archives: April 2013

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens details

Some more details surfaced on soon to be announced Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens: the lens image stabilization will provide the equivalent of 4.5 stops faster shooting. The autofocus speed of the lens will be 0.28 seconds thanks to two linear motors. The new lens is expected to start shipping next month (May, 2013) […]

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What else is new: new Lomography camera and two interesting Kickstarter projects

Lomography teams up with Coachella to make a metal camera.

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Specifications of the new Ricoh Digital GR camera

Update: additional specifications are available here. The signs for a new Ricoh GR camera has been out for few months: Ricoh has recently filed patents for several new lenses designed for APS-C cameras and the GR Digital IV has been listed as discontinued for a while. Here are the latest specifications of the soon to be released new Ricoh Digital GR compact digital camera with […]

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Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 upgrade released

Topaz Labs released B&W Effects 2.1. The new features include zone system, borders, tone quick tools and apply button. You can read all the details on the new version in this this blog post. Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 screenshots:     Few before and after comparisons to get an idea what you can do with Topaz B&W Effects:

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Sony NEX-7n, Panasonic LF1, Canon EOS 70D, Olympus E-PL6, Ricoh GR Digital V rumors

The Sony NEX-7n mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced in May with a new 3.8 million dot EVF that will have two OLED layers of 1.9 million dots each. This technology will deliver crisp display experience without any noticeable lag or other artifacts. In addition to the Panasonic G6, a new high-end compact camera […]

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The first 3.69 million dots electronic viewfinder

Citizen announced the highest resolution electronic viewfinders available today with a 1280×960 pixel display or 3.69 million dots (Google translation):

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Picture of the Samsung NX2000 Android/Tizen based camera

Update: this camera is most likely the Samsung NX2000. The above picture is of a not-yet-announced Samsung NX camera that runs on the Android or Tizen OS (you can see the home button on the right). I do not have any other details, but Samsung is rumored to be working on mirrorless NX cameras that run on […]

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CMOSIS offers 70MP full frame sensor, could be the sensor supplier for the Blackmagic 4k camera

CMOSIS, the sensor supplier for the new Leica M, could also be the sensor manufacturer for the just announced Blackmagic 4k camera according to EOSHD: “Their Super 35mm 4K sensor is the “CMOSIS CMV 12000″ and the specification is a close to the Blackmagic Production Camera. Also the pin layout as shown above looks identical despite the low resolution […]

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Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera announcement

The Panasonic GF6 Micro Four Thirds camera is now officially announced. The US price is $599 for a lens kit. Sample video shot with the GF6:

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What else is new at the 2013 NAB show?

Blackmagic announced their production 4k camera priced at $4k. The new compact Novo camera takes C-mount lenses and fits int he palm of your hand.

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