Monthly Archives: May 2013

Tamron patents a 35mm f/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens and two new Canon patents

Tamron filed a patent in Japan (2013-83783) for a 35mm f/1.4 APS-C mirrorless lens (50mm equivalent in full frame). Few months ago the company also filed a patent for a new 50mm f/1.8 APS-C lens. Currently Tamron has only two zoom lenses for mirrorless cameras: 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony E mount and 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III […]

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Canon press event on May 31st

The website eoszine.nl mentioned on Twitter that Canon Netherlands will have a press event on May 31. There have not been any rumors about upcoming Canon cameras or lenses. This scheduled press event could be for printers or video products.

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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL6 camera announced in Japan

    In addition to the E-P5, Olympus also announced the E-PL6 PEN Lite camera. As the name suggests, the E-PL6 will replace the previous E-PL5 model and for now will be available only in Japan.

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Olympus PEN E-P5 camera announced

Olympus officially announced the PEN E-P5 camera and VF-4 electronic viewfinder. Here are the basic E-P5 specs: 16.1MP Live MOS sensor TruePic VI image processor 3.0″ tilt touchscreen LCD Full HD 1080p video in MOV & AVI formats Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity 5 axis image stabilization with IS auto Fast AF with touch focus & touch […]

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Adobe CC: Q&A, petition, new hardware

Several websites have published Q&A sections to clear all the “misunderstandings” about moving Photoshop CC to a cloud based subscription – see some of the posts by Adobe, Engadget, Dpreview and Scott Kelby. No matter what others are saying, Adobe is taking away an option that you previously had: buy a stand alone version or sign up for monthly subscription. […]

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New Think Tank Photo Mirrorless Mover bags

Think Tank Photo announced a new line of  Mirrorless Mover bags designed for compact system cameras. Here is a quick overview of the Mirrorless Mover 20 bag which the company sent me yesterday.

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Roundup of Mother’s Day savings and offers

Amazon has several different specials on cameras, digital frames and more. All B&H special for Mother’s day can be found here. Some Canon deals are available at Adorama. Two more offers: $200 on select Samsung cameras and $100 off on the Sigma 70-300 lens. eBay is offering free 1 day shipping (offer ends May 9th). If […]

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New pictures of the Olympus E-PL6 and the E-P5 premium model

The first images of the Olympus E-PL6 (above) and the E-P5 “premium” model are out:

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Guest post: what is your equipment relationship type?

Today’s guest post by J Shin will tell you about the  different equipment relationship types: In all my visits to photography rumor and review sites, one observation I have made is that a good proportion of “trolling” and “personal attack” comments have to do with people’s relationships to their equipment: how often they buy things, what kinds […]

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Olympus E-PL6, E-P5 and VF-4 detailed specifications leaked

The detailed specifications for the Olympus E-PL6 and E-P5 cameras and the new VF-4 electronic viewfinder have leaked:

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