Monthly Archives: June 2013

New Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 II MFT lens to be announced tomorrow

Tomorrow Panasonic will announce a new 20mm f/1.7 II MFT lens that will replace the current version. The new lens will have seven elements in five groups, the filter size will be 46mm. Two different colors will be available: silver and black. The lens dimensions are:

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First pictures of the Sony RX100M2 and RX1R cameras

Tomorrow Sony will announce two new compact cameras –  RX100M2 and RX1R. Here are the latest images and specifications:

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“Big” Canon announcement in the next few weeks?

The latest rumors: “Canon have been inviting some people from dealers for a ‘big’ product launch within the 6-8 week timeframe”. Maybe the new product will be this Canon EOS 3D DSLR camera that showed up on a Chinese website few weeks ago?

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Fujifilm X-M1 camera, Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8 R and XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS lenses officially announced

Fujifilm officially announced their latest X-M1 mirrorless camera, Fujinon XF 27mm f/2.8 R and XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS lenses and a new firmware that introduces focus peaking for the X-Pro1 and X-E1 cameras! Other companies should take example from Fuji on adding features to old models instead of trying to sell you functionality with a […]

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Deal of the day: the entire Topaz Labs plugin bundle is now $199.99 (regular price: $299.99)

The entire Topas Labs plugin bundle is now $100 off if you use coupon code july4 during checkout. The suite includes Adjust, DeNoise, B&W Effects, ReMask, Lens Effects, Detail, Simplify, Clean, InFocus and DeJPEG products. This offer is valid till July 7th. You can learn more about the individual Topaz Labs products here.

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Fuji X-M1: focus peaking function, but no digital split image focusing

I received some additional information on the upcoming Fuji X-M1 camera: it will have focus peaking function but it will not have digital split image focusing. Additionally, digicame-info published the full specifications of the soon to be announced Fujifilm products: Fuji X-M1 specifications The sensor 16.3 million pixels X-Trans APS-C CMOS active ISO range: 200-6400 (100, 12800, 25600 also […]

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For next week: Sony RX1R, RX100M2 and Fuji X-M1 announcements

There will be two major announcements next week: Sony on June 27 and Fuji on June 25th. Some new information on the Fuji X-M1 mirrorless camera surfaced online on digicame-info: The X-M1 will have X-Trans CMOS sensor. The X-M1 will come in three different colors: silver, black, brown. Two new lenses will be announced with the […]

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Fujifilm X-M1 camera size comparison

How big is the upcoming Fuji X-M1 camera? See the above images comparing the X-M1 with other Fuji cameras. It seems that Fujifilm again got everything right with this release and their X product line will look really sweet next week.

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This is the Fujifilm X-M1 camera

This is the Fujifilm X-M1 camera that will be announced next week – the first picture shows the new 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS lens: And finally, a picture of the Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 lens that will also be announced next week:

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Deal of the day: save $30 on Adobe Lightroom 5 with the purchase of any camera or lens

You can save $30 on the new Adobe Lightroom 5 if you purchase it together with a new camera or lens from Adorama. Look for the “Buy Together and Save” link on most camera and lens listings.

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