Monthly Archives: August 2013

Canon EOS 70D now shipping

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2013

The Canon EOS 70D is currently shipping from Adorama and is in stock at several eBay retailers. Amazon lists the release date as August 26th, 2013. The camera was officially announced in early July.

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Olympus to announce M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens with the E-M1 camera

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2013

Olympus will release a new M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO lens with their upcoming E-M1 camera. The new lens will be black with L-Fn (Lens Function) button and will have 62mm filter thread. The matching lens hood is LH-66. Via digicame-info

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Sony NEX-5T camera, new E-mount lenses leaked

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2013

Those are the first leaked pictures of the upcoming Sony NEX-5T mirrorless camera and the three new Sony E lenses:

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Deal of the day: full version of Adobe Lightroom 5 is now $20 off, 50% savings on Creative Cloud single app

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2013

Adobe is currently offering $20 off the full version of Lightroom 5. Currently Adobe also offer 50% savings on Creative Cloud single-app (offer ends August 31st).

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Samsung NX 30mm f/2 i-Fn lens (EX-S30ANW) coming soon

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2013

Last year I reported that Samsung will release a new version of their 30mm f/2 NX pancake lens with i-Fn functionality. A German retailer now has the new lens listed on their website with a price of 299 EUR (around 400 USD). Expect the official announcement in the next few weeks. The current 30mm f/2.0 lens is listed […]

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Canon announces EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens, PowerShot G16, S120, SX170is and SX510hs cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2013

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens ($349.99) For photographers and videographers looking to add versatility and range to their lens collection, the new EF-S 55–250mm f/4–5.6 IS STM telephoto zoom lens is a dream come true. Compact and lightweight with Optical Image Stabilizer for up to 3.5* equivalent stops of shake correction, it extends […]

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Full list of upcoming Canon compact cameras: PowerShot S200, S120, SX170, SX510, IXY 620F and a new G16

By PR admin | Published: August 21, 2013

Canon is planning to announce the following compact cameras, including a new PowerShot G16 model (specifications): 5 times zoom 28mm wide-angle end start f/1.8-2.8 lens 12.1 million pixel CMOS sensor DIGIC6 Faster AF Improved the time lag Canon PowerShot S120 specifications: 5 times zoom of 24mm start 12.1 million pixel CMOS sensor DIGIC6 Faster AF Improved […]

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Full list of upcoming Sony products: a3000, NEX-5T, QX10, QX100 and two zoom lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 21, 2013

Sony will announce the following new products by the end of the month: Sony α3000 SLT-like camera with 20.1MP APS-C sensor, E-mount and built-in EVF Zeiss Vario 16-70mm f/4 OSS ZA-Tessar T * E lens (filter size: 55mm, IS) 18-105mm OSS f/4G E PZ lens (filter size: 72mm, IS) Sony NEX-5T mirrorless camera (similar to NEX-5R) […]

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The latest patents from Tokina, Olympus and Konica Minolta

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2013

Tokina filed a patent for a 70-200mm f/4 full frame lens. This is most likely the AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S lens that was displayed during the 2013 Photokina show but was never officially released.   Olympus filed patents for two M.Zuiko macro lenses for Micro Four Thirds: 70mm f/2.8 (left) and 100mm f/4.5 (right). […]

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Fuji X-A1 camera leaked

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2013

This is the first leaked image of the entry level Fuji X-A1 camera that will be announced in the next few weeks. The new model will not have a X-Trans APS-C sensor and it will be sold at major retail stores at a low price. On the outside, the X-A1 looks identical to the X-M1.

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