Monthly Archives: September 2013

Sony reassures that A mount will stay alive

Few weeks ago Amateurphotographer reported that Sony is still committed to the A-mount: “Though designed to work with E-mount lenses, Sony UK’s head of digital imaging, Frederik Lange, stressed that the A3000 launch does not signal the end of A-mount cameras.” The a99 camera will run out of production in late November. The Sony a65 camera is […]

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Canon EOS M2 camera references appear in DPP software

A dpreview forum member discovered reference to an “EOS M2” camera in the latest DPP (Digital Photo Professional) version: “If the shooting result is dark or the contrast is low, you can use the Auto Lighting Optimizer function to auto-correct the brightness and contrast, and obtain a more pleasant image. You can also change the […]

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Rumors: full frame Pentax DSLR, K-3 specs and a new DA 18-70mm f/2.8 lens

The above picture comes form the Chinese forum xitek and it looks like a Pentax DSLR camera with a full frame mirror box (I changed the brightness of the second image for a better view). For comparison, this is the APC-S sized mirror box of the Pentax K-5: What do you think – real or fake? […]

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MXCamera/DEO-Tech working on a full frame Sony NEX adapter, MFT drop-in filter adapter

MX Camera/DEO-Tech is planning to released two new adapters – one for the upcoming full frame Sony NEX, the second for MFT with drop-in filter capabilities:

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Photographer leaks pictures on Facebook taken with a new Sony NEX-7R camera

The New York based photographer Clayton Nelson published several pictures on Facebook taken with “Sony NEX-7R, a new prototype APS sensor digital camera”. The images are now removed. This is the rest of his comments: “I emailed Sony some of the images I took earlier in the week, explaining how delighted I was with the […]

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First images of the upcoming Fuji XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS and 56mm f/1.2 R lenses

According to the latest XF lens roadmap, Fuji should announce two more lenses by January 2014. In one of the new PDF brochures published on fujifilm.com you can see pictures of those two lenses – 10-24mm f/4 R OIS and 56mm f/1.2 R:

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The new Nikon 1 AW1 is the world’s first waterproof and shockproof interchangeable lens camera

The just announced Nikon 1 AW1 is the world’s first waterproof and shockproof interchangeable mirrorless lens camera that is priced at $796.95 for one lens kit (11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6) and $996.95 for a two lens kit (11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 and 10mm f/2.8). The AW1 main features are:

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Nikon to announce the world’s first waterproof mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses

In the next 2 hours Nikon will announce the world’s first waterproof mirrorless compact digital camera with interchangeable lenses – the Nikon 1 AW1. Two new 1 Nikkor AW lenses will also be announced: 1 NIKKOR AW 10mm f/2.8 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 For more details and additional coverage, check NikonRumors.com

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Phottix announces Mitros+ TTL transceiver flash with built-in radio trigger

Phottix officially announced their new Mitros+ TTL transceiver flash with built-in radio trigger I mentioned few days ago. Here are the details:

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The $9.99 per month Adobe Photoshop Photography Program is now live

The new Adobe Photoshop Photography Program that includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5, Behance ProSite and 20GB of storage for $9.99 per month is now live. Starting today, you can subscribe on this page. This offer is valid till December 31, 2013:

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