Monthly Archives: September 2013

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens announced

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2013

Fuji officially announced the Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens. The price is $899.95, shipping will start on October 16, 2013, Amazon is now accepting pre-orders. Sample images from the new lens can be found here. Press release:

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Adobe announces Photoshop Photography Program: Photoshop, Lightroom and 20GB of storage for $9.99 per month, starting September 17th

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

Another rumor materialized today: Adobe announced a new Photoshop Photography Program that includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5, Behance ProSite and 20GB of storage for $9.99 per month:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

Ilford opened its first black and white film development lab in the US to meet demand for traditional silver gelatin black and white images. Sony Image Sensor business is booming, see original article. More information available here. Canon looks for opportunities in surveillance as camera growth slows down. Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to prosecute Olympus […]

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For tomorrow: Pentax Theta 360 camera and Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens announcements

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

For tomorrow’s scheduled press event Ricoh will most likely announce a new 360° camera called Pentax Theta 360. Such camera was rumored last year, but the Pentax acquisition by Ricoh probably delayed the announcement. Various prototypes of similar camera were shown at Photokina (by Pentax) and during the CES show (by Ricoh). The above screenshot taken earlier today is from […]

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Confirmed: Olympus E-M1 camera announcement on September 10th

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

Digicame-info published an Olympus invitation for a press event scheduled for next week and confirmed what I already reported last week: the Olympus E-M1 camera and  M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-40mm f/2.8 lens will be announced on September 10th.

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Sony announcement: QX100 and QX10 lens camera modules and three new camcorders

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

Sony officially announced the following new products: Sony DSC-QX100 lens camera modules Sony DSC-QX10 lens camera modules (black) Sony DSC-QX10 lens camera modules (white) Sony FDR-AX1 digital 4K video camera recorder Sony HDR-AS30V HD POV action camcorder Sony HDR-MV1 music camcorder Hands-on videos:

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Rumors: Panasonic working on new pancake power zoom lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2013

I received some information that Panasonic is working on a whole new series of pancake power zoom lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras that will be similar in size to the current 14mm f/2.5 prime (pictured above). I expect to receive more detailed information in the coming weeks and months.

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