Monthly Archives: January 2014

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lenses announced

Sigma announced two new lenses at the CES show today: 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM. The 50mm f/1.4 will definitely be very interesting considering the price and performance of the latest Art series lenses from Sigma. The prices of the new lenses are not yet announced. Additional details: Specifications: […]

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Other new photo products from the CES 2014 show

→ Panasonic announced several new compact cameras and camcorders. The press releases can be found here. → The Polaroid Socialmatic camera will start shipping in the first quarter of 2014. The specs: 14MP sensor on the front 2MP sensor the back 4GB built-in storage microSD 4.5″ touchscreen Built-in WiFi Android OS → Lexar announced sample availability of the […]

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Panasonic NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 lens specifications leak online *UPDATED*

Panasonic will soon announce a new Leica DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH POWER OIS lens. Update: the price of the lens will be $1,599.00. Here are the specifications:

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens announced

Fujifilm announced another X-mount lens: Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens. Priced at $999, the lens will start shipping next month (Amazon list the shipping date as April 6th). Additional information:

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Black Fuji X100s, FinePix S1, S9400W, S9200, S8600 and XP70 cameras announced

Fuji announced a black version of their popular X100s camera. This time the price is identical to the silver model ($1,299.95). Amazon is currently taking pre-orders (see all new Fuji products announced today). Shipment will start on March 8th. New black accessories are also available: Fuji also announced new FinePix cameras and an instant smartphone printer:

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Fujifilm releases a new roadmap for X mount lenses

As previously reported, Fuji announced a new X mount lens roadmap that include four zoom lenses and one prime lens:

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Canon N100, SX600 HS, ELPH 340 HS cameras, VIXIA mini X and VIXIA HF R52 camcorders announced at CES

Canon announced several compact cameras today (see pricing and availability): Canon PowerShot N100 Digital Camera In addition to the creative imaging functions, the PowerShot N100 camera offers a 5x optical zoom, a 24mm Wide-Angle f/1.8 lens, a 12.1-Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and Canon’s DIGIC 6 image processor to help provide stunning image quality. Users also […]

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Fujifilm FinePix S1 camera specifications

Here are the detailed specifications of the Fujifilm FinePix S1 super-zoom (24-1200mm) camera that will be announced next week during the CES show in las Vegas:

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