Monthly Archives: June 2014

Sony a7s scores as the best low-light camera at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: June 17, 2014

The Sony a7s camera ($2,498.00) scored as the best low-light camera at DxOMark beating the Nikon Df and D4s (they still got a better overall score):

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New Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM lens to be announced in few days

By PR admin | Published: June 16, 2014

In the next few days Canon will announce a new EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM lens that will be 22% shorter (87mm) and 31% lighter (260g) than the current EF-S 55-250mm IS STM. The new model will have a faster autofocus. The lens will also have full time manual focus. Via Digicame-info

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Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: June 16, 2014

Fuji officially announced their first first weather resistant XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens. The US price is $899.95 (available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama) Lens specifications: Name FUJINON Lens XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Lens configuration 16 elements in 12 groups(4 aspherical elements and 2 ED lenses) Focal length f=18-135mm(35mm format equivalent: […]

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Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens to be announced tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

Tomorrow (June 16th) Fujifilm will announce the XF 18-135mm  f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens that has been on the roadmap for 2014. The new lens will be dust and water proof, it will take 67mm filters and will be priced ¥108,000 in Japan (around $1,000). Via Digicame-info

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This is Sony’s new curved sensor

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

IEEE published a picture of Sony’s first curved sensor. Sony has filed several different patents in the past for curved sensors and lenses. Here is a quick description of the benefits from a curved sensor from IEEE:

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Sigma announced the pricing and availability of the DP2 Quattro camera

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Sigma announced the pricing and availability of their latest DP2 Quattro compact camera: $999 (pre-orders: Adorama | B&H), shipping will start in early August. Sample images taken with the DP2 can be found here.

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Photoshop CC sneak peek: new Focus Masks feature

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Adobe published a new Photoshop CC sneak peek video of Focus Masks. This is most likely one of the new features that will be announced on June 18th. Here is the video:

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4K video and 1″ sensor announced

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4k video and 1″ sensor. The price is $897.99 (available for pre-order). Shipping is expected to start on July 31st. Here are the main camera features: 20.1MP 1″ High Sensitivity MOS Sensor Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 16x Zoom Lens 25-400mm f/2.8-4 (35mm Equivalent) 4K QFHD Video Recording at […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera to be announced in few hours

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2014

In few hours Panasonic will announce a new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera with 24-400mm f/2.8-4 equivalent zoom lens and 1″ sensor. Here are the detailed specifications:

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Lytro Illum camera technical specifications released, Android based camera rumored for Fall

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2014

Lytro revealed the technical specifications for their latest Illum camera ($1,499): CMOS sensor with 40 “megaray”  resolution, 8x zoom, 1/4000 sec maximum shutter speed and a 30 – 250mm f/2 lens. Lytro is also rumored to be working on a new Android based camera that will be released this Fall. Here are the detailed Lytro Illum technical specifications:

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