Monthly Archives: August 2014

Kodak discontinues the Professional BW400CN film

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Today Kodak announced the discontinuation of the Professional BW BW400CN film – “the world’s finest-grained chromogenic film”. The BW400CN film is still in stock at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. Here is the full text of the discontinuation notice:

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More leaked pictures of the Olympus PEN E-PL7 MFT camera

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Digicame-info found three more pictures of the upcoming Olympus PEN E-PL7 MFT camera. For additional info, see previous PhotoRumors coverage. T he E-PL7 will be announced on August 28th.

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You will not care about the upcoming Sony KW1 “selfie” camera

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2014

Few days ago I reported rumors about a new Sony KW1 compact camera equipped with Exmor RS sensor. Pictures of the KW1 already leaked on several Chinese websites and reveal a camera designed for… selfies. Here are the specifications:

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Rokinon to announce their new 50mm f/1.2 lens on August 26th

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2014

The previously rumored 50mm f/1.2 lens will most likely be announced on August 26th according to this Facebook post. Update: there is also a new Samyang lens teaser:

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Silver Olympus E-M1 camera to be announced soon, rumors point to possible 4k video firmware update

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2014

Olympus will refresh their E-M1 MFT camera with a new silver version (pictured above). There are also rumors of a possible firmware update that will bring 4k video recording capabilities. The official announcement is expected on August 30th. Via Xitek

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This is the upcoming Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2014

Those are the first images of the upcoming Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera (not to be confused with the Pentax Q-S1 mirrorless camera). There are no rumored specifications for now and the green LED on the grip are mystery (any ideas?). Via Digicame-info

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Sony a5100 mirrorless camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: August 18, 2014

The Sony a5100 mirrorless camera is now officially announced and is available for pre-order. Sony a5100 main features: Fast Hybrid AF with huge 179 focal plane phase-detection AF points for reliable tracking autofocus plus touch focussing and touch shutter release Large, sensitive 24.3 megapixel APS-C size Exmor CMOS sensor and powerful BIONZ X™ processor for […]

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