Monthly Archives: October 2014

The new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens is delayed

You can tell that many companies were in a rush to announce their products for Photokina because many of them are not yet ready to ship them. After Sigma and Sony, Olympus is next to issue an apology because their latest M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO lens and 1.4x MC-14 teleconverter will be delayed “due to hight […]

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New Lomography film: LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400

Lomography announced new LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400 film available in different formats and packaging (only 5,000 rolls are available, this emulsion develops in C-41):

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What else is new?

→ Canon announced EOS C100 Mark II cinema EOS camera with dual pixel CMOS AF (press release): Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS sensor + EF mount 1920×1080 60/50i, 24/25p, PF30, PF23.98 Built-in dual pixel CMOS AF hardware AVCHD + MP4 recording Dual SDHC/SDXC media card slots HDMI output with timecode & Canon log ISO 320 to […]

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One day only SanDisk memory cards sale

Update#1: the SanDisk microSDHC deals are back. Update#2: the world’s first 512GB memory card in now in stock. Several SanDisk deals with free shipping that are valid only for today: SanDisk 32GB Ultra microSDHC UHS-I class 10 memory card with SD card adapter for $14.95 SanDisk 64GB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I class 10 memory card with SD card adapter […]

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Pictures of Olympus Stylus 1 camera successor leaked online

This is the most interesting/serious leak/rumor since Photokina – the first pictures of the Olympus Stylus 1 camera successor: For comparison, here is the current Stylus 1 model:

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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic, Tamron and Ricoh

Here is an update on the latest patents since my last post:

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Creating a photo booth with a GoPro Hero camera

Today’s guest post “Creating a photo booth with a GoPro Hero camera” is written by the Danish photographer Lars Brandt Stisen (website | blog | Twitter | Pintrest | Behance): I promised our friends a photo booth for their wedding. They had already been scouting the internet and asking around for a solution without any luck, so I […]

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Deal of the day: Topaz Labs Clarity 25% off until 10/31

Topaz Labs Clarity at currently 25% off until the end of the month with coupon code Octclarity. Here is a quick description of the software:

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II to start shipping on October 30th

The Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera was initially scheduled to be released in November. Amazon has now updated their listing and the latest DSLR from Canon is expected to start shipping on October 30th, 2014.

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Adobe Lightroom 6 rumors

Some additional Adobe Lightroom 6 rumors after a new LR6 book appeared on Amazon Germany few months ago:

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