Monthly Archives: December 2014

Phase One and ALPA officially announced their new A-Series medium format cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2014

Phase One and ALPA (both companies announced a long-term strategic and cooperative alliance few months ago) officially released a new A-Series medium format cameras (I already briefly mentioned that news a month ago). Here are the details:

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Deal of the day: $120 off the X-Rite i1 Display Pro

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2014

For a limited time B&H has the X-Rite i1 Display Pro for $129 ($120 off, original price: $249, free expedited shipping).

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This new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 lens is an exact copy of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2014

A reader sent me those pictures of a new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 lens (available on Amazon and eBay) that is almost an exact copy of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens:

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Adobe Lightroom 5.7.1 now available

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2014

Today Adobe released Lightroom 5.7.1 (download links: Mac | Windows). Here are the release notes:

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New Ricoh GR camera price drop

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2014

There is a new price drop on the Ricoh GR camera (probably triggered by the recent Nikon Coolpix A fire sale): Ricoh GR bundle with 32GB memory card and GF-1 TTL flash for $566.95 with 4% rewards and free shipping Ricoh GR bundle with 32GB memory card, Ricoh GV-1 external viewfinder for $566.95 with 4% […]

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ProFoto announced HSS upgrade (1/8000 sec) for B1 off-camera flash

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2014

Few months ago I mentioned on NikonRumors that a high sync mode option will be added to the ProFoto B1 off-camera Flash system in the future. Today ProFoto announced a HSS (high speed sync) upgrade that will enable shooting as fast as 1/8000 of a second:

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Fujichrome Velvia 100F 120 film discontinued

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2014

Fuji Japan announced the discontinuation of the Fujichrome Velvia 100F 120 film citing low demand. Fuji will continue to ship the 100F film till February, 2015.

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Lytro introduced new “Focus Spread” feature that allows you to pick the depth of field

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2014

With their latest software update, Lytro introduced a new “Focus Spread” feature that allows you can independently adjust the depth of field after for a specific portion of the image: “In traditional photography, the only way to focus on two subjects at different depths is to stop down the aperture and sacrifice bokeh. As a result, […]

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