Monthly Archives: January 2015

Panasonic announces 5 new Lumix compact cameras at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

Panasonic announced five new Lumix compact cameras at CES. The other news is that the CM1 smartphone is coming to the US this summer. Here are the basic specifications of the new Lumix cameras:

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Yongnuo also has a YN-2.0X III teleconverter clone for Canon EOS EF lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

In addition to the 35mm and 50mm lenses, Yongnuo also has a Canon 2x teleconverter clone that sell for less than half of the price of the original Canon version. Here are the specifications:

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New Pentax products on display at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

Here are the details on the new Pentax/Ricoh products:

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Venus Optics announced new 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro lens: the world’s first 2:1 magnification lens with infinity focus

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

It seems that this is an old announcement, but I just spotted it online: Venus Optics announced a new 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro lens, the world’s first 2:1 magnification lens with infinity focus. The lens will be available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony Alpha and Pentax K mounts and can be purchased on eBay. Update: a review […]

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List of upcoming Olympus cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

In addition to the Olympus E-M5II camera, the Indonesian communication agency has listings on their website for two new Olympus compact cameras: Olympus SH-2 and TG-860. The official announcement will most likely be at the CP+ show in Japan next month. Via Digicame-info

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Samsung NX500 mirrorless camera specs leaked: ISO 32,000, 4k video, 1/4000s

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

It seems that a firmware update for the new Samsung NX500 mirrorless camera leaked online. Here are some of the rumored specifications: ISO range: 100 – 32,000 (ISO 25,600 Auto ISO limit) Top shutter speed: 1/4000s Video: 4095×2160 (24p), 3840×2160 (25p / 30p), 1920×1080 (509 / 60p), 1920×1080 (259 / 30p) Via SLRclub & Dicahub

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Canon @ 2015 CES: new printers, camcorders, PowerShot cameras and a media hub

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

Today at the CES show Canon announced new printers, camcorders, five PowerShot compact cameras and a Connect Station CS100 media hub used for photo and video storage. For pricing and availability, check this link. The full press releases can be found here. The Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera is now also available in a kit […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2015

→ Fujifilm and Globe-Trotter have announced another “exclusive” and “luxury” kit based on the Fujifilm X-T1 Graphite Silver camera. You can see the previous Globe-Trotter/Fuji edition kits here and here. → The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 camera body is listed as discontinued at B&H. → Kodak already has a website for the Instamatic Android based devices I reported last month. […]

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