Monthly Archives: February 2015

40MP High Res Shots in Olympus cameras will not require a tripod in the future

In recent interview with dpreview, Setsuya Kataoka from Olympus mentioned that the latest pixel/sensor shift technology used in the new E-M5 II MFT camera that allows the capture of a 40MP High Res Shot will be improved significantly and will no longer require a tripod: According to Setsuya Kataoka, future OM-D cameras will be able to […]

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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount gets discontinued before release

If you had plans to purchase the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount, you are out of luck – the lens got discontinued before it’s officially released…

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Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens unboxing

It seems that the first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lenses are already shipping in Asia. In the US, the lens is scheduled to start shipping on February 26, 2015. Here are some unboxing photos courtesy of  Etphotos:

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What else is new?

→ Tokina announced a new Cinema 50-135mm T3.0 lens. → The Fujifilm XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR lens is now in stock. → The latest Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC lens is now in stock. → ‪New Zeiss‬ ‎Otus‬ ZE 85mm f/1.4 lens for ‪‎Canon‬ mount is now $900 off on eBay. → The Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 […]

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Pictures from the 2015 CP+ show in Japan

The 2015 CP+ show is now officially over. Here are some pictures from many of the newly announced products:

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Sony did not announce any photography products at the CES and CP+ shows

Sony did not announce any new products during their press conference yesterday at the CP+ show in Japan. I believe Sony is the only company that did not reveal a single photography product during the 2015 CES and CP+ shows (with the exception of new action cameras).  Sony was expected to release several new FE full frame […]

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Canon’s 120MP sensor is nothing new

The 120MP CMOS APS-H sensor Canon was on display at the 2015 CP+ show is nothing new – it was already officially announced back in 201o. The 2.2 µm pixel pitch sensor (29.2mm x 20.2mm, 13280×9184 pixels) can get 9.5fps “made possible by reading multiple pixels simultaneously at high speeds – a process Canon is calling parallel signal processing'”.

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The rest of the new Pentax full frame K-mount DSLR camera *UPDATED*

When Ricoh officially announced the development of the new Pentax full frame K-mount DSLR camera, the press release only included a picture from the front of the camera. A prototype of the latest Pentax DSLR is currently on display at the CP+ show in Japan – here are few additional images from all sides:

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