Monthly Archives: April 2015

First Fuji Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens review published online

The first Fuji Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens review got published online prematurely by fujilove.com and later removed but thanks to Google, you can read the cashed version here. The official announcement is tomorrow. Update: here is another review of the upcoming Fuji lens.

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What’s new at the 2015 NAB show?

   → Blackmagic announced three new cameras with different mounts: URSA, URSA Mini ($2,995 – $5,495) and a new Micro cinema camera ($995-$1,295). → Panasonic announced new wearable POV action cam HX-A1 ($199.99). →New HDC-4300 camcorder from Sony. → Livestream Studio HD550 is a new compact all-in-one live production switcher. → Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Air announced ($499.99). → New action […]

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens (Canon mount) tested at DxOMark

DxOMark tested the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens for Canon mount ($849). Here is their conclusion:

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New Mitakon lens teaser

ZY Optics has a teaser on Facebook for a new Mitakon lens. Here are the clues:

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Sony Cybershot WX500 and HX90V compacts announced

At the 2015 NAB show Sony announced two new compact Cybershot cameras: Compact hi-zoom Sony HX90V camera with built-in retractable EVF Premium 30x ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* optical zoom lens with 60x “Clear Image” digital zoom capability Built-in pop-up OLED Tru-Finder EVF w/ high contrast and vivid colors 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ […]

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Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens to be announced this week

The Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens was already listed on the latest roadmap and was on displayed at the CP+ show. The official announcement will be in the next few days. Here are the rumored details:

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Deal of the day: up to 69% off Lexar Professional 1000x 64GB and 128GB memory cards

Today only on Amazon Gold Box deal of the day: Lexar Professional 1000x 64GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 memory card (up to 150MB/s read speed) for $34.99 Lexar Professional 1000x 128GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 memory card (up to 150MB/s read speed) for $60.99

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Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 camera announced, Stylus 1s coming to the US and Europe

Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 The new Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 camera (previously leaked here) will be available in two colors: black an red. Here are the basic specifications: 16MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor Olympus 4x Optical Zoom f/2.0-4.9 Lens 25-100mm (35mm Equivalent) Water, Crush, Shock, Freeze & Dustproof Full HD 1920 x […]

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Panasonic to announce a new firmware update v2.2 for the Lumix GH4 camera

I received some information that today Panasonic will announce a new firmware update v2.2 for the Lumix GH4 camera. The new firmware will include: Anamorphic (4:3) mode with 3328 x 2496 video recording (8.3MP) 4:2:2 / 10 bit HDMI output New 1/16,000 shutter Panasonic is also rumored to announce a new 4K Micro Four Thirds camera today. Update: […]

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Those are the two new Blackmagic cameras

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II I reported earlier today is most likely just another fake (I should have spotted that before posting, will try not to recycle cheap fakes in the future). This is what the two new Blackmagic cameras look like:

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