Monthly Archives: May 2015

Ricoh GR II camera to be announced soon

The Indonesian Communication Agency has a new listing on their website for a Ricoh GR II camera – a replacement for the current GR model. The official announcement will be in the next 30-60 days. Expect the price of the current GR model to drop (currently at $550). Some of the rumored GR II improvements are:

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Topaz Simplify plugin is 30% off till the end of May

The Topaz Simplify plugin is 30% off (reducing the price to $27.99) for the month of May with coupon code MAYSIMP. With Topaz Simplify you can create various digital art effects (coloring book effect, graphic painting effect, etc). Several how-to videos are available on YouTube. Here are few samples:

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Major firmware update v1.3 for Samsung NX1 released

Samsung released a major firmware update v1.3 for the NX1 mirrorless camera. Here is the list of changes introduced in this version:

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Deal of the day: up to $300 off on selected Zeiss DSLR lenses for Nikon and Canon mounts

Zeiss has up to $300 off on selected DSLR lenses for Nikon and Canon mounts. See the full list of qualifying lenses at B&H and Adorama:

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New Panasonic 14-140mm lens spotted in G7 press release photos

One of the Panasonic G7 press images appears to show a new version of the LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm lens: For comparison, here is a pictures of the current Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. lens:   Via Dpreview

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera officially announced

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera is now officially announced: Pre-order options: B&H | Adorama | Amazon Shipping will start on June 15th Press release Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Camera Highlights 16 MP Live MOS Sensor Venus Engine 9 Image Processor Micro Four Thirds System 2.36m-Dot OLED Viewfinder 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Free-Angle Touchscreen 4K UHD Video […]

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Fuji X-T10 camera and Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens officially announced

Fujifilm officially announced the X-T10 mirrorless camera and Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens: Fuji X-T10 Pre-order options: B&H | Amazon | Adorama Accessories: leather case and metal hand grip Product brochure Shipping starts June 18th Sample photos Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR lens Pre-order options: B&H | Amazon | Adorama Shipping starts July 16th […]

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