Monthly Archives: July 2015

Panasonic DMC-GX8 MFT mirrorless camera: pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: July 14, 2015

In the next 48 hours Panasonic will announce their latest DMC-GX8 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera (the GX7 is already discontinued). Here are the expected specifications:

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Panasonic working on a light field camera with interchangeable lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2015

  The Japanese website Sankeibiz reports that Panasonic has already developed a new light field camera (similar to Lytro) with interchangeable lenses. There is no word on what mount will be used, but Panasonic is expected to make an official announcement in 2016. Via digicame-info

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Another Fujifilm price increase on photographic film, some products will get discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 11, 2015

Fujifilm published another notice regarding their photographic film – the following products will get around 20% price increase in October, 2015: Size Price increases target type Color negative film 135 Fujicolor 100 135 Fujicolor SUPERIA PREMIUM 400 135 Fujicolor SUPERIA X-TRA 400 135 Fujicolor SUPERIA Venus 800 135 Fujicolor NATURA 1600 Lens with film 135 QuickSnap […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 10, 2015

→ Amazon promises better deals on their “Prime Day” than on Black Friday. Check those pages on July 15th for more details: Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon Germany Amazon France Amazon Italy Amazon Spain → The Sigma dp0 camera is now in stock. → Pentax issued a service advisory for “power-off” issue when using the […]

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Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras tested at DxOMark, compared with Nikon D810 and Sony a7R

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2015

DxOMark published their test results of the Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras: One of the more interesting comparison is agains the Nikon D810 and Sony a7R cameras: Canon 5DS & 5DS R DxOMark’s conclusion:

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Canon celebrates the production of 110 million interchangeable EF lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2015

Canon Celebrates Significant Milestone With Production Of 110 Million Interchangeable EF Lenses MELVILLE N.Y., July 8, 2015 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., will celebrate the achievement of a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production of the Company’s 110-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for […]

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First hands-on of the new Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art full frame lens with many sample photos

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2015

Herbert from d-pixx.de just informed me that he posted his preliminary hands-on of the new Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art full frame lens with 36 real-life pictures (taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera). The complete test/review will follow on Saturday. The US pricing of the lens is still not announced.

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Canon got a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2015

Canon announced a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash and accessories. The new zoom flash has a compact body, built-in Catchlight panel, dot-matrix LCD and a Multi dial (guide number 141 feet, 24-105mm zoom). Here are the US prices: Canon Speedlite 430EX III flash: $299.00 Canon remote control adapter RA-E3: $39.95 Canon bounce adapter SBA-E2: $29.95 Canon color filter […]

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Ricoh drops the price of the recently announced GR II camera by $100

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2015

Ricoh probably realized that the updates they introduced in their latest GRII camera (only Wi-Fi, NFC, upgraded AWB and wireless flash sync) do not justify the $200+ price increase over the previous version. The new Ricoh GR II now costs $696.95, or $100 less than the intro price at B&H and Adorama (Amazon still has the old price). […]

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The Hero4 is the smallest and lightest GoPro action camera to date

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2015

GoPro announced their smallest action camera to date – the new Hero 4 ($399.99) is 50% smaller and 40% lighter. Here are technical specifications: 1080p60, 720p100, and 1440p30 video Waterproof to 33′ (10m), no separate housing required Easy one-button control: short press of shutter powers camera on and begins capturing video, long shutter button press […]

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