Monthly Archives: July 2015

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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Schneider-Kreuznach will not produce Micro Four Thirds lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2015

Schneider-Kreuznach will not produce the Micro Four Thirds lenses they introduced during the 2012 Photokina show (Super-Angulon 14mm f/2.0, Xenon 30mm f/1.4 and Makro-Symmar 60mm f/2.4). Read the official press-release from Schneider-Kreuznach here:

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Canon announcement on August 14th: new camera and two lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2015

NL reports that Canon will have a new product announcement on August 14th, 2015. Rumored are a new camera and two lenses.

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