Monthly Archives: July 2015

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

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

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

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

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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The latest patents: Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and Tamron 24mm f/2 VC lenses and a new Toshiba sensor design

  → Canon filed a patent for a EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and EF-S 15-105mm f/2.8-5.6 STM lenses. → Tamron has a patent for a new 24mm f/2 VC full frame lens designed for DSLR cameras.

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What else is new?

→ Price drop: the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now $935.24 (the K-3 is $749). → Expires today: $300 off on the Sony a7 mirrorless camera. → The Sony RX100 MIV camera is now shipping and is currently in stock. The camera manual can be downloaded here. → The Panasonic Lumix CM1 camera and smartphone with […]

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New: MindShiftGear FirstLight backpacks designed to carry large lenses (up to 600mm)

MindShift Gear released their first three outdoor photography backpacks specifically designed to carry large lenses and to comply with airline carry on requirements. The FirstLight packs come in three sizes, so you can carry anything from a 70-200 to a 600mm:

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