Monthly Archives: August 2015

Canon explains their new Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) camera lens optical element

With the new EF 35mm F/1.4L II USM Canon introduced a newly developed camera lens optical element called Blue Spectrum Refractive (BR) that enables extremely high levels of chromatic aberration correction:   Additional information from the press release:

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Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L II USM lens announced

Canon officially announced their EF 35mm F/1.4L II USM lens. The price of the lens in the US is $1,799 and pre-orders are currently opened at Adorama, B&H and Amazon. Shipping will start on October 4th. Here are few sample images and the full press release:

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Tamron to announce two new lenses: SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD and SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD

Tamron is rumored to announced two new prime lenses for Nikon, Canon and Sony mounts (no VC for Sony mount): SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD (model F012) SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD (model F013) Stay tuned for additional details. Via Digicame-info

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Additional information on the upcoming Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II lens

Additional information on the upcoming Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II lens:

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Pentax full frame DSLR camera rumored to be announced on October 6th

The Pentax full frame DSLR camera is rumored to be officially announced on October 6th according to dpreview forum member asahi man who has provided reliable information about Pentax in the past:

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TopazLabs ReMask 5 masking software released (discount code included)

TopazLabs released ReMask 5 – an updated version with new features of their masking software. The update is free to anyone who already owns the previous ReMask version. If you decide to purchase ReMask 5, use coupon code “GetReMask5” for $20 off (valid from August 25th – September 18th).

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Olympus: “with future technology advances it might be possible to produce a model with a higher resolution”

Panasonic GX8 20.3 MP Digital Live MOS sensor

The new Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera that was announced earlier today still has a 16MP sensor. In an interview with Amateurphotographer, Olympus representative mentioned that we may see higher megapixel MFT cameras in the future: Although Olympus currently uses a 16MP sensor, with future technology advances it might be possible to produce a model with a higher […]

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera officially announced

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera is now officially announced. Here the camera’s main features: 16.1MP 4/3 Live MOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor Micro Four Thirds System 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder 3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Tilting LCD Touchscreen Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps 5-Axis In-Body Image Stabilization Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity Up to 8.5 fps […]

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