Monthly Archives: August 2015

New Sony 24-70mm (SEL2470GM) lens on the horizon

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2015

The Russian government certification website Novocert has a new listing for a Sony 24-70mm (SEL2470GM) lens that will probably be officially announced in the next 30-90 days. Via Digicame-info

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New Fujifilm X-T1 book, you can download it for $4

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2015

Rocky Nook will soon released the second edition of their The Fujifilm X-T1 book. The e-book will be available on August 20th, while the print version will be ready later this fall. If you signup on this page now, you can download the e-book for $4 once it becomes available.

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Kodak first DMILC (digital mirrorless interchangeable lens camera) with Nikon F mount

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2015

This post was written by Ron Volmershausen: Remember a company called Kodak and how they used to be innovators in both film & film-less  cameras? Not many people know this; but not long after having released the world’s first professional digital SLR camera back in 1991 , Kodak went on to release the world’s first DMILC (digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera) […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2015

→ Announced: Rokinon XEEN cinema full frame lenses (see hands-on review). → New Sony lens rebates are now live. → New deals on Lexar memory cards.

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Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera tested at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2015

DxOMark published their test results of the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera:

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Olympus is now profitable

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2015

Olympus reported a profit for their imaging business for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 year:

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New Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC lens announced (model B018)

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2015

Tamron announced a replacement of their current 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 model. Here are the specifications, MTF charts and additional information on the new 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC lens model B018 – the lightest zoom in the world (the price is $249):

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Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera could be coming to the United States

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

Since the Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera was announced, it was not available for sale in the US (you could still purchase one from DigitalRev since they ship internationally or on eBay). According to the Canonrumors, this may soon change and the M3 could become available for sale in the US.

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The latest patents from Olympus, Canon and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

→ Olympus filed a patent for a two-layer sensor with a built-in polarizing filter. → Canon got a new patent filed in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

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Rokinon to announce new high-end Xeen cine prime lenses (24mm, 50mm and 85mm T/1.5)

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

Update: The Rokinon XEEN cinema full frame lenses are now officially announced (see the hands-on review). On August 10th, Rokinon will announce three new high-end Xeen cine full frame prime lenses: 24mm, 50mm and 85mm (all with a constant T/1.5 aperture). Some additional details:

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