Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sony RX1R II camera at the PhotoPlus Expo

Some additional coverage on the new Sony RX1R II camera ($3,299) from the 2015 PhotoPlus Expo (credit: Alexander Guerra):   Sony had on site cleaning/maintenance booth at the PhotoPlus Expo (credit: ZoetMB): Sony RX1R II camera hands-on from Adorama: Sony RX1R II camera hands-on from Cameta Camera:

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Fuji X-Pro2 and full frame camera rumors

Photographybay reports that the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 2 camera will be announced in January, 2016: “On the camera side of things though, the X-Pro2 should arrive at CES 2016 in January with availability in February 2016 and will be more advanced than the Fuji X-T1. This will mark the four year anniversary of the Fuji […]

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Did Samsung just confirm that they are closing their camera business?

@photorumors pic.twitter.com/sYXAX90xoj — John (@jhonlsu) October 26, 2015 A reader twitted me (thanks ‏@jhonlsu) this screenshot of a live chat with Samsung support where they pretty much confirm the rumors about Samsung shutting down their camera business unit (see also this post).

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Sony confirms again that they are committed to A-mount

In a new interview with dpreview, Sony’s product manager Kenta Honj confirmed again that they are committed to the future of A-mount (at 30:38 mark). Similar comment was made also in another recent interview after Sony UK made a comment that there are not plans for A-mount camera.

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New Sony sensor tech: Starvis and Pregius

Two new videos from Sony that demonstrate their latest sensor technology: “Starvis” Sony CMOS image sensor technology is designed for security: “The STARVIS is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors for surveillance camera applications. It features a sensitivity of 2000 mV or more per 1 µm2 (color product, when imaging with a 706 […]

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Deal of the day: $100 off the Sigma 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lenses

Both the Sigma 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lenses are now $100 off (all mounts): Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens: Amazon | Adorama | B&H Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens: Amazon | Adorama | B&H

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Sony’s plan for world domination: buy Toshiba image sensor business

Reuters reports that Sony is about to purchase Toshiba’s image sensor business:

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What else is new?

→ Check out this Leica M Typ 801 concept camera. → First $300 price drop on the Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R cameras. → Pocketwizard introduced a new Plus IV transceiver.

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