Monthly Archives: November 2015

The latest deals on camera gear

Other savings/rebates/deals: Canon EOS M (up to $250 off) Panasonic LUMIX cameras (up to $500 off) Olympus lenses (up to #100 off) Fuji cameras (up to $900) Sony lenses and Sony cameras Sandisk memory cards (up to 65% off) Adobe Creative Cloud is 20% off for Black Friday $20 off the new Topaz Texture Effects

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3 released

Adobe released Lightroom CC 2015.3 / 6.3. The new version adds supports for several new cameras and lenses and also fixes multiple bugs, including the instability, functionality and performance issues introduced in Lightroom CC 2015.2.x/6.2.x. Update: Adobe Camera Raw 9.3 was also released: Windows | Mac.

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US price of the HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens: $1,096.95

Quick update on my previous post – the US price of the new HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens will be $1,096.95 $1,599. The lens is now available for pre-order. Shipping should start in mid December 2015. Update #1: the new version is basically $500 cheaper than the old model. Update #2: the price […]

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What else is new? (Sony edition)

→ Another Hasselblad HV price drop – now $8,500 off (was $8,000 off before). → Sony confirms the a7S II sunspots issue – it is a PAL-only problem and a firmware fix is coming soon. Video examples of the issue can be seen here and here. → New Aquatica underwater housings for the Sony A7r II & […]

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HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens delayed again

Ricoh Japan announced another production delay for the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens ($2,296.95) that was announced back in February. This lens was already delayed once before. Ricoh did not provide a new release date, but B&H now has the expected availability date as February 25, 2016:

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Fuji

Ricoh has a patent for a camera with a built-in dock for a smart phone. Another Ricoh patent is for infrared AF assist lamp (Nikon recently filed a similar patent). Canon has a patent for a new 24-300mm f/4-5.6 lens.

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Adobe Creative Cloud is 20% off for Black Friday

Check out the new Black Friday specials for Adobe Creative Cloud:

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Rumors: Canon “pro level” mirrorless camera coming next year

Some more details on the rumored Canon “pro level” mirrorless camera:

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