Monthly Archives: December 2015

Sony A7s II camera tested at DxOMark (compared to Nikon Df and D810)

DxOMark published their tests results for the Sony A7s II camera

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Casio is actually doing well in its point and shoot camera business thanks to a… $1,000 selfie camera

An interesting article from nikkei.com – Casio expects a record profit thanks to their TR series cameras designed for people to take better selfies. The price of those TR cameras is as much as a good DSLR camera (some models are priced at $949!) and they sell very well:

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GoPro Karma drone coming in 2016

GoPro published another teaser video of their upcoming Karma drone that will be announced in 2016:

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Free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for Pentax 645z released

Ricoh released a free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for use with the Pentax 645z medium format camera ($6,996.95):

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The Z Camera E1 MFT 4k camera is now shipping

      The Z Camera E1 was a successful Kickstarter project from earlier this year and is now in stock in the US for $699. The detailed technical specifications and additional information can be found on Z Camera’s official website.

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Epson announces mass production of the EVF found in the Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera

DC.Watch speculates that the EVF inside the new Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera is made by Epson. This EVF is the best I have ever seen so far (see our Leica SL review) – the current EVFs used by Sony and Fuji are not even close. The good news is that Epson is now starting […]

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DSLR cameras are still ruling in the UK

Amateurphotographer published some interesting stats for the UK market (data from Futuresource Consulting):

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Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens sample photos

Dpreview published a gallery of photos taken with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens (pre-production version): “The 135mm F1.4 is a massive piece of glass, and in its E-mount flavor, absolutely dwarfs Sony’s a7 bodies. With a 105mm thread, fully manual operation and a weight of over six pounds (about 2.7kg), it can be rather […]

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