Monthly Archives: January 2016

2015 worst camera of the year: Hasselblad Lusso

For a third year in a row, the winner of the 2015 Worst Camera Of The Year Award is Hasselblad with their Lusso model (Lunar won 2014, Stellar was the 2013 winner). Here are the poll results:

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What else is new? (Fuji edition)

The Fuji X-Pro2 is scheduled to start shipping on February 25 2016. The price of the Fuji X70 camera magically dropped by $100 after the official announcement. Maybe not so many pre-orders? First photos of the new Fujifilm XF-500 flash (the technical specifications are available here). New firmware update for the X-E2 camera to be announced […]

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The latest from PentaxRumors.com

Just a quick update on the latest posts from PentaxRumors.com: Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera rumored to be announced on February 18th Pentax smc FA 43mm f/1.9 limited series lens listed as discontinued Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC for Pentax tested at DxOMark

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Sony Cybershot RX1R II camera now in stock

              After a delay and a service advisory, the Sony Cybershot RX1R II compact full frame camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. This is way ahead of the official shipping date (February 19th).

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Olympus PEN-F camera specifications

The specifications of the upcoming Olympus PEN-F camera leaked online:

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Pricing and availability of Sigma WR water repellent ceramic protector filter announced

Sigma announces the pricing and availability of their new WR water repellent ceramic protector filter. The official pricing is listed below but the actual street prices at B&H are lower: $130 for size 67mm $151 for size 72mm $165 for size 77mm $203 for size 82mm $283 for size 86mm $346 for size 95mm $441 […]

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Olympus sends press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F camera announcement on January 27th

Olympus started sending out press invitations for the upcoming PEN-F announcement on January 27th. Additional information on upcoming PNE-F camera can be found here.

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Fujifilm announced “substantial” worldwide price increase of photographic film

I think this is the 6th Fuji price increase on photographic film I have reported on this blog in the past few years (and I am sure I missed few). Here are the details: Update: the US price increase will be approximately 10%.

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