Monthly Archives: January 2016

Deal of the day: Sony RX1 with OVF, SD card and bag for $1,695

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 camera is currently on sale at B&H for $1,695 (with free expedited shipping): The Sony RX1 also comes with free Sony FDA-V1K OVF, 32GB SDHC memory card and Lowepro Adventura SH 100 II shoulder bag (total value of free accessories: $627.94): The RX1 is still listed for $2,299.00 at Adorama and […]

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Panasonic announces the Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens

Today Panasonic announced one new MTF lens, two compact cameras and one camera-phone in Japan: Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens (press release) Panasonic DMC-CM10 camera phone (press release) Panasonic DMC-TZ85 camera (press release) Panasonic DMC-TX1 camera (press release) Additional info on the new Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens:

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Next announcements: Panasonic, Leica, Olympus, Canon, Nikon

There are already several new products announcements scheduled in the upcoming days and weeks ahead of the CP+ show in Japan (February 25-28): Panasonic (multiple products): January 19th Leica X-U Typ 113: January 20th Olympus PEN-F: January 27 Canon: first week of February Nikon’s announcement will be probably right before the CP+ show (compact cameras expected)

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List of upcoming Panasonic products, announcement tomorrow?

Here is the full list of new Panasonic cameras and lenses that are expected to be announced in Japan tomorrow, January 19th. Pictured above is the new DMC-CM10 – replacement of the already discounted CM1 model: Update: all the mentioned products are now officially announced.

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Macphun released a major update v1.2 to their Aurora HDR Pro software

Macphun released a major update v1.2 to their Aurora HDR Pro software. The new version brings support for Photos for Mac extensions, better RAW file handling for a variety of cameras and improved performance when used as a plug-in to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop: Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) Support LR and PS plugins updated […]

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Fuji X-Pro2 guts, aged simulation, prototypes, how it is made pictures

Inside the Fuji X-Pro2 camera   Fuji X-Pro2 aged simulation Fuji X-Pro2 camera prototypes How the Fuji X-Pro2 camera is made   Via Photography Blog

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Fuji is testing medium format digital camera; the X-Pro2 could handle 4k video

Two other interesting Fuji stories (in case you missed my tweet from three days ago) – the company is “conducting research and testing” on medium format sensors, but for now there are no plans for a medium format digital camera:

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What else is new?

→ Canon EOS M10 mirrorless camera tested at DxOMark → Lensbaby Edge 50 Optic lens launched as a separate item, available for pre-order. → Many brands are increasing their prices in Canada as a result of the week Canadian dollar (the Canadian dollar has fallen 15% in the last six months). I was told that Tamron is […]

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