Monthly Archives: January 2016

GoPro is not doing very well

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2016

Just when Nikon decided to join the action camera segement: GoPro lays off 7% of its staff, warns of poor sales, faces a 30% revenue drop, stock down… read more at The Verge.

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Almost all Samsung NX lenses now listed as “closeout” at Adorama

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

Almost all Samsung NX lenses are now listed as “closeout” at Adorama. Even third party NX lenses are heavily discounted. In the past few months there have been several rumors and reports that Samsung will be closing their camera business. This Adorama closeout is the first sign of Samsung closing shop also in the US. […]

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Fuji X-Pro2 announcement in 24 hours, Japanese pricing revealed

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

The next Fuji announcement is in approximately 24 hours (January 14th, 11:30 pm EST). Here are the Japanese prices of the rumored new products (including tax):

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X70, Fuji XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LR OIS WR lens| 8 Comments

Tokina 14-20mm f/2.0 AT-X Pro DX lens US pricing announced

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

Tokina announced the US pricing for their new 14-20mm f/2.0 AT-X Pro DX lens: $899. Pre-orders are now open at B&H and Adorama. The lens is available in both Nikon and Canon mounts. Shipping is expected to start in February/March. The details technical specifications and sample photos can be found here.

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New Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

After the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1 and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1 lenses, the Chinese company Anhui Changgeng Optical Technology Company Limited, better known as Venus Optics (see www.venuslens.net/about), will announce shortly a new 24×36 lens: the Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2). Update: the lens is now available for pre-order.

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The latest from LeicaRumors and PentaxRumors

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

The latest from LeicaRumors and PentaxRumors: → New Pentax full frame DSLR camera teaser → Leica to announce three new M lenses tomorrow?

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This is the new digital Olympus PEN-F camera

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2016

Based on the first leaked picture of the new digital Olympus PEN-F camera, we can see the optional grip, a large front dial and a built-in EVF (via digicame-info). The official announcement is on January 27th.

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