Monthly Archives: June 2016

Price of Sigma sd Quattro camera announced

Sigma announced today the price of several of their latest products: Sigma sd Quattro: $799 USD (available in July) Sigma sd Quattro and Sigma 30mm 1.4 DC HSM Art bundle: $999 USD (available in July) Sigma EF-630 flash: $379 USD (available in July) EF-630 dedicated USB Docking station: $79 USD Press release:

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The latest photo editing software news, updates and deals

Topaz Labs released Impression 2 – an updated version of their painterly effect software that has also new features. The update is free to anyone who already owns Impression. For those who don’t own it, Impression 2 is currently on sale (40% off!) with coupon code “2IMPRESS“. Some of the new features are 30+ New […]

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Hasselblad X1D size comparison with Sony A7r II, Canon 5DS, Pentax 645D, Leica M and SL cameras

Comparing the size of the new Hasselblad X1D (announcement | more info | pre-orders) with the Sony A7r II, Canon 5DS, Pentax 645D and Leica M cameras (update: Leica SL comparison added):

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Hasselblad X1D hands-on/previews videos

Some hands-on video reports and previews of the new Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera that was announced yesterday (see announcement, additional info, pre-orders):

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Hasselblad X1D now available for pre-order

The Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now available for pre-order: Adorama (see dedicated page) B&H: X1D camera | 45mm XCD lens | 90mm XCD lens | X1D camera bag Calumet (UK) WEX (UK) Shipping is expected to start in late August/early September.

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Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera officially announced

The Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is now officially announced. The X1D price is 7,900 EUR | 8,995 USD | 5,990 GBP (all prices without VAT). See the pre-order options here. Key Hasselblad X1D features: Compact, lightweight (725g), highly portable and user-friendly medium format technology Large 50MP CMOS medium format sensor delivering up to 14 […]

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Watch the livestream of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera announcement

You can watch the livestream of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera announcement here – refresh this post for my live coverage: Live coverage: 50MP CMOS sensor (44x33mm) Weight: 725 gr. Touchscreen with shortcuts ISO range: 100 – 25,600 14 stops dynamic range EVF Dual SD card slots USB3 Full HD at 25fps New […]

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Hasselblad mirrorless medium format camera to be announced in less than an hour

Hasselblad will announce their first mirrorless medium format camera in one hour. Stay tuned for a detail coverage. Here is the promo email sent from Hasselblad Germany for today’s event (thanks Mistral75):

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The new Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera leaked online

A reader just sent me the first pictures of the rumored Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera that will be officially announced tomorrow. The US price of the camera will be $8995. Two new lenses will also be announced – XCD 45mm f/3.5 lens ($2,295) and XCD 90mm f/3.2 ($2,695). Update: cashed version of the Hasselblad X1D gallery is […]

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Adobe released major Photoshop CC update

Today Adobe released a new Photoshop CC 2015.5 upgrade with content-aware crop, face-aware liquify, selection and masking space and other new features and bug fixes (see this blog post for the full list and demo of all new features). Additional information is available here. Adobe also introduced the Adobe Stock Premium Collection.

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