Monthly Archives: October 2016

Hasselblad X1D shipment delayed again

The shipment of the Hasselblad X1D medium format mirrorless camera is delayed again till the end of November according to German Profifoto. In the US B&H now shows the shipping date as December 1st: Hasselblad’s CEO Perry Oosting issued this statement regarding the delay:

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Kodak smartphone rumored to be announced on October 20th

Kodak is rumored to announce a new smartphone on October 20th. As the website Ubergizmo noted, the big button on the leaked picture/teaser could be a dedicated shutter release:

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Sony a6500 mirrorless camera announced

The Sony a6500 mirrorless camera is now officially announced with the world’s fastest AF speed and highest humber of AF points with in-camera 5-axis image stabilization, touchscreen with AF operation and 24.2 MP Exmor CMOS APS-C sensor. Check US pricing and availability. See full press release and this blog post for more info, here are the main specs: […]

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Sony RX100 V camera announced (update: now available for pre-order)

The Sony RX100 V camera is now officially announced with the world’s fastest AF speed, world’s most AF points and world’s fastest continuous shooting for a compact camera. Check US pricing and availability. See full press release for more info, here are the main specs: Update: the camera is now available for pre-order. Check also the optional […]

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Sony a6500 and RX100 V cameras to be announced next

Sony will soon announce two new cameras: Sony a6500 mirrorless camera with 5 axis stabilization (replacement for the a6300 model) Sony RX100 V compact camera (replacement for the RX100 IV model) I expect the official announcement to be before the Photo Plus show in New York (October 20th- 22nd). Update: bot cameras are now officially announced, see […]

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Fuji X-Pro2 firmware update 2.0 officially released

The Fuji X-Pro2 firmware update 2.0 is now officially released and can be downloaded here. Key X-Pro2 firmware version 2.00 features:

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What else is new? (Pentax mirrorless camera rumors, new Lensbaby Trio 28 lens and more)

→ Lensbaby announced a new Trio 28 lens for mirrorless cameras which includes all three Lensbaby Twist, Velvet and Sweet effect lenses in one compact package. → Pentax is rumored to announce a new mirrorless camera. → Phase One XF IQ3 100MP updated with electronic shutter.

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The Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO BR lens rumored to be announced in late 2017

Canon already had a prototype of the EF 600mm f/4 DO BR lens on display at the PhotoPlus show last year. There has been also multiple patents filed for this lens. The officially announced is now rumored for late 2017 according to Canonrumors. Here are few more pictures of the lens prototype – this thing is […]

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