Monthly Archives: May 2017

Olympus E-M10 Mark III camera rumors

A new Olympus E-M10 Mark III mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced in the next few months. The camera was already registered with the government communication agencies in Taiwan and Russia under code name IM006. In a recent video interview (at the 7:00-minute mark), Thomas Leuthard confirmed that a new E-M10 will be released by the […]

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Today: livestream panel to discuss the benefits of the new Sony a9 camera (plus another chance to win a Sony a9)

Today, at 7:30pm EST B&H will have a livestream event on the new Sony Alpha a9 mirrorless camera. You can submit a question on Twitter to B&H for a chance to win a Sony A9 camera (use #BHPhotoLive).  You also can still win a Sony a9 camera from Adorama – see this post for more […]

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From 2018 Photokina will start taking place annually

Starting from 2018, the biggest photography show Photokina will start taking place annually:

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This is the new Ricoh WG-50 waterproof camera

The first pictures of the previously rumored Ricoh WG-50 waterproof compact camera leaked online today:

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Sony a9 starts shipping this week and Adorama is giving one camera away

The new Sony a9 mirrorless full frame camera will start shipping this week (May 25th) and Adorama will completely refund one lucky buyer – in order to qualify the pre-order has to be placed before May 25th: “Pre-order the A9 prior to May 25th and one lucky customer will get a full refund of the […]

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What else is new?

This week’s recap from the rumors and addicts blogs:

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New Olympus mirrorless camera on the horizon

A new Olympus mirrorless camera (code name IM006) was registered with the government communication agencies in Taiwan and Russia. The new model will use the BLS-50 battery and BCS-5 charger. Three different configurations will be available: body only, EZ lens kit and double zoom kit. Based on the battery model, there are three different possibilities here:

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The Polaroid brand has new owners

PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the owner of the Polaroid brand and related intellectual property, has been acquired by a group of investors led by the Smolokowski family. The new owners acquired 100% of the shares, effective May 5, 2017, from the Pohlad family, Gordon Brothers, Hilco Global and others.

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