Monthly Archives: August 2017

First leaked pictures of the upcoming Olympus E-M10 Mark III camera

Rumors about a new Olympus E-M10 Mark III MFT camera have been circulating for a while and we now have the first leaked pictures – the new model will be available in black and silver and the price in Japan will be 87,480 yen including tax (around $800):

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Interview with Dr. Stefan Immes on the Opema Jena Biotar lenses

Dr. Stefan Immes, who revived the Meyer Optik brand of German lenses three years ago, has launched a new lens company called Opema Jena, which for its first project is bringing back the Biotar 75/f1.5, a lens originally produced by Carl Zeiss. Oprema launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Biotar last week. We talked to Immes […]

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Sony announces the development of next-generation CineAlta 36x24mm full frame motion picture camera system

Today Sony announced the development of their next-generation CineAlta 36x24mm full frame motion picture camera system. Here is the official press release :

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Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III camera to be announced soon

A new Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III camera was registered with bluetooth.org:

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New Oprema Jena Biotar 58mm f/2 lens to be announced soon

A new Oprema Jena Biotar 58 f/2 lens will be announced soon – see the teaser above. The lens is also already listed as a reward to the existing Biotar 75 Kickstarter project:

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Giveaway: one year of Adobe Creative Cloud Photography membership

I have a new giveaway where you can win one year of free Adobe Creative Cloud Photography membership. This giveaway is valid also for existing Adobe Creative Cloud members (Adobe will give you an extra year on top of your current subscription). Here is how to win: a Rafflecopter giveaway The winner will be announced on PhotoRumors.com […]

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The latest Canon patents

The latest Canon patents: Canon variable curved sensor (sensor curvature is controlled by a vacuum pump) and a cinema-lock EF mount patents Canon 135mm f/2 lens with apodization filter patent (2016-218444) Canon 35mm f/1.8 full frame and APS-C lenses patent

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Interesting: Map Camera’s digital camera sales ranking for July 2017

I have mentioned on several occasions in the past that retailer’s sales ranking do not represent any real trends or superiority of one brand over another. I still find the latest data coming from Japan worth sharing here – Map Camera released their digital camera sales ranking for the month of July 2017 – I am […]

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