Monthly Archives: November 2017

The Pentax 645Z got a DxOMark score of 101

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

DxOMark officially published their test results of the Pentax 645Z medium format camera. Here is their conclusion:

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Kodak to lay off 425 workers after reporting a net loss of $46 million

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

Eastman Kodak will lay off 425 workers company-wide after the company reported a net loss of $46 million on revenues of $379 million for their third quarter 2017 financial results:

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Ihagee Elbaflex film SLR camera launched on Kickstarter today

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

A new Elbaflex film SLR camera with Nikon F-mount launched on Kickstarter today. This is another project to revive old camera brands on crowdfunding platforms (just like the recent Yashica, Oprema Jena, Meyer Optik, Emil Busch projects). The full press release can be found here. Additional information:

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New Sony interview with Imaging Resource

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

Imaging Resource published a new interview with Sony executives yesterday. Here is the recap from SonyAddict: Three executives from Sony took part in this interview Hiroyuki Matsushita, Yasuyuki Nagata and Hirokuni Miyai. Sony isn’t willing to say how long they have been working on the Sony a9. All Sony will reveal about R&D is that they […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

Ricoh GR II camera on backorder at B&H and Adorama (plus a Ricoh GR III poll) Pentax support added to Cactus V6 II TTL wireless flash trigger New: Leica Q “Leica Store SF” limited edition camera

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Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens now available in 7 different mounts

By PR admin | Published: November 14, 2017

The Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens is “relaunch” with several additional mounts: Canon EF,  Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony E, Sony A, Fujifilm G and Leica T (I assume they mean Leica L mount). The price of the lens is ¥330,000 excluding tax (around $2,900). Shipping is expected to start in October 2018. Next are the technical specifications […]

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Update: last days to take advantage of the Luminar 2018 pre-order pricing and free bonuses

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2017

There are only 3 days left to take advantage of the Luminar 2018 pre-order pricing and free bonuses (orders must be placed before November 16th). Here are the details:

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