Monthly Archives: November 2018

First wave of Black Friday deals

→ New Sony rebates: $1,000 off the Sony a9 and more → New Canon deals: up to $700 off on selected DSLR cameras → New Zeiss lens rebates → IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone lens now $100 off. → Zero-D lenses for Canon, Nikon, Pentax or Sony now $50 off. → Adobe Black Friday deals. → Sigma […]

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Winter is coming: get one of those USB lens heating pouches

The Swiss website Fotichaestli sales USB lens heating pouches – I never knew such product existed, here are the details (Google translation):

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Shooting in paradise

Shooting in Paradise by Riccardo Mantero: Let’s begin by debunking a few myths. Tropical paradises aren’t always paradises, and shooting there isn’t always rewarding. There are mosquitos, dangerous parasites, extreme weather and environmental conditions, and a lot of scarcely-documented adverse situations that can harm you, or even worse, can damage your beloved equipment. But! But, […]

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Become an Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 lens tester

If you are interested to test the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 lens (now available for pre-order), this post is for you:

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Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens UK and Japan pricing announced

The price of the new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens will be 190,000 yen (excluding tax) in Japan, £1349.99 (including VAT) in the UK (or around $1,700) and €1,599 in Europe: The US pricing is not yet released. For comparison, the latest Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 version is priced at $2,796.95. The release date for […]

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Leaked pictures of the upcoming Leica D-Lux 7 camera

The already rumored Leica D-Lux 7 camera will be announced next week (November 20th) with a price tag of $1,200. The identical Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II camera is priced at $997. while the previous D-Lux model was $1,100 ($935 now). The technical specifications of the new D-Lux 7 will be identical to the Panasonic LX100 II – see this […]

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Updated list of registered but not yet officially announced cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Leica and Ricoh

Here is an updated list of registered but not yet officially announced cameras from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Leica and Ricoh:

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