Monthly Archives: December 2018

An Olympus full-frame? “HECK no…” (new Olympus interview)

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2018

In a recent interview with Imaging Resource, Aki Murata (Vice President Sales and Marketing) from Olympus confirmed that the company has no plans to develop a full-frame camera:

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The latest holiday promotions and discounts

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2018

In addition to the $250 instant savings, Adorama is now also giving up to a $500 gift card with the purchase of the Fuji X-H1 mirrorless camera. The Sigma Black Friday rebates are back (now valid through January 7th). Today and tomorrow (12/13 – 12/14) KEH is offering 12% off on all Canon and Nikon gear with […]

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The Meyer Optik Görlitz lens brand is coming back to life under new ownership

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2018

A few months ago NetSE, the company behind the Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex and A. Schacht brands filed for bankruptcy. Today the German company OPC Optics (Precision Components Europe GmbH) announced that they have acquired the trademark rights to Meyer Optik Görlitz at the insolvency procedure of NetSE in Koblenz. The new owners intend to enter […]

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Is that the upcoming Olympus E-M1X camera?

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2018

I received the above three pictures supposedly from the upcoming Olympus E-M1X camera (you can see the rumored specifications here). I don’t want to be negative before the camera is officially announced, but I seriously doubt there will be any market for this high-end MFT model. What do you think?

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Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens to start shipping this week

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2018

US dealers will begin shipping the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens by the end of this week. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H Photo (Amazon will get their listings later this week). Additional information on the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 Dragonfly lens can be found here. Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO lens […]

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Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 released

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2018

A quick update to my post from yesterday –  in addition to Camera Raw, Adobe also released Lightroom Classic CC 8.1. See the full list of newly supported cameras and lenses. The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here (see also this page). You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required). More […]

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New Kipon Baveyes/focal reducers for Nikon Z and Canon R mirrorless cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2018

The previously rumored Baveyes/focal reducers for Nikon Z and Canon R mirrorless cameras are now officially announced and already listed for sale at Adorama, eBay and Amazon Japan (Amazon US should get them shortly):

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Adobe Camera Raw December release is out

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2018

Adobe released their Camera Raw December version with support for the following cameras: See also: the the full list of supported cameras and lenses). The current Adobe CC plan prices can be found here (see also this page). You can get a free Lightroom CC trial on this page (no credit card required). More information on the different Lightroom versions is available here and here. The different Adobe Creative […]

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