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With firmware update v.4.0 the Fuji X-T1 camera gets advanced AF and other improvements

By PR admin | Published: May 11, 2015

The major firmware update v4.0 for the Fuji X-T1 camera I reported last week is now officially announced, but you will have to wait till late June to download it:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged firmware, Fuji X-T1| 6 Comments

Olympus to announce a new E-M5 Mark II limited edition titanium camera

By PR admin | Published: May 10, 2015

Olympus will announce a new E-M5 Mark II limited edition titanium camera and two new PRO lenses:

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Limited Edition, Olympus E-M5II| 5 Comments

Next week Fuji will release a major new firmware update v4.0 for the X-T1 camera

By PR admin | Published: May 9, 2015

Next week Fuji will release a major new firmware update v4.0 for the X-T1 camera. Here are the details I received today:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged firmware, Fuji X-T1| 14 Comments

Panasonic G7, GX8 and FZ300 cameras to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: May 8, 2015

Panasonic will soon announce three new cameras: G7, GX8 and FZ300 – this is according to the latest product filings with wi-fi.org. Via Digicame-info

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic G7| 1 Comment

Tokina released details on their AT-X 24-70 f/2.8 PRO FX full frame lens

By PR admin | Published: May 8, 2015

Tokina announced additional details and availability of their new AT-X 24-70 f/2.8 PRO FX full frame lens that was announced during the 2014 CP+ show: Canon mount will start shipping in June, 2015 Nikon mount will start shipping in July, 2015 Price in Japan: ¥150,000 (excluding tax, or around 1,250 USD), check US price and availability […]

Posted in Tokina| Tagged Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX| 40 Comments

Canon got issues, sensor issues

By PR admin | Published: May 8, 2015

Canon published a product advisory regarding sensor defects on the Rebel T6i and T6s DSLR cameras:

Posted in Canon| 5 Comments

This is the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens

By PR admin | Published: May 6, 2015

This is the first picture of the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens that will replace the current EF 50mm f/1.8 II model. The official announcement will be in the next week or so. The lens specifications are:

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EF 50MM f/1.8 STM| 33 Comments

Another picture from a Sony ILCE-7RM2 camera appeared on flickr

By PR admin | Published: May 6, 2015

Another picture from a Sony ILCE-7RM2 camera appeared on flickr. The maximum resolution is 9440 x 6300. Last week a picture with a similar resolution was publish by Zeiss. Those images could be upscaled, but as you can see from the screenshot above, somebody was able to find the following string in the jpg file:

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony 7RM2| 22 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 5, 2015

→ Adorama now sells Kipon Adapters. → Jury orders Motorola to pay $10M for Fujifilm patent claims. → Metz: “future is assured” (the company filed for insolvency last year). → The new Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art lens is rumored to start shipping by the end of this month. → Leica now offers 12% off on […]

Posted in Fuji, Kipon, Metz, Sigma, Sony| Tagged Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens| 17 Comments