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Canon got a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash

Canon announced a new wireless Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash and accessories. The new zoom flash has a compact body, built-in Catchlight panel, dot-matrix LCD and a Multi dial (guide number 141 feet, 24-105mm zoom). Here are the US prices: Canon Speedlite 430EX III flash: $299.00 Canon remote control adapter RA-E3: $39.95 Canon bounce adapter SBA-E2: $29.95 Canon color filter […]

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Ricoh drops the price of the recently announced GR II camera by $100

Ricoh probably realized that the updates they introduced in their latest GRII camera (only Wi-Fi, NFC, upgraded AWB and wireless flash sync) do not justify the $200+ price increase over the previous version. The new Ricoh GR II now costs $696.95, or $100 less than the intro price at B&H and Adorama (Amazon still has the old price). […]

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The Hero4 is the smallest and lightest GoPro action camera to date

GoPro announced their smallest action camera to date – the new Hero 4 ($399.99) is 50% smaller and 40% lighter. Here are technical specifications: 1080p60, 720p100, and 1440p30 video Waterproof to 33′ (10m), no separate housing required Easy one-button control: short press of shutter powers camera on and begins capturing video, long shutter button press […]

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Schneider-Kreuznach will not produce Micro Four Thirds lenses

Schneider-Kreuznach will not produce the Micro Four Thirds lenses they introduced during the 2012 Photokina show (Super-Angulon 14mm f/2.0, Xenon 30mm f/1.4 and Makro-Symmar 60mm f/2.4). Read the official press-release from Schneider-Kreuznach here:

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Canon announcement on August 14th: new camera and two lenses

NL reports that Canon will have a new product announcement on August 14th, 2015. Rumored are a new camera and two lenses.

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The latest patents: Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and Tamron 24mm f/2 VC lenses and a new Toshiba sensor design

  → Canon filed a patent for a EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and EF-S 15-105mm f/2.8-5.6 STM lenses. → Tamron has a patent for a new 24mm f/2 VC full frame lens designed for DSLR cameras.

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What else is new?

→ Price drop: the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now $935.24 (the K-3 is $749). → Expires today: $300 off on the Sony a7 mirrorless camera. → The Sony RX100 MIV camera is now shipping and is currently in stock. The camera manual can be downloaded here. → The Panasonic Lumix CM1 camera and smartphone with […]

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New: MindShiftGear FirstLight backpacks designed to carry large lenses (up to 600mm)

MindShift Gear released their first three outdoor photography backpacks specifically designed to carry large lenses and to comply with airline carry on requirements. The FirstLight packs come in three sizes, so you can carry anything from a 70-200 to a 600mm:

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New Olympus E-M10 Mark II camera on the horizon

The Indonesian Communication Agency has a new listing on their website for a Olympus E-M10 Mark II camera that will be a replacement for the current E-M10 version. The official announcement should be in 30-90 days. The new camera will be produced in Vietnam. Via Digicame-info

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for May and June 2015

         The top 10 PhotoRumors posts for June, 2015: Venus Optics announces the Laowa 15mm f/4 – the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens Sony a7R II camera announced First leaked picture of the Ricoh GR II camera The upcoming DxO ONE camera has 1″ sensor and attaches to your smartphone This is the new DxO […]

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