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Olympus E-PL6 Micro Four Thirds camera finally released in the US

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2015

The Olympus E-PL6 was already announced in Japan (2013) and Europe (2014) and after a two years delay the camera is also finally introduced in the US. The US price is $299 and B&H is currently taking pre-orders. Here are the basic specs:

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Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera now shipping in Europe and Asia

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2015

The Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera is now shipping in Europe and Asia. For now Canon has no plans to bring the camera to the US market. Check pricing and availability at Jessops, WEX, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany and Amazon Japan. US readers can purchase the Canon M3 from DigitalRev (they ship internationally) or on eBay. A quick M3 hands-on is available at d-pixx.de. […]

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Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2015

Update: the lens is now available for pre-order at B&H. The Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens is now officially announced. The price is $799. Shipping will start in May, 2015. Here are the details:

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The latest firmware updates from Olympus, Pentax, Sony and Nikon

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2015

Those are the latest firmware updates: Olympus released a new firmware update for the E-M5 II camera Pentax released firmware updates for the K-3, K-S2 and K-S1 cameras Sony released firmware update for the A7/A7R/A7S/A6000 cameras Nikon will offer firmware updates for the Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens and D4s, D810 and D750 cameras

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Fuji launches the Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2015

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens is now officially announced. The price is $999.95 (pre-order at B&H, Amazon and Adorama), shipping will start in May 2015. Additional information:

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New Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera coming soon

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2015

A new Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera leaked on the Japanese website digicame-info. No other information is available, but the official announcement should be in the next few days and replace the current K-3 model.

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Is this the new Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens?

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2015

Update: the lens is now officially announced. I received those pictures of a new Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 full frame lens that could be what the Mitakon teaser on Facebook was about. Here are few additional details: Manual focus lens 9 elements in 6 groups, 2 ED elements Minimum focusing distance: 1m 11 blades aperture Available […]

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First Fuji Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens review published online

By PR admin | Published: April 15, 2015

The first Fuji Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens review got published online prematurely by fujilove.com and later removed but thanks to Google, you can read the cashed version here. The official announcement is tomorrow. Update: here is another review of the upcoming Fuji lens.

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What’s new at the 2015 NAB show?

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2015

   → Blackmagic announced three new cameras with different mounts: URSA, URSA Mini ($2,995 – $5,495) and a new Micro cinema camera ($995–$1,295). → Panasonic announced new wearable POV action cam HX-A1 ($199.99). →New HDC-4300 camcorder from Sony. → Livestream Studio HD550 is a new compact all-in-one live production switcher. → Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Air announced ($499.99). → New action […]

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens (Canon mount) tested at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2015

DxOMark tested the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens for Canon mount ($849). Here is their conclusion:

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