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New Mitakon lens teaser

By PR admin | Published: April 14, 2015

ZY Optics has a teaser on Facebook for a new Mitakon lens. Here are the clues:

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Sony Cybershot WX500 and HX90V compacts announced

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

At the 2015 NAB show Sony announced two new compact Cybershot cameras: Compact hi-zoom Sony HX90V camera with built-in retractable EVF Premium 30x ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* optical zoom lens with 60x “Clear Image” digital zoom capability Built-in pop-up OLED Tru-Finder EVF w/ high contrast and vivid colors 18.2 MP Exmor R CMOS sensor and BIONZ […]

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Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens to be announced this week

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

The Fuji XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR lens was already listed on the latest roadmap and was on displayed at the CP+ show. The official announcement will be in the next few days. Here are the rumored details:

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Deal of the day: up to 69% off Lexar Professional 1000x 64GB and 128GB memory cards

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

Today only on Amazon Gold Box deal of the day: Lexar Professional 1000x 64GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 memory card (up to 150MB/s read speed) for $34.99 Lexar Professional 1000x 128GB SDXC UHS-II/U3 memory card (up to 150MB/s read speed) for $60.99

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Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 camera announced, Stylus 1s coming to the US and Europe

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 The new Olympus Stylus Tough TG-4 camera (previously leaked here) will be available in two colors: black an red. Here are the basic specifications: 16MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor Olympus 4x Optical Zoom f/2.0-4.9 Lens 25-100mm (35mm Equivalent) Water, Crush, Shock, Freeze & Dustproof Full HD 1920 x […]

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Panasonic to announce a new firmware update v2.2 for the Lumix GH4 camera

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2015

I received some information that today Panasonic will announce a new firmware update v2.2 for the Lumix GH4 camera. The new firmware will include: Anamorphic (4:3) mode with 3328 x 2496 video recording (8.3MP) 4:2:2 / 10 bit HDMI output New 1/16,000 shutter Panasonic is also rumored to announce a new 4K Micro Four Thirds camera today. Update: […]

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Those are the two new Blackmagic cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2015

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II I reported earlier today is most likely just another fake (I should have spotted that before posting, will try not to recycle cheap fakes in the future). This is what the two new Blackmagic cameras look like:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2015

→ The Sony a7r mirrorless camera is now $400 off. → The Samsung NX500 lens kit is now $100 off. → New price drop on Canon lenses (up to $800 off). → Mitakon lenses now available at B&H. → If you purchase any MindShift Gear backpack between now and May 15, you will get a free […]

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Panasonic teases with a new cinema camera for the 2015 NAB show

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2015

From Panasonic’s Tumblr blog – maybe this is the rumored Micro Four Thirds hybrid photo/video camera I reported back in February:

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II leaked online

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2015

Update: on second thoughts, I think the picture of the camera is fake. See this post for the “real” upcoming Blackmagic cameras. A new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera II appeared online (with Micro Four Thirds mount). The new model has the same design as the previous version – the only obvious difference is the sensor: new model: previous model: […]

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