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Sony a7R II mirrorless camera teardown

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2015

iFixit teared down a Sony a7R II mirrorless camera and published the detailed steps with plenty of pictures and even included a video of the sensor-shift stabilization mechanism in action.

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Focal Camera is an open-source modular analog camera building system

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2015

The Focal Camera is an open-source modular analog camera building system, free of charge and low in material-costs that allows anyone to build working cameras ranging from SLRs to stereo. Through a system of pre-designed modules, each housing a particular function, not only can complicated functions be understood, but also utilized and combined with each of the other […]

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More pictures and specs of the Olympus E-M10 Mark II camera

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2015

Few more pictures and specifications of the upcoming Olympus E-M10 Mark II mirrorless MFT camera: 16MP sensor Dimensions: 119.5 x 83.1 x 46.7mm (slightly smaller than the current E-M10 model) Weight: 390g (slightly lighter than the current E-M10 model) Battery: BLS-50 (existing battery) Grip: ECG-3 (new grip) Pictures of the silver Olympus E-M10 Mark II:

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EISA announced their 2015-2016 Photography Awards

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2015

EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) announced their 2015-2016 Photography Awards. Here are the winner in the different categories:

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New Gariz leather case for Fujifilm X-T10 camera released

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2015
Gariz leather case for Fujifilm X-T10 camera

Gariz released a new leather case for the Fuji X-T10 mirrorless camera. The XS-CHXT10 model is available in three different colors:

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Sony A mount listed at B&H

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

When the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens was first introduced, only three different mounts were announced (Canon, Nikon and Sigma). There is now a new product listings at B&H for a Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens for Sony A mount: Via Digicame-info

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New Zeiss Otus 24mm f/1.4 lens rumored to be announced next month

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

Zeiss is rumored to announce their new wide angle Otus lens (most likely 24mm f/1.4) in September of this year. Zeiss confirmed back in 2013 that they are working on a wide angle Otus model. Currently Zeiss has two Otus models: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ($4,490) Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ($3,990)

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The Fuji X-Pro1 fire sale ends in two days

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

The Fuji X-Pro1 camera with two XF lenses (27mm and 35mm) is currently on sale for $949.85 – that’s $900 off (Adorama has a similar deal). There is also a new X-Pro1 kit with the 27mm lens on sale for $799,90. All X-Pro1 deals are valid till August 15th.

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New Ricoh Theta camera rumored for September

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2015

I received some information that Ricoh will announce a new Theta camera in the first week of September that will have a new design, a larger sensor, improved image and video (30 fps) quality and will be of course more expensive (the current 360 version sells for around $300).

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There is a petition for a Sony RX1 / RX1R firmware update

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2015

I have already given up hope for a new Sony RX1 firmware update (see RX1 review), but if you believe in the power of petitions, check this change.org link and sign it:

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