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Lensbaby to announce a new 55mm f/1.6 lens

Lensbaby is gearing up to announce a new 55mm f/1.6 lens for both Nikon and Canon cameras, possibly more mounts later on. The lens will be announced in early April, 2015 and will feature close macro focusing ability.

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The latest Adobe Lightroom 6 leaks: announcement on March 25th

The latest Adobe Lightroom 6 leaks from online retailers suggest that the official announcement will be on March 25th (prices are in Australian dollars):

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Olympus SH-2 compact camera announced

Olympus announced a new SH-2 compact camera: 40cm minimum focusing distance 16MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor Olympus 24x Optical Zoom ED f/3-6.9 Lens 40cm minimum focusing distance 25-600mm (35mm Equivalent) 3.0″ 460k-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor 5-Axis Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization Full HD 1920 x 1080p Video at 60 fps Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity & […]

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Ends today: $20 off TopazLabs B&W Effects

Topaz Labs is running a promotion on their B&W Effects plugin: you can get $20 off the original price of $59.99 (reducing the price to $39.99) with coupon code MARBW. Topaz B&W Effects is used for black and white conversion and contains features like authentic grain and darkroom inspired effects: Additional sample photos (before & after) and how to […]

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New Sony cameras on the horizon

The Indonesian Communication Agency has new listings on their website for two Sony cameras – this is a pretty good indication that we are 1-3 months away from the official announcement. Model name was not provided in the listings. Via digicame-info.com

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Pentax full frame DSLR camera updates

In recent interviews with dpreview and imaging-resource, Pentax/Ricoh executives confirmed only three main points about their upcoming full frame DSLR camera:

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens reviews

The first Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens reviews are already online:

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What else is new?

→ The first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens reviews are already out: Petapixel | Lensrentals | Northlight-images. → B&H has an EDU Advantage online store that provides discounts for students and educators. → The Samsung NX500 has a new firmware update version 1.0 (the camera is not available yet). → Lomography has a new Lomo’Instant Boston Edition camera that comes with three lenses […]

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The latest patents from Sony, Tamron and Canon

→ Tamron and Sony filed a join patent for a 35mm f/2.8 full frame lens. → The first 100x zoom lens is patented by Canon: 3-300mm f/1.8-9 IS.

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Sigma will make lenses for Sony FE mount

In a recent interview with dpreview, Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki confirmed that they have plans to make lenses for Sony FE mount – “we’d either make a F1.4, or something different” referring to the Sony 55mm f/1.8 lens:

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