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Hasselblad H5D-50c CMOS medium format camera officially launched

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2014

Hasselblad officially announced the H5D-50c CMOS medium format camera. The US price is $27,500 for the camera or $30,000 for a kit with a 80mm lens. Press release and key features for the H5D-50c:

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RED Epic Dragon camera got an epic DxOMark sensor score of 101

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2014

DxOMark tested the RED Epic Dragon and for the first time they broke the 100 points sensor score barrier by giving the camera an overall score of 101. Next are few comparisons – RED Epic Dragon vs. Nikon D800 ($29,000 vs. $2,800): DxOMark low light camera ranking:

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Fujifilm Neopan 400 PRESTO and Fujicolor PRO 400 to be discontinued

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2014

Fujifilm Japan announced that they are discontinuing the Neopan 400 Presto 135 and Fujicolor Pro 400 120 photographic film because of decreased demand. The Neopan 400 Presto and Fujicolor Pro 400 films are still available on eBay. Last year Fujifilm discontinued the Neopan 400 B&W and Provia 400X slide films and had two price increases (one in March and […]

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Canon EOS M2 camera is not coming to the US

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2014

ImagingResource published an interview where Canon’s executive initially confirmed the company’s plans to release the Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera to the US market (the M2 is currently available only in Asia). IR later received and update from Canon USA, where they denied any plans for bringing the M2 to the US:

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First Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens test

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2014

Xitek published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses (click for larger view): The nomenclature of the jpg files shown is as followed: 311: the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art (price unknown) Sony: Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM ($1,498) Nikon: Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G ($1,696.95) Otus: […]

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Samsung NXF1 camera bundle price: $499

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2014

A quick update on the upcoming Samsung NXF1: the US price of the camera bundle (I assume with one lens) will be $499. The official announcement should be very soon because some retailers have already added the camera to their websites. The Samsung NXF1 camera is already registered with the Korean Radio Research Agency which is a clear indication […]

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World’s fastest SD memory card now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2014

The World’s fastest SD memory card, the SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II, is now available for pre-order in three different sizes (shipping starts on April 10): 16GB 32GB 64GB Specifications: Write speed up to 250MB/s Read speed up to 280MB/s UHS speed class 3 supports 4K, full HD and 3D video recording

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