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Leaked: new HD Pentax DA 1.4x AW AF teleconverter

A picture of a new HD Pentax DA 1.4x AW AF teleconverter leaked on PentaxForums earlier today. Here are the main features:

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Additional Fujifilm X-T1 information

I just received some additional information on the Fuji X-T1 camera:

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Samsung NX1, F1 cameras and NX 50-150mm f/2.8 OIS STM lens leak online again

The last Samsung mirrorless camera roadmap I published on the blog only had information on the entry level models (NX3000).  A better roadmap is now circulating online and shows the Samsung NX1 (see previous NX1 leaks) as a top of the line mirrorless camera and another F1 entry level model. Here is the first picture […]

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The first CMOS-based medium format sensor is made by Sony (inside the new PhaseOne IQ25 and Hasselblad H5D-50c)

The first CMOS-based medium format sensor inside the new PhaseOne IQ250 and Hasselblad H5D-50c  is made by Sony according to the Luminous Landscape video above and PDNonline (post contains also few sample images). Here are few details on the new sensor:

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PhaseOne also claims first CMOS-based medium format camera with their new IQ250

As previously reported, today PhaseOne announced a new IQ250 digital back and just like Haseelblad claimed to be the world’s first CMOS-based medium format camera. The difference is that PhaseOne actually had a working model to show where Hasselblad just had an “announcement for an announcement”. I say PhaseOne wins. Additional information after the break.

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More Olympus OMD E-M10 camera pictures leak online

Few more pictures of the upcoming Olympus OMD E-M10 camera (specs) leaked online today:

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The black Fuji X100s camera will be a limited edition?

The black Fuji X100s camera was officially announced in Japan today. Something that was not mentioned before (or maybe I missed it): the black Fuji X100s will actually be a limited edition run and only 1,000 pieces will be produced: This is very strange because the US price of the black X100s is identical to […]

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Olympus OMD E-M10 kit will come with a newly designed lens cap

The new zoom kit lens that will come with the Olympus OMD E-M10 camera will have a new type of lens cap that can be opened by rotating it like a zoom lens (no need to be removed from the lens). Via Digicame-info

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New: Samyang filter holder SFH-14 for the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens

New Samyang filter holder SFH-14 specifically designed for the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens was announced today:

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The latest patents from Canon: pancake zoom lenses for EOS-M and full frame tele primes with IS

Canon filed patents in Japan for for several new pancake zoom lenses for their EOS-M mirrorless system: 18-40mm f/3.5-5.6 (pancake), 18-55mm f/4-8 (pancake), 10-20mm f/4-5.6 and 9-18mm f/4-5.6. The second Canon patent is for 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2 and 135mm f/2.8 full frame lenses with IS (image stabilization)

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