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The latest patents from Canon, Olympus and Konica Minolta

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2013

Canon filed a new patent in Japan for a 200-400mm f/4 and 280-560mm f/5.6 lenses with built-in teleconverter and image stabilization.

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The future of the Canon EOS M mirrorless system

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2013

In a recent interview, the managing director of Canon Mr. Masaya Maeda provided some interesting information on the future of the EOS M mirrorless product line:

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New: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: December 6, 2013

Samyang finally officially announced the 10mm f/2.8 lens that was initially introduced during the 2012 Photokina show. For pricing and availability, check the listings at B&H. Additional details after the jump:

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Deal of the day: Ricoh GR camera is now (almost) $100 off

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2013

Amazon has reduced the price of the latest model Ricoh GR camera by $96.12 to $703.79 and free shipping. FYI: the Nikon Coolpix A camera, the main GR competitor, still sells for its original price of $1,096.95.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2013

→ The Mitakon Lens Turbo Focal Reducer Adapter (Nikon Ai-s to MFT) is now shipping and can be ordered from eBay. → The lens design and MTF charts of the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens are now available online. The price is still not officially announced. Here are few additional images of the […]

Posted in Fuji, Nauticam, Tamron| Tagged | 11 Comments

Canon EOS M2 to be sold only in Asia?

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2013

It seems that the Canon EOS M2 announcement last night was only for Asia (the camera was officially announced only in Japan and China). It could be that Canon will introduce the M2 to the Western world during the 2014 CES show in early January. The second possibility is that Canon has decided to no […]

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Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens (Canon) and Panasonic GM1 now shipping

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2013

The recently announced Sigma 24-105mm F/4 DG OS HSM lens (for Canon mount) and Panasonic GM1 MFT camera are now shipping and currently in stock: The Sigma lens is in stock at B&H and Fotohanskeuzekamp The Panasonic GM1 camera is in stock at B&H and Fotohanskeuzekamp

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Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera announced in Japan

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2013

The rumored Canon EOS M2 mirrorless camera was officially announced in Japan:

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Tamron 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens and other patents from Konica-Minolta, Olympus and Sony

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2013

Tamron’s latest patent is for a 10mm f/2.8 and a 10mm f/1.8 fisheye lenses for APS-C based DSLR cameras.

Posted in Konica Minolta, Olympus, Sony, Tamron| Tagged | 2 Comments

Deal of the day: Adobe Lightroom 5 for $72.99

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2013

For the next 4 hours Adorama has few special Adobe deals (this deal is live now and expires today at 4pm EST): Lightroom 5 for $72.99 (including 5% Adorama rewards and free shipping) Photoshop Elements 12 for $49.99 Premiere Elements 12 for $49.99 More Cyber Monday deals are available here. Update: Amazon now has the Adobe […]

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