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All Samyang lenses will be available in Fuji X-mount

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2013

Few months ago I reported that Samyang will start producing lenses for Fuji mirrorless cameras. In a recent Facebook comment Samyang Asia confirmed that all of their lenses will be available with Fuji X-mount in the future.

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Pentax K-3 Premium Silver Edition camera now shipping

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2013

The Pentax K-3 Premium Silver Edition DSLRE camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H.

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Panasonic to announce five new digital cameras in 2014

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2013

Nikkei.com published an article called “Panasonic to halve digital camera releases in 2014“, here are the main points:

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Deal of the day: all Zeiss Touit lenses are now 20% off

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2013

All Touit lenses for Sony and Fuji mounts are currently 20% off. The savings for a 32mm f/1.8 lens is $180, with the 12mm f/2.8 lens you will save $251. This offer will end on January 31, 2014. For more current rebates and other Black Friday deals, check this page.

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Sony RX10 and several other new cameras are now shipping

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2013

The Sony RX10 is currently in stock in Europe . In the US the camera is expected to start shipping on November 23rd. Here are few sample images taken with the RX10:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 19, 2013

→ 360-degree HD video camera with live steaming raised over $250,000 on Kickstarter → The Panono throwable panoramic ball camera is listed on Indiegogo and got over $350,00 funding. → Google is working on RAW support and improved camera features for Android based devices. → Olympus may expand common digital camera parts with Sony.

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Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II lens coming for Sony A-mount

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2013

On November 21 Tokina will officially announce the Sony α-mount version of their AT-X 116 PRO DX lens that is already available for Nikon and Canon mounts. The technical specifications of the lens can be found here.

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The latest patents from Canon, Olympus, Ricoh, Sigma and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2013

→ Canon filed a patent for a camera with a transparent mirror. → Sigma filed a patent for a 300mm f/2.8 APO lens. → Olympus filed a patent for a 250mm f/5 reflex lens for MFT cameras.

Posted in Canon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Ricoh, Sigma| Tagged Patents| 22 Comments

Samsung to release the next generation APS-C sensor for mirrorless cameras in 2014-2015

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2013

Samsung is planning to release a new, next generation APS-C sensor for mirrorless cameras in 2014-2015. The above slide was taken from a recent Samsung Analyst Day presentation. The entire PDF file can be downloaded here. All of the latest Samsung NX mirrorless cameras released in the past few years had the same 20.3MP sensor:

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