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New bags from Think Tank Photo

Think Tank Photo announced a new product line – the Sub Urban Disguise and a new Change-Up V2.0 bag. If you wish to be alerted when the new gear is in stock, click here and they will send you an email the moment they come into stock. You will also receive free gear with your order […]

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New Pentax AG 360 FGZ II flash unit prototype shown at CES

In addition to the MX-1, Pentax also displayed a prototype of a new flash unit at the 2013 CES show – AG 360 FGZ II, which will be the replacement of the current AF-540FGZ model. Via DC.watch

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More on the bizarre Polaroid mirrorless cameras

Polaroid managed to do one of the worst product launches for their Android based mirrorless cameras I have ever seen since I have been running this blog. There is no accurate information, the press release hardly provides any useful details, but first let’s start with the name – iM1836? Why? When the first rumor about this camera was […]

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Sony RX1 got a pretty good DxOMark score: #4 overal rating

DxOMark published their test results for the Sony RX1 camera (see my first impressions) and they are pretty good – the RX1 scored #4 on their overall rating list right after the Nikon D800E, D800 and D600:

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The new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 and 120-300mm f/2.8 lenses are now available for pre-oder

The two new Sigma lenses are now available for pre-order in various mounts: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM

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Fujifilm X20, X100s pre-order options

Full list of pre-order options for the new Fujifilm X20 and X100s cameras: Amazon B&H: silver | black Adorama: silver | black Amazon  Adorama B&H

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Lexar announces new 32GB, 64GB XQD and 256GB SDXC memory cards

    Lexar announced 32GB, 64GB XQD and 256GB 600x SDXC UHS-I memory cards: Lexar 32GB and 64GB XQD cards: Lexar Professional XQD card offers a minimum guaranteed read transfer speed of 1100x (168 MB/s)* New XQD card leverages PCI Express technology to capture high-quality images, 1080p full-HD and 3D video, and up to 100 fames in […]

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Recap of all new cameras/lenses announced at the 2013 CES show during press day

Here is a recap of all new cameras/lenses announced at the first day (press day) of the 2013 CES show: Fuji X100s, X20 (videos) and more than a dozen new compact cameras (X100s pre-order options: Amazon | Adorama, Fuji X20 pre-order options: Amazon | Adorama | B&H).       Pentax MX-1 (pre-order links: black | silver). Nikon announced two mirrorless cameras, two […]

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Sigma DP3 Merrill camera officially announced

     The previously leaked Sigma DP3 Merrill camera is now officially announced (pre-order link). The key specs are:

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Polaroid iM1836: the first Android based mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is now official

The first Android based mirrorless interchangeable lens camera from Polaroid (iM1836) is now official and it is indeed produced by Sakar as previously reported: Sakar’s Polaroid-brandediM1836 is the first Android-powered compact interchangeable-lens smart camera that makes it easy and fun for anyone to capture outstanding, professional quality images and instantly share them with friends. The 18 megapixel […]

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