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Pocket Wizard Plus X transceiver specifications

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2013

Some basic specs for the rumored Pocket Wizard Plus X transceiver that will be announced this Friday: 10 channels Range: 1600 ft/500 m Sync speed: 1/250 for plane shutters, 1/500 for leaf shutters Backlit channel dial Internal antenna

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Samsung NX1100 and NX2000 rumors, DxOMark scores, NX300 videos

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2013

A quick update on the latest Samsung NX rumors: Samsung is preparing to launch the NX1100 (replacement for the NX1000) and possibly also a new NX2000 mirrorless cameras. A reader sent me this screenshot of the EXIF data of an image taken with the new NX1100 camera:

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New: Adobe Photoshop Touch

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2013

Adobe announced Photoshop Touch – a new app for iOS and Android devices. The main features are: See your images like never before with Retina display. Work on files up to 12 megapixels with higher resolution capabilities. Work with core Photoshop tools. Use your mobile device camera to fill an area on a layer. Select part of an […]

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Pocket Wizard Plus X transceiver coming on March 1st

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2013

The new Pocket Wizard Plus X transceiver will launch on March 1st, 2013 with a price of $99 (click on above image for larger view).

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Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates now available for download

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2013

Adobe Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 release candidates are now available for download: Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7.4 release candidate Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 release candidate The major update in this version is the added correction to the demosaic algorithms for Fujifilm cameras with the X-Trans sensor. For full list of changes, visit the Lightroom 4.4 and Camera Raw 7.4 pages.

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Sony a58, NEX-3n, HX300, TX30, WX300 cameras and new lenses announced in the US

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2013

Sony USA announced the new a58, NEX-3n, compact cameras and lenses (officially announced last week outside the US). Check pricing and availability at the following links: Sony a58 kit Sony NEX-3n kit (black) available also in white Sony HX300 Sony TX30 in black) available also in orange and pink Sony WX300 in black available also in red and white Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G […]

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Pentax K-01 listed as discontinued one year after announcement

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2013

The Pentax K-01 fame was short-lived – one year after the camera was announced and few months after the price dropped in half, Pentax Japan officially listed the K-01 as discontinued on their website. I doubt that there will be a replacement.

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Rumors for the next Canon EOS M mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2013

Just like Nikon, Canon did not make a “big splash” with their EOS M mirrorless camera that was announced last year. Here are some rumored specifications of what the next EOS M camera could be:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: February 23, 2013

Check out this digital Bolex camera. This doughnut camera is real. MIT developed a chip that creates a natural look when using flash. Austrian researchers have developed a new kind of plastic sheet image sensor that is a flat, flexible and transparent. New on Kickstarter: Luxi incident light meter for iPhone.

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Sony’s patents for a 35mm f/1.8 full frame E-mount lens, fast 24mm mirrorless lens

By PR admin | Published: February 22, 2013

Sony filed a patent application (2013-37081) in Japan for a 35mm f/1.8 full frame E-mount lens. Another patent (2013-37080) describes a new 24mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/2.2 lenses for mirrorless APS-C based cameras.

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