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Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS lenses leaked ahead of announcement

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2012

Update: the two new lenses are now officially announced. Canon will announce two new lenses in the next few days – EF 35mm f/2 IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS. Here are the detailed specs (Google translated):

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Pentax K-01 and Panasonic LX5 now selling at half price

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2012
Pentax K-01 sale

The prices of the Pentax K-01 and Panasonic LX5 cameras are now reduced in half: $346.95 for Pentax K-10 body only (original price: $749.95) $249.95 for the Panasonic LX5 (original price: $499.95) The LX5 is already replaced by the LX7, but why the K-01 price drop nine months after the camera was announced? Poor sales or a […]

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Ricoh’s patent for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens (for 1/1.7″ sensor)

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2012

Ricoh filed patent 2012211956 in Japan for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens designed for a 1/1.7″ sensor (24-100mm equivalent). The lens design contains 11 elements in 8 groups, including two aspherical elements. This lens could be designed for the Pentax Q system, which has a 1/2.3″ sensor, or for a new GXR module.

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After the Sony F5 and F55 Cine Alte 4k cameras announcement, RED introduced huge price cuts

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

After Sony announced their new F5 and F55 Cine Alte 4k cameras two days ago, RED responded with a huge price cut – the new prices are as follow: RED EPIC-M: $24,000 (old price: $39,500) RED EPIC-X: $19,000 (old price: $34,500) RED SCARLET-X: $7,950 (old price: $9,700) RED ONE MX: $4,000 (old price: $25,000) This is what RED’s CEO Jim […]

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Top 10 best selling mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in Japan

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

Rank Manufacturer Model Sensor size Share of sales (%) 1 Olympus E-PL3 MFT 10.6 2 Sony NEX-5N APS-C 10.3 3 Canon EOS M APS-C 9.2 4 Olympus E-PM1 MFT 9.1 5 Panasonic GF5 MFT 8.9 6 Nikon J1 1″ sensor 8.3 7 Pentax Ricoh Q 1/2.3″ sensor 5.9 8 Sony NEX-F3 APS-C 5.4 9 Sony […]

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for October 2012

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

      Those are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for October 2012: Rumor: GoPro Hero 3 due before the end of the year 46.1MP Canon EOS 3D shows up on B&H website Lomography announces Belair X 6-12 bellows camera Plustek OpticFilm 120 film scanner now available for pre-order in the US Rumor: GoPro Hero 3 camera to […]

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First image of the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera?

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2012

I received this blurry image of what appears to be the new Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera which already briefly appeared on the company’s website a month ago. The NX300 will be the replacement of  the NX210 model. For reference: the back of the camera looks different then the current NX1000 and NX210:

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Major Canon DSLR and lens price increase coming tomorrow (UPDATED)

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2012

Update: I think there was a misunderstanding in the information I received – there is no Canon price increase coming tomorrow, just that some of the rebates are expiring and Canon (just like Nikon) is starting to enforce their MAP pricing, which will lead to a price increase. Starting November 1st, 2012 (tomorrow) Canon will increase their prices […]

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Canon EOS 1Dx gets DxOMarked, almost as good as the Nikon D3s

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2012

DxOMark released their test results for the Canon EOS 1Dx full frame DSLR camera ($6,799.00). The numbers show that Canon’s flagship model is almost as good as the Nikon D3s that was announced back in 2009:

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Nikon to announce D5200 DSLR camera next week

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2012

Nikon is rumored to announce their new D5200 DSLR camera on November 6th, 2012 right before the Salon de la Photo show in Paris. The expected specs are:

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