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

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

    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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

     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

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2013

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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Six new compact cameras from Olympus

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2013

Those are the new Olympus compact cameras: Olympus TG-2: 12MP, 4x/8x zoom, 3″ LCD, 1080p video Olympus TG-630: 12MP, 5x/10x, 3″ LCD, 1080p video Olympus TG-830: 16MP, 5x/10x zoom, 3″ LCD, 1080p video

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