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Recap of the latest Sony rumors

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2012

The Sony 300mm f/2.8 lens is listed as discontinued on the Sony USA store. Sony is rumored to announce the NEX-5R and NEX-6 mirrorlress camera. The NEX-5R will have a new 16MP sensor with phase detection AF pixels and a flip screen. The most interesting rumor is that the new camera will have “full Internet support” […]

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Canon PowerShot SX160 IS and SX500 IS compact cameras leaked

By PR admin | Published: August 14, 2012

   Two new Canon compact cameras leaked: the PowerShot SX160 IS with 16x zoom and the PowerShot SX500 IS with 30x zoom. Expect the official announcement before the Photokina show next month.

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Pentax K-5 now also discontinued in the US

By PR admin | Published: August 13, 2012

After the first report from Japan back in January, the Pentax K-5 DSLR is now also discontinued in the US according to this B&H listing (the body only version is still available). Expect the replacement to be announced at Photokina next month. Via Pentaxforums

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: August 11, 2012

Deal: Join by August 31 and get your first year of Creative Cloud membership for only $29.99/month. Valid for existing CS product owners. This is the camera on board the Mars rover Curiosity. Panasonic released waterproof & shockproof anti magnetic SD cards.

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Samyang announces T1.5 35mm, T1.5 24mm and T3.1 14mm VDSLR lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2012

Today Samyang officially announced the T1.5 35mm AS UMC, T1.5 24mm ED AS IF UMC and T3.1 14mm ED AS IF UMC VDSLR lenses:

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Fujifilm discontinues three compact film cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2012

Fujifilm issued a press release that they will discontinue the production of the Natura Classica ($299), Klasse W ($559) and Clear Shot M compact film cameras. I think is about time for Fujifilm to drop the “film” part from their name. Via Tokyocamerastyle

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Hyperdrive Album 2 media storage device coming soon

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2012

A reader sent me a link to the not yet announced Hyperdrive Album 2. The new media storage device will have a 5.0″ VGA LCD screen, fast UDMA 50MB/s download speed, side-by-side photo comparison, full HD video support, photo recovery and password protection.

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The official Fujifilm X-Pro1 iPad app is out

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2012

Fujifilm released a free X-Pro1 iPad app that can be downloaded now at iTunes:

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2012

Panasonic LX7 camera is expected to start shipping on August 27th, 2012. Blackmagic cinema camera delayed by few weeks.   Recsea announces underwater housing for the popular Sony RX-100 compact camera.

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Sony NEX-5R and NEX-6 cameras leaked at Indonesian comunication agency

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2012

The Indonesian communication agency has listings on their website for two new Sony cameras: NEX-5R and NEX-6. The two new cameras are expected to be announced before Photokina. The Sony NEX-5R is rumored to have 16MP, Wi-Fi and flip screen like the NEX-F3. The Sony NEX-6 will have an EVF, Wi-Fi and a price tag lower than the NEX-7. Sony is expected […]

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