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Sigma offers reward points to existing SD1 owners

By PR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

Sigma is offering reward points to existing SD1 owners who paid the original $6899 price tag. The new Sigma SD1 Merril is currently available for pre-order for the new price of $2,299.00.

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Adobe Photoshop 6 sneak peek video #5

By PR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

This is the #5 of a series of Photoshop 6 sneak peek videos from Adobe (via Photographybay).

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MS Optical Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for Pentax Q mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: February 22, 2012

This is a prototype of the Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens for the Pentax Q mirrorless camera by MS Optical. Miyazaki san, the man behind MS Optical, has created some unique lenses in the past (for example the Perar Super Triplet 28mm f/4 and the 3.5/35mm f/3.5 lenses for Leica M-mount). The Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens was briefly listed […]

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Pentax 645D red limited edition camera now shipping in the US, the Silver K-5 coming soon

By PR admin | Published: February 22, 2012

  The limited edition Pentax 645D red lacquer camera is now shipping in the US. A limited number of the Silver K-5 cameras will also soon be available on the US market. Here is the unboxing video of the red Pentax 645D camera from Photogizmos:

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New: Mastering the Fuji X100 book

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

In addition to the Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100, there is a new book for X100 fans called Mastering the Fuji X100 (now available for pre-order on Amazon for $19.37).

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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items: Olympus OM-D E-M5: April 10, 2012 Fuji X-Pro1: March 20 7, 2012 Pentax K-01: March 29, 2012 Sony 500mm f/4.0G lens: April 23, 2012 Canon PowerShot G1x: March 5, […]

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Sony A35 discontinued

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

In addition to the Sony A33 and Sony A55 cameras that were already listed as discontinued, Sony has now listed also the A35 as “previous model” on their official website which is how the company marks their discontinued products.

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Interview with Pentax at the CP+ show

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

PentaxForums interviewed Mr. Hiraku Kawauchi (Product Manager of Pentax Japan) during the CP+ show – a must watch video for all Pentax fans or if you just want to understand the company’s philosophy.

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PocketWizard Plus III announced

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

Today PocketWizard announced the previously leaked Plus III transceiver. For more info check this dedicated site and the latest Joe McNally’s post. The price is $139.00 and is currently available for pre-order at B&H.

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Ricoh GXR camera + A12 Leica M-mount unit review

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012

I was always curious to try out the Ricoh GXR system and with the announcement of the A12 Leica M-mount unit, I was able to borrow one and use it with my Leica lenses. Here is my quick review: General First, I have to say that this GXR A12 M-mount setup makes sense only if […]

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