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Detailed specs of the Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS and XF 14mm f/2.8R lenses for X-Pro1

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2012

The Fuji Guys posted on Twitter the detailed specs of the upcoming two lenses for the X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera (click on image for larger view):

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The latest lens patents from Ricoh and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2012

Ricoh filed a patent 2012128045 for 14mm f/2.5 and 19mm f/2.5 lenses (28mm and 35mm equivalent). The interesting part is that the 19mm lens is designed for an APS-C camera (the 14mm lens is for a 4/3inch sensor). It is not clear from the patent if those lenses are designed for the GXR system or for a future GR model that will come with an APS-C […]

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The latest rebates on photo equipment

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2012

Pentax: $50 off Pentax K-01 camera Panasonic: Panasonic mirrorles camera rebates: save up to $150 instantly (expires June 2 2012) Panasonic Mirrorles lens rebates Save up to $200 instantly The latest Nikon rebates can be found here.

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Samsung EX2F compact camera announced

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

Update: the price of the EX2 model in the US is $499. Today Samsung announced the the previously leaked EX2F compact camera. The specs at a glance: 12.4MP CMOS sensor shooter packs an f/1.4 lens — quite a feat for any point-and-shoot — along with a full-size hot shoe, Dual image stabilization High ISO of […]

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Sony 300mm f/2.8 lens is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

Sony Japan listed the SAL 300mm f/2.8G lens ($6,998.00) as discontinued. This lens was announced in June, 2006 and Sony recently raised its price by $700. With the announcement of the 500mm f/4 lens (SAL500F40G), it will be interesting to see if Sony will refresh also the 300mm f/2.8.

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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic and Pentax

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2012

Canon filed a patent 2012123155 for a 35mm f/1.4 lens: Patent released date: June 28, 2012 Patent filing date: December 8th, 2010 Focal length: 34.73mm Aperture: 1.45 Half angle of view: 31.92 deg Image height: 21.64mm Length: 128.11mm Back focus: 38.48mm Lens diameter: 52.03mm Lens design: 12 elements in 9 groups sheet, 2 aspherical elements

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2012

New: ThumbsUp EP-7S for Fuji X-Pro1 camera.   New from Polaroid: Z2300 Instant Digital Camera: 10 MP digital camera 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images Compact size and usability SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Speaker / micropohone Prints with ZINK Zero ink The 41MP Nokia 808 smart phone will […]

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for June 2012

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2012

         Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for June 2012: More Pentax full frame DSLR rumors This is the new, large sensor, Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100 compact camera Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D and EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens leaked before Friday’s announcement Sony Cybershot RX100 large sensor compact camera announced Samsung EX2 to […]

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Sigma announced pricing and availability of the 46MP DP2 Merrill camera

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2012
Sigma DP2 Merrill

Sigma announced the price and availability of the Sigma DP2 Merrill camera: shipping will start in July 2012 for a street price of $999 which is actually reasonable considering that the camera will have the 46MP APS-C X3 sensor form the SD1.

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Nauticam underwater housing NA-EM5 for Olympus OM-D EM-5

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2012

Nauticam announced their NA-EM5 underwater housing for Olympus OM-D EM-5 m4/3 camera with a depth rating of 100m. The retail price is $1350 and is expected to start shipping on July 11, 2012.

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