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What were they thinking?

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012

In addition to rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant, the new Pentax Optio WG-2 is rumored to be also sh*t proof… based on this image courtesy of Pentax Imaging.

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Next Olympus camera will be a PEN

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012

Talking to Techradar, Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus Japan mentioned that the next Olympus camera to be released will be a PEN and not a OM-D model: “Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.” The last PEN cameras, the E-P3 and E-PL3 were announced on June 30, 2011.

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New Sony 18.47MP BSI sensor for consumer digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2012

Sony announced the IMX118CQT back illuminated 18.47MP CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor for use in consumer digital cameras. Currently, the Sony Cybershot camera with the highest MP count (18.2MP) is the new DSC-TX200V ($499.99). Here are the basic specs of the new sensor:

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Is Samsung really preparing to announce 4 new NX cameras and a 32MP CMOS APS-C sensor?

By PR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

In addition to the Samsung NX20, NX210 and NX1000, there is now talk about a fourth mirrorless camera called NX-300 that will have the same design as the NX-20 but without the EVF. The NX-300 is expected to be released in July, 2012 – this is according to a dpreview forum member who back in June of […]

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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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