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Panasonic GX-1 now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2011

Panasonic GX-1 camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at Adorama. Here are the main features of the GX-1 model:

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Olympus is developing a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera concept, E-5 successor

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2011

  Digital Camera Magazine (same magazine who had the interview with the Pentax executive) published also an interview with Olympus marketing manager Mr. Ogawa who said that Olympus is working on a brand new Micro Four Thirds camera concept that will be different then the current PEN line. The key points from the interview (taken from dpreview):

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Pentax is working on a mirrorless full frame and medium format cameras?

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2011

Mikio Tanaka (well known photographer in Japan) posted on his blog that a Japanese magazine recently interviewed Mr. Kitazawa (head of Pentax camera R&D department) who claimed that Pentax is working on a mirrorless 35mm full frame camera and is even considering a mirrorless medium format camera with the sensor used in the 645D. The magazine will be […]

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Panasonic dedicated to the future of the LX line

By PR admin | Published: December 16, 2011

Some key points from a recent Eprice interview with Panasonic representatives: The Panasonic Lumix LX line (LX5) will continue to exist independent of the Lumix G product line (the Panasonic LX 6 is expected to have a new 1 inch sensor). Contradicting report that the upcoming 12-35mm and 35-100mm Lumix X lenses will not have power […]

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Canon files patents for 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.8, 100mm f/2, 135mm f/2 and 200mm f/2 lenses

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2011

Canon filed patent 2011-253050 in Japan for the following prime lenses: 50mm f/1.4 lens 85mm f/1.2 lens 85mm f/1.8 lens

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Spyder 3 Elite giveaway winner

By PR admin | Published: December 15, 2011

The winner of the Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system giveaway is Brian Coffey (pending verification). Congratulation! If you did not win, the Spyder 3 Elite currently has $30 mail-in rebate.

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Today only: free $50 gift card from Amazon with the purchase of selected cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2011

Buy Select Cameras, Get a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card Through December 14, 2011, purchase select cameras and get an Amazon.com Gift Card worth $50. Simply add both the camera and the gift card from the list below to your Shopping Cart, and we’ll automatically deduct the price of the gift card at checkout.

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Carl Zeiss: revenue tops 4 billion EUR mark for very first time

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2011

Carl Zeiss reported a record revenue of EUR 4.237 billion for the fiscal year 2010/11:

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Olympus announces M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ lens

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2011

Amid its financial woes, today Olympus announced a new weather sealed powerzoom M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ lens (35mm equivalent: 24–100mm). The new lens will be available in mid-January 2012 for $499.99.

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MIT’s new camera can do 1,000,000,000,000 frames per second

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2011

“You can think of it as slow motion,” Andreas Velten, a postdoctoral researcher who is a member of the design team, said during a recent technical presentation. “It is so much slow motion you can see the light itself move. This is the speed of light: there’s nothing in the universe that moves faster.” Read […]

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