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Sony NEX-7 pre-orders to start shipping this month

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2011

Sony USA announced today that after the initial delay caused by the floods in Thaialnd, the NEX 7 pre-orders will start shipping this month in limited quantities:

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Tamron announces 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC lens for Sony NEX system

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2011

Today Tamron announced their first lens for mirrorless cameras – the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III VC for Sony NEX system. You can download the PDF brochure here. The new lens will be available for sale in Japan on December 15th. Pricing was not announced at that point. Tamron is also working on the following lenses for APS-C mirrorless […]

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CompactFlash Association announced XQD – a new memory card standard

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2011

The CompactFlash Association announced a new memory card standard called XQD. The new memory cards will be slightly bigger than standard SD cards and provide write speed of 125MB/sec and higher:

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Fuji X10 to get a firmware update for “sensor blooming”

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2011

In their Fuji X10 test, when shooting at bright lights, Dpreview found “white discs” surrounding the light source that are caused by sensor blooming. Fujifilm promised a firmware update that will “lessen the effects of blooming”:

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Giveaway: Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

The giveaway is now closed – I will announce the winner in the next few days. What can I win? In this giveaway you can win a brand new Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite display calibration system valued at $179.95 (plus a $30 mail-in rebate). How do I win? The rules are simple: “Like” the Datacolor Spyder Facebook page […]

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You will be able to buy Fujifilm skin care products before their mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

No, this is not a joke – Fujifilm just introduced its skin care/beauty product line: Fujifilm introduces Astalift skincare products to the European market — To be launched in France in February 2012 FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) is introducing skincare products based on its proprietary technologies to the European market with a view […]

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Olympus update: $1.67 billion losses hidden, no evidence of organized crime involvement

By PR admin | Published: December 5, 2011

  Before announcing the next PhotoRumors giveaway, a quick update on the Olympus saga: “An investigative panel has found Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from its investors, but is likely to say there is no evidence of involvement by organized crime in the cover-up, a source said Monday.” Via Reuters

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The new Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit will have f/3.5-5.5 aperture

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

According to Christian Sorega, who initially broke the news about the New Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit, the aperture of the new lens will be f/3.5-5.5: “As you can see in the above image it will feature a Sony 16 MP sensor and have a 24-85mm zoom with a f3.5-5.5 aperture and the lens will […]

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Samsung NX20

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Samsung NX20 is listed again on the company’s Global Download Centre. The new camera will be announced during the PMA in January 2012. I expect the Samsung NX1 to be announced later in 2012.

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What else is new? Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens for Sony/Pentax, Sony 4k projector, Canon medium format camera

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2011

Sigma announced a new 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM lens for Sony and Pentax DSLR cameras. The old 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens ($669) will be discontinued. Specification (for Sony mount): Lens Construction:17 Elements in 13 Groups Angle of View:79.7-31.7 degrees *Number of blades: 7 pcs (Rounded diaphragm) Minimum Aperture: f/22 Minimum Focusing Distance: […]

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