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Panasonic GX1 unboxing video is already out

By PR admin | Published: November 8, 2011

The Panasonic GX1 is expected to start shipping in mid-December, but the first unboxing video is already out:

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Kodak sold its image sensor business

By PR admin | Published: November 8, 2011

The reason nobody heard about the new sensors from Kodak (KAI-16070 has 16MP, 35mm optical format, 7.4um pixel; KAI-16050 is APS-H optical format 16MP and 5.5um pixel) is probably because Kodak sold its image sensor business to Platinum Equity for an undisclosed amount. Leica M9 and many other point and shoot cameras are using Kodak sensors. Press release:

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Olympus admitted that it used questionable deal to hide losses

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

After Olympus confirmed that they have used an US company as an adviser for the acquisition of Gyrus – a deal for which Olympus paid nearly 700 million in consulting fees, today Olympus admitted that they used the Gyrus deal to hide losses: “Scandal-hit Olympus revealed on Tuesday it had found that funds related to its purchase […]

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Sigma 50-150 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens delayed

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

It seems that the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM lens is delayed again. The lens was initially supposed to be announced in October, but according to an email from Sigma UK to a reader, the lens will not be released till 2012: “The latest we have from Japan is that they will not be […]

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Giveaway: Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 book

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

This giveaway is now closed. I will announce the winner is a separate post. What can I win? In this giveaway you can win the book Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm FinePix X100 from White Knight Press. You can check this excerpt from the book and the table of content. The same publisher also has guides for the Panasonic LX5,  Canon S95, Leica […]

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Fuji X10 started shipping today

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 camera started shipping today from several online stores.

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Panasonic announces their new Lumix DMC-GX1 and DMC-3D1 cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2011

As previously reported, Panasonic announced their new Lumix DMC-GX1 and DMC-3D1 cameras. The Panasonic GX1 brochure will soon be available here. The GX1 is available for pre-order on Amazon for $699.99 (see all available options here). The Panasonic 3D1 camera costs $499.99. Full press releases:

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New Panasonic EVF

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

In addition to the upcoming GX1 and 3D1 cameras, Panasonic will also announce a new EVF with the following specs: 1.44M dot resolution 100% field of view Magnification approx. 0.7x (35mm equiv.) 90 degree tilt

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This is the new 3D Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 camera

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

The new 3D camera from Panasonic that will be announced in the next few days will be called DMC-3D1. Here are the basic specs: Dual lens system for 3D or simultaneous wide/tele photos 4x zoom (25mm wide) 3.5″ touch screen 12mp MOS sensor ISO up to 3200 1920×1080 side by side 3D video

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

I am still catching up after my trip to New York for the PDN show. Here is a recap of the news from the past few days I did not cover: ThinkTank Photo announced their new Modular Rotation System and Modular Rotation System Skin Components. If you want to be alerted when the new Modular units […]

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