Author Archives: PR admin

Rumors of a full frame Pentax DSLR and a new APS-C mirrorless camera suface again

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2011

According to this dpreview forum member, Pentax will release a full frame DSLR and a new APS-C mirrorless cameras in 2012. The full-frame DSLR model is expected to use a 24MP sensor from Sony.

Posted in Pentax| Tagged | 19 Comments

Upcoming Sigma and Tamron lenses in 2012

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2011

Sigma is rumored to release the following new lenses in 2012L 24mm f/1.8 (full frame) 35mm f/1.8 (full frame) 300mm f/2.8 OS 500mm f/4.5 OS

Posted in Sigma, Tamron| Tagged | 20 Comments

Zeiss cinema lenses roadmap for 2012

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2011

Zeiss announced on Facebook and Twitter their plans for new cinelenses for 2012: new compact, lightweight zoom and prime CP.2 lenses plus a new line of anamorphics lenses. More details about those lenses will be revealed at NAB 2012. More information available at FDTimes articles (PDF file, coverage starts at page 16):

Posted in Zeiss| Tagged , | 4 Comments

Holidays specials

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2011

Few holidays offers worth sharing – some of them will expire this weekend: 5% off on Phottixstore.com – use discount code 5offxmas at check out $360 off Panasonic GF3 $300 off Panasonic GH2 $50 off Tokina 12-24mm f/4.0 lens $50 off Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens $100 off Canon T2i $350 off Canon EOS 5D Mark II […]

Posted in Deals| Leave a comment

SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm f/1.7 lens for E-mount

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2011

This is the first picture of the SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm f/1.7 lens for E-mount. The estimated introductory price will be $379 USD. SLR Magic is currently looking for volunteers to test this lens. If you are interested: Send an email to sales [at] noktor [dot] com with the subject “SLR Magic 23mm F1.7 volunteer”. Include […]

Posted in SLR Magic, Sony| Leave a comment

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:

Posted in Sony| Tagged | 11 Comments

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 […]

Posted in Sony, Tamron| 4 Comments

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:

Posted in Future of Photo Equipment| 32 Comments

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”:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged , | 7 Comments

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 […]

Posted in Other| Tagged | Comments closed