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Elon Musk to redefine the future of photography by making “the greatest camera ever made”

By PR admin | Published: April 1, 2019

After Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company, Elon Musk will take on the camera industry next:

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Sony gives up and quits camera business, CEO says they can no longer compete with Nikon and Canon

By PR admin | Published: April 1, 2019

Today Sony officially announced that it will withdraw from the camera business. Sony’s CEO was quoted saying that his company can no longer compete with Nikon and Canon: In a shocking interview with Nikkei, Sony’s CEO announced that his company is pulling out of the camera business. The main reason for the move has been […]

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New Fuji rebates in the US

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2019

Fujifilm started new rebates in the US  – all bundles include a free bag, memory card and slide/grip: Fujifilm X-T2: $899 Fujifilm X-T2 +18-55: $1299 Fujifilm X-T20: $599 Fujifilm X-T20 + 18-55: $899 Fujifilm X-T20 + 16-50: $699 Fujifilm X-T20 + 15-45: $699 Fujifilm X-T20: $683 Fujifilm X-T20 + 18-55: $983 Fujifilm X-T20 + 16-50: […]

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Panasonic SR1 sensor measurements at Photons To Photos

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2019

Photons To Photos published their Panasonic SR1 photographic dynamic range sensor measurements for the new 47.3MP full-frame CMOS sensor (above comparison with Nikon Z7 and Sony A7R3). Here is the read noise vs. ISO graph:

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Zeiss ZX1 camera additional information

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2019

Dpreview published their interview with Zeiss on their upcoming ZX1 full-frame fix lens camera. Here are the main points:

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Ricoh Korea and Ricoh Japan issue recalls about wobbly control dial pad on the new Ricoh GR III camera

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2019

Both Ricoh Korea and Ricoh Japan have issued notices (recalls?) about wobbly control dial pads on the new Ricoh GR III camera: Ricoh claims that this is normal, but in some cases, the tolerance is not acceptable and the affected serial numbers will be fixed (Google translation): “The basic specification is to set a slight […]

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Sony A6400 sensor tested at DxOMark

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2019

The new Sony A6400 mirrorless camera got tested at DxOMark:

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Another interview with Fujifilm senior executives

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2019

Dpreview published their CP+ interview with Fujifilm senior executives. Here is the recap from FujiAddict:

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Both Olympus and Panasonic confirmed again their commitment to Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: March 29, 2019

In a recent interview with the Japanese SankeiBiz, Olympus executive (Yasuo Takeuchi) mentioned again that Olympus has no plans to sell their camera business as suggested by another Japanese publication (Business Journal Japan) – see the interview recap by digicame-info. Here is another interview with Panasonic where they also confirmed their commitment to Micro Four […]

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Pricing and availability of the new Sigma MC-21 SA and EF L-mount adapters announced

By PR admin | Published: March 29, 2019

Sigma officially announced pricing and availability of the new MC-21 SA and EF L-mount adapters – shipping will start in April 2019, pricing is $169 for the Sigma SA-L mount and $249 for the Canon EF-L mount. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H. Additional information:

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