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The latest financial reports from Sony: image sensors are the biggest contributor to profit growth

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2017

Sony published their financial reports for the fiscal year ending on March 31st, 2017. A quote from Reuters:

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Sony a9 review and comparisons to the Sony a7R II, Canon 1DX II, Nikon D5 and Nikon D500 cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2017

Tony & Chelsea Northrup published their Sony a9 camera review with some comparisons to the Sony a7R II, Canon 1DX II, Nikon D5 and Nikon D500 cameras: If you don’t feel like going through all the 18+ minutes, here is a good recap from reddit: Camera focuses at least as good as 1DX & D5, […]

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More on the mystery Panasonic video camera at the 2017 NAB show

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2017

A few days ago I reported about a new mystery Panasonic video camera that is on display (under a cloth) at the 2017 NAB show. There was no official announcement or unveiling – it seems that the release will be in fall. Here is some additional information courtesy of our friends over at PhotographyBay:

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Canon latest financial results

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2017

Canon released their Q1/2017 financial results (see also the consolidated results sheet):

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Just announced: 100MP Hasselblad camera and DJI M600 Pro drone combo

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2017

Even though the pictures I posted here on the blog a few months ago could have been fake, the report was not far from the truth: DJI and Hasselblad announced the world’s first 100MP “integrated aerial photography platform” that consists of DJI M600 Pro drone ($4,999), Ronin-MX gimbal ($4,594) and the Hasselblad H6D-100c camera ($32,995). Back in […]

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Exclusive KEH coupon codes

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2017

KEH offered two exclusive coupons for PhotoRumors readers – the first one is if you buy used gear from KEH (use this link): Get 10% off used cameras and 15% off used lenses Use coupon code RUMORS-SPRING17 Valid until 11:59pm EST on 4/26 The second coupon is if you decide to sell your existing camera gear to KEH – any gear […]

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Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2017

Last year I reported about the Russian camera and lens manufacturer Zenit coming back to life with some new lenses – one of them, the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 E full frame E-mount lens (9 elements in 8 groups, 14 aperture blades), was on display at the PhotoForum 2017 exhibition in Moscow:

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New Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses for Fuji GFX (G-mount) announced

By PR admin | Published: April 25, 2017

At the 2017 P&E show in China, the Chinese manufacturer Zhongy aka Mitakon announced two new Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses for Fuji GFX/G-mount (the link contains also a few sample photos):

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More NAB announcements

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2017

Here are some more new products announced at the 2017 NAB show (check also the NAB special at Adorama and B&H):

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Fujifilm X100T camera is being discontinued

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2017

The first reports of the Fujifilm X100T camera being discontinued came online back in September last year. B&H now lists the black Fuji X100T camera as discontinued, while the silver model is still in stock with a $200 price drop. The new Fuji X100F is still hard to find in stock, even with a price tag […]

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