Category Archives: Red

Announced: RED Hydrogen One smartphone with holographic display

Today RED did not announce the modular camera they patented, but they did introduce a new smartphone (see patent here). Not a regular smartphone – the Hydrogen One is a $1,200 smartphone with a… holographic display (holographic display: “display that utilizes light diffraction to create a virtual three-dimensional image of an object, holographic displays are unique […]

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RED announcement on July 6th: modular camera system with cellphone functionality?

There are some speculation online that RED could announce a new modular camera system with cellphone functionality on July 6th. This is what RED’s CEO James Jannard said: “July 6th. 9am PST. Right here. You need to be online. You need to tell everyone you know to be online. Have your credit card ready. This is […]

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The RED Helium 8K camera reached a new all-time-high DxOmark score of 108

DxOMark tested the RED Helium 8K camera and gave it the all-time-high score of 108 (click for larger view):

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What else is new?

→ The new Fuji Instax monochrome instant film is already shipping in the US (available also on eBay). More info can be found here. → New Franzis HDR Projects 5 Professional announced. → One of the few good photo-websites left quesabesde.com announced its closing after 15 years of existence – just another indications of the tough market […]

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What else is new?

→ The Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now $729. → Check out this new (?) and cheap Zonlai 25mm f/1.8 lens available for Sony E, MFT and Fuji X mounts (see also this lens review and sample photos on flickr). → Samsung patent describes interchangeable lens camera for smartphones (via Galaxyclub).

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What else is new?

→ Check out this Leica M Typ 801 concept camera. → First $300 price drop on the Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R cameras. → Pocketwizard introduced a new Plus IV transceiver.

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The new Red Raven 4k camera is priced at $6k

Update – The RED Raven camera is now officially announced. Additional information is available here: The RED teaser from last week was for the new RAVEN camera that can shoot 4K at up to 120fps. Pricing starts from $6k. Additional information:

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New RED camera #4K4ALL teaser

RED has a teaser for a new camera and they are using the hashtag #4K4ALL – this could be a cheaper 4K model: Update: the name of the next RED camera is Raven.

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What else is new?

→ The Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX lens for Canon mount will start shipping on July 24, 2015.   → Casio EX-100F compact camera announced with 60 fps, f/2.8 lens and 12MP sensor (1/1.7″). → Kenko released new 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters for Canon EF/EF-S lenses.

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What’s new at the 2015 NAB show?

   → Blackmagic announced three new cameras with different mounts: URSA, URSA Mini ($2,995 – $5,495) and a new Micro cinema camera ($995-$1,295). → Panasonic announced new wearable POV action cam HX-A1 ($199.99). →New HDC-4300 camcorder from Sony. → Livestream Studio HD550 is a new compact all-in-one live production switcher. → Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Air announced ($499.99). → New action […]

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