Category Archives: Toshiba

Japan Industrial Partners, owners of Olympus, to buy also Toshiba

By PR admin | Published: August 12, 2023

Japan Industrial Partners, owners of the Olympus camera business, agreed to buy Toshiba:

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The latest Canon patents: 600mm f/4 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses, curved sensor and more

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2016

Here are the latest patents filed in Japan over the past few weeks: → Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO IS USM lens patent → Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM lens patent with two extenders (1.4x & 1.7x) built-in inside     → Canon has a 0.82x optical viewfinder patent and another patent for displaying additional information in […]

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What’s going on with Eye-Fi? (technology licensing agreement with Toshiba)

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2016

Few weeks ago Eye-Fi announced a technology licensing agreement with Toshiba. According to the press releases, this is just a “licensing agreement”, but all Eye-Fi cards are currently listed as discontinued at B&H and the “Shop Now” button on Eye-Fi’s website now redirects to Amazon’s listing of Toshiba Wi-Fi cards. Did Toshiba just acquired Eye-Fi? A quote […]

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Latest patents: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sport, Canon mirrorless lenses and more

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2016

→ Sigma has a new patent for a 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | Sport lens that will most likely replace the current 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM. Next are several new new lens patents from Canon and more:

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There are still some good deals out there

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2015

The holiday shopping season is over but you can still find some good deals out there (many of them expire on December 31st): New Topaz Labs 35% off coupon code Macphun softwafre holiday deals Get $200 credit from Amazon toward a future purchase with a qualifying camera or lens purchase Several Sigma lenses now come […]

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Sony paid $154 million forToshiba’s Image Sensor business

By PR admin | Published: December 4, 2015

Additional information on Sony acquisition of Toshiba’s Image Sensor business – they  paid over $154 million for it:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 29, 2015

Fuji released new firmware updates for several cameras with support for Windows 10. Firmware updates for the XF 35mm f/2 R WR lens and XF 1.4x TC WR teleconverter are also available Fujifilm profit seen 6% brighter driven by strong sales of instant cameras (Instax), medical devices and office equipment Canon cuts profit outlook on weak […]

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Sony’s plan for world domination: buy Toshiba image sensor business

By PR admin | Published: October 23, 2015

Reuters reports that Sony is about to purchase Toshiba’s image sensor business:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2015

→ 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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The latest patents: Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and Tamron 24mm f/2 VC lenses and a new Toshiba sensor design

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2015

  → Canon filed a patent for a EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 STM and EF-S 15-105mm f/2.8-5.6 STM lenses. → Tamron has a patent for a new 24mm f/2 VC full frame lens designed for DSLR cameras.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2015

→ The Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 lens is now available for pre-order at B&H (additional information available here). → Rocky Nook is running a 40% off all eBooks sales this week – use coupon code PHOTOMONTH at checkout.       → First look at the new Google photos app. → Toshiba announced new Exceria Protm SD […]

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What else is new

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2015

→ The Fuji X100s camera is already listed as discontinued at B&H. Few pieces are still available for sale on Amazon at discounted prices. → B&H now carries Yongnuo products. → Sigma announced that their LCD viewfinder LVF-01 will start shipping in January, 2015. B&H is already taking pre-orders. → Toshiba launched the world’s first SDHC memory card […]

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