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Adobe CC: Q&A, petition, new hardware

Several websites have published Q&A sections to clear all the “misunderstandings” about moving Photoshop CC to a cloud based subscription – see some of the posts by Adobe, Engadget, Dpreview and Scott Kelby. No matter what others are saying, Adobe is taking away an option that you previously had: buy a stand alone version or sign up for monthly subscription. […]

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Guest post: what is your equipment relationship type?

Today’s guest post by J Shin will tell you about the  different equipment relationship types: In all my visits to photography rumor and review sites, one observation I have made is that a good proportion of “trolling” and “personal attack” comments have to do with people’s relationships to their equipment: how often they buy things, what kinds […]

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What else is new?

New up to $50 rebates on Tamron super zoom lenses. Soloshot is a new autonomous tracking camera mount giving photographers and videographers an unique advantage of tracking subjects. This camera developed by scientists has 180 separate imaging elements and sees the world like an insect. Nokia is investing in mobile array cameras that can achieve effects similar to […]

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LumoPro LP180 flash to be announced in July

The new LumoPro LP180 quad sync manual flash is scheduled to be announced in July, 2013:

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Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 lens now shipping, sample images available

DC.Watch published some sample images taken with the Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 lens on a Fuji X-E1 camera. The manual focus lens is available also for Micro Four Thirds and Sony NEX cameras and can be purchased in black or silver on eBay (prices starting from $680):

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What else is new?

New: JB Camera Design has new wood grips for the Sony RX1 ($79.95) and Fujifilm X100s ($79.95) cameras. Nokia is rumored to announce a new EOS phone with 41MP camera, quad-core processor and a Carl Zeiss lens.

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The first 3.69 million dots electronic viewfinder

Citizen announced the highest resolution electronic viewfinders available today with a 1280×960 pixel display or 3.69 million dots (Google translation):

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CMOSIS offers 70MP full frame sensor, could be the sensor supplier for the Blackmagic 4k camera

CMOSIS, the sensor supplier for the new Leica M, could also be the sensor manufacturer for the just announced Blackmagic 4k camera according to EOSHD: “Their Super 35mm 4K sensor is the “CMOSIS CMV 12000″ and the specification is a close to the Blackmagic Production Camera. Also the pin layout as shown above looks identical despite the low resolution […]

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What else is new?

The world’s smallest night vision camera. New Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon full frame primes cinema lenses launched. Leica to increase the prices on several M, S lenses and accessories. Zeiss publish another article on how they designed their new 1.4/55 high-end SLR lens. New Kickstarter project for a Travelwide ultralight low-cost 4×5 film camera:

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What else is new?

You won’t need batteries with this “Sun & Cloud” digital camera – the built-in  solar panel and hand crank will allow to generate enough power to use the camera. Fujifilm announced new compact cameras: FinePix XP200 and FinePix S8400W. Together with the new price increase, Fujifilm also announced new design for their professional photographic film packaging. 

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