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New: Sekonic Litemaster Pro L-478D/DR light meters

Sekonic announced two new light meters: Litemaster Pro L-478D ($389) and Litemaster Pro L-478DR ($469). Both models feature a color touchscreen display. The L-478DR model has also a wireless flash power control (via PocketWizard ControlTL technology). Sekonic Litemaster Pro L-478D/L-478DR light meter specs: Color Touch Screen Interface Still, Cine, Incident, Reflected, Flash Exposure Meter Wireless […]

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For Monday: new Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2 cameras

The Olympus E-PL5 and E-PM2 cameras will have the following specifications:

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The Impossible Project develops a new Film Processing Unit

For the past 18 months The Impossible Project worked on a new analog instant camera called FPU (Film Processing Unit) that was developed together with DHW of the former ROLLEI factory, long-time head of R&D at Polaroid Henny Waanders and Prof. Achim Heine, designer of the LEICA Digilux 1 camera. The first concept camera will be presented at Photokina. The […]

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

Corel announced PaintShop Pro X5 Ultimate:   Contour +2 action camera announced:

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Konica Minolta patents a 43mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds

Konica Minolta filed a patent in Japan for a 43mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds mount. This is an unusual development because after Sony bought their camera business in 2006, the company has not announced any photography related products (they actually withdrew from the photo business on September 30, 2006 after laying off 3,700 employees).

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This is the Fuji XF1

Well, it seems that the Fuji XF1 will be announced after all. Here are the specs at a glance: Compact, high-end, with the appearance of three kinds of colors (black, red, brown) 12 million pixel 2/3 inch EXR-CMOS sensor with EXR-Auto High-speed processing and high-speed response time 4 times Fujinon optical manual zoom lens (equivalent […]

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Current list of discontinued cameras

This is the complete list of cameras currently listed as discontinued at B&H: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with 18-135mm lens kit Canon Powershot SX230 HS Canon PowerShot A3400 IS Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR Nikon D700 Olympus XZ-1 Olympus E-P3 PEN with 14-42mm lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 14mm lens kit Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 Panasonic […]

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What to expect at Photokina

The last few weeks have been very busy with information and rumors on new product announcements for the 2012 Photokina show, Here is a quick recap: Canon Canon EOS-3D X Canon EOS-7D Mark II Fujifilm Fujifilm XF1 (or XP1) compact camera Fujifilm E-X1 New firmware update with the new XF lenses Hasselblad New family of digital cameras and […]

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

The world’s largest digital camera has 3.2 gigapixels. New: Diana Baby 110 camera. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created an ultra thin flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses. Rollei announced two new Powerflex cameras.

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