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Photokina 2012 in pictures

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2012

Many new products were announced at the 2012 Photokina show in Cologne, Germany. Here is a quick visual gallery that includes some of the new cameras:         

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BIG 15mm f/4.5 shift lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: September 19, 2012

The company Brenner Import und Großhandels (BIG) announced at Photokina a new 15mm f/4.5 shift lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Here are the specs:

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Photokina 2012 coverage

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2012

The 2012 Photokina show will start on Tuesday, September 18 in Cologne, Germany. As you can see from the images bellow, there are already several “blank” billboards – during the last Photokina show (2010) those were Panasonic GH2 posters. My guess is that this year, they will have the new GH3: I will have several readers sending me materials from Photokina. […]

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2012

Teledyne-DALSA announced 60MP medium format CCD sensor – currently the highest resolution available in the industry within the 645 format. Instagram is coming to Windows Phone. Several sample images from the new Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens and Nikon D800. New: Phottix Flexi-Flash accessory kit.

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

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2012

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]

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: September 7, 2012

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

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2012

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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