It seems that Sony is working very hard to capitalize on the growing smart phones market. The latest rumors describe a new device in the form of a lens that will have a built in sensor, battery and memory that attaches to a smart phone and transmits the captured images to the phone via NFC and Wi-Fi. […]
The Swiss website 20min.ch reports that Ilford is about to file for bankruptcy citing “significant financial difficulties“. Apparently the company was not able to pay the salaries of its 220 employees last month (June). Note: this is not the Ilford UK based company that produces film, but the Ilford inkjet paper company located in Switzerland. Sorry […]
With the termination of Google Reader on Monday, many of you are probably looking for alternative solutions to follow PhotoRumors. Here are your choices: RSS Feed Full text PhotoRumors RSS feeds – just add the RSS feed(s) to your favorite RSS reader and you will get the latest blog posts few minutes after they are published […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The new LumoPro LP180 quad sync manual flash is scheduled to be announced in July, 2013:
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):
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.
Citizen announced the highest resolution electronic viewfinders available today with a 1280×960 pixel display or 3.69 million dots (Google translation):
