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What else is new? [Weekend Digest]

ZeissImages.com, the online photo gallery of images captured with Zeiss optics, announced its annual photography contest for 2012. The prize will be provided by Carl Zeiss – the winner of this contest will be given the option of selecting one of the following lenses: Distagon 2.8/25 ZF.2 Distagon 2/28 ZE or ZF.2 Distagon 2/35 ZE […]

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What else is new?

Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 and Casio Exilim EX-H50 cameras announced. Phottix Odin TTL flash trigger for Sony announced. Nauticam announced NA-650D underwater camera housing for Canon EOS T4i/650D. The Russian company Zenit will resume production of those three lenses: Zenit MC Mir-20M super wide angle lens Zenit Helios 40-2 lens Zenit MS APO “Telezenitar-M 2,8 / 135 telephoto lens Polaroid announced three new […]

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Photokina 2012 in pictures

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

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

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]

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

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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