Category Archives: Other

Niksoftware Silver Efex Pro 2 to be released in February

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

A new version 2 of Silver Efex Pro by Niksoftware will be released in February of 2011. I was told that the new plugin will have some new features and functionality. Silver Efex Pro is used for black and white image conversion and is available as a plugin for Lightroom, Photoshop and Aperture.

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More price increases in the US (Lowepro and Tamrac)

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2011

In addition to Canon, Zeiss and Sony, the photo gear bag manufacturers Lowepro an Tamrac are also expected to raise their prices on February 1st, 2011 in the US. For Lowepro the price increase will be around 10%, for Tamrac it will be 10-14%. Canon will increase the prices of their lenses by 10% (similar for Zeiss and Sony).

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CliQ 2011: it’s official

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2011

PMA launches CliQ JACKSON, MI – PMA – The Worldwide Community of Imaging Associations presents CliQ, a new branded experience for photo enthusiasts and anyone interested in getting the most from photography and video. “CliQ is a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week commitment on the part of the association to provide content and tools for everyone involved in […]

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Are you going to CliQ 2011 this year?

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Imaginginsider discovered that the yearly PMA show which will take place in Las Vegas (September 6-11, 2011) has changed its name to CliQ. A new website is already started at cliqworld.com. PDNPulse also found a new Facebook page dedicated to the re-branded show.

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Did you hear about this WVIL camera? (updated, but still a hoax)

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

Update: a reader was able to located the website that has more info on this “camera”: www.artefactgroup.com/wvil. If you look at the main page (www.artefactgroup.com),  Artefactgroup is design firm out of Seattle. According to the YouTube video below, this camera concept was shown on CES 2011 and since I could not find any coverage online, I […]

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New PhotoRumors Facebook fan page

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2011

Some of you probably know that I lost my Facebook account. The old PhotoRumors fan page that was linked to my account is also gone and I had to create a new one. If you were a “fan” before or if you just like to follow PhotoRumors on Facebook, click the like button:

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Vote for your favorite camera of 2010

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2011

2010 Camera of the year There is a poll embedded to this post – please vote for one camera (direct link to poll):

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Happy New Year!

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2010

Happy New Year to all PhotoRumors readers! When I started this blog year and a half ago, my main goal was to be informed on the latest photo equipment outside of Nikon and Leica territories (I have separate sites for those). In terms of traffic growth, PhotoRumors is following closely the steps of NikonRumors for which I thank all of you […]

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The “Subjectiv” 65mm 4-in-1 lens kit

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2010

Photojojo is now selling the “Subjectiv” 4-in-1 lens kit available for both Nikon and Canon mounts. The kit contains five modules: pinhole, plastic, glass, zone plate, and aperture. The rest of the specs: Combine aperture module with plastic and glass modules to stop down exposures All lenses have a focal length of 65mm Pinhole: f/180, hole diameter […]

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New CMOSIS 12MP/300fps global shutter sensor

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

CMOSIS and TowerJazz announced a new 12MP CMV12000 sensor with a global shutter and a frame rate of 300 fps: “CMOSIS, a leading independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced CMOSIS will add a new member to its CMV […]

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