New Fuji firmware upgrades for the X-T1 and X-T2 coming on November 8

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2016

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Fujifilm will release a new firmware upgrade with tethered shooting support for the Fuji X-T2 camera on November 8, 2016:

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New: Yongnuo YN 100mm f/2 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2016

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Yongnuo has a new YN 100mm f/2 lens priced around $170 (for now available only for Canon mount). Yongnuo already has two cheap DSLR full frame lenses: 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2 (see review). Here are the details on the new 100mm f/2:

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II pre-orders will start next week, US price around $2,000

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2016

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The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II was introduced at Photokina but pricing and pre-order options were not available at the time of the announcement. I already reported that the pricing of the new camera will be around $2,000/€2,000. Pre-orders will start next week. Here is the official Japanese pricing:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2016

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It has been a really slow week after the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows. Here is another recap from both the rumors and addict blogs:

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This Chronos 1.4 high speed camera can shoot at 21,650 fps

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2016

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Check out this Chronos 1.4 high speed camera that can shoot at 21,650 fps:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2016

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→ MindShift Gear launched two new outdoor photo backpacks:

The SidePath, which weighs in at 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg), holds one large Mirrorless body and one to two standard zoom lenses or primes, or a compact DSLR and one to two lenses, or a DSLR (5DMIII or D750) with one standard zoom or two primes. It’s a great “grab and go” bag. The TrailScape provides all-day comfort while carrying up to a 300mm f/2.8.

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→ There has been multiple reports about a faulty batch of Lexar 2933x 32GB XQD memory cards (it’s a software issue that requires to update the card's firmware). If you have any issues with this memory cards, contact Lexar for a replacement.

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→ The new SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC memory card is now in stock (available also in 32GB).

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→ The new Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 lens is now available for pre-order in various mounts.

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→ Amazon announced an enhanced Prime Photos with some new features:

  • Family Vault – Prime members can create photo archives that family members can easily contribute to and access photo and video memories in one place
  • Unlimited Photo Storage for Non-Prime Members - Prime members can now give up to five family members or friends the Prime membership benefit of unlimited photo storage, along with an additional 5 GB of storage for videos, documents, and other files – regardless if they’re existing Prime members
  • Smart Search - Quickly and easily find people, places, and things in photos with enhanced search capabilities. Prime members can also filter searches by location or date or other keywords, like family and friends that have been named
  • Photo Printing – Recently announced, Prime Photo users can now also order photo books, holiday cards and prints directly from their Prime Photos or Amazon Drive account

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→ For the next two days KEH is offering a site-wide sale on pre-owned digital and film gear - you can get 15% off pre-owned digital gear and 25% off pre-owned film gear with the coupon code DIGFILM. This is a 2-day sale and the coupon code will be valid only for October 26 and 27.

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→ New batch of Leica M3 vintage camera replica tins are now available for sale at LeicaRumors.

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New online registrations for two DSLR, one mirrorless and five compact Canon cameras

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2016

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Multiple new Canon cameras were registered at the Russian and Taiwan government agencies, including two new DSLR models and one new mirrorless camera:

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What’s going on with Eye-Fi? (technology licensing agreement with Toshiba)

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2016

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Few weeks ago Eye-Fi announced a technology licensing agreement with Toshiba. According to the press releases, this is just a "licensing agreement", but all Eye-Fi cards are currently listed as discontinued at B&H and the "Shop Now" button on Eye-Fi's website now redirects to Amazon's listing of Toshiba Wi-Fi cards. Did Toshiba just acquired Eye-Fi? A quote from the press release:

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