Sneak peek of GoPro quadcopter footage

By PR admin | Published: October 29, 2015

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Last year I reported a rumor that GoPro is working on a consumer drone with HD camera. The official announcement will be in first half of 2016. Yesterday the company published the first sneak peek video of their upcoming quadcopter hat will have a stabilization system (no post-production stabilization was implemented in the video):

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Canon rumored to be working on a full frame mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: October 29, 2015

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Just like Nikon, Canon is rumored to be working on a new full frame mirrorless camera that will have a version of the EF-M mount and will require a new set of full frame lenses.

Canon is also rumored to announce another APS-C based EOS M camera. Two new EF-M prime lenses are expected in Q1 of 2016.

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Gun grip for the Olympus Open Platform Camera (OPC)

By PR admin | Published: October 27, 2015

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In Japan you can now buy this gun styled grip for the Olympus Open Platform Camera (OPC). Use at your own risk.

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Hasselblad E-mount lenses are now cheaper than Sony’s equivalent

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

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Check out those prices at B&H – Hasselblad E-mount (APS-C) lenses are basically cheaper than the same Sony labeled models:

  • Hasselblad LF 16mm f/2.8 lens: $149, Sony’s version: $248
  • Hasselblad LF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lens: $499, Sony’s version is $848
  • Hasselblad Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS lens: $699, Sony’s version is $998

Few other Sony/Hasselblad deals:

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Ricoh limited edition GR II camera kit coming to the US

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

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The new Ricoh limited edition GR II camera kit that was announced last month is coming to the US with a price tag of $1,299 – check availability at B&H and Adorama. For comparison, the price of the camera only is $569.95. Shipping will start before the end of the year. The kit includes:

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Sony RX1R II camera at the PhotoPlus Expo

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

Some additional coverage on the new Sony RX1R II camera ($3,299) from the 2015 PhotoPlus Expo (credit: Alexander Guerra):

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Sony had on site cleaning/maintenance booth at the PhotoPlus Expo (credit: ZoetMB):

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Sony RX1R II camera hands-on from Adorama:

Sony RX1R II camera hands-on from Cameta Camera:

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Fuji X-Pro2 and full frame camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

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Photographybay reports that the upcoming Fuji X-Pro 2 camera will be announced in January, 2016:

“On the camera side of things though, the X-Pro2 should arrive at CES 2016 in January with availability in February 2016 and will be more advanced than the Fuji X-T1. This will mark the four year anniversary of the Fuji X-Pro1 announcement (at CES 2012) and Fuji acknowledges that the X-Pro1 is getting long in tooth – especially when you consider the continual firmware advances that some of the latest Fuji cameras have received.”

There are also rumors of a new Fuji full frame camera that will be announced after 2016:

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Did Samsung just confirm that they are closing their camera business?

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

A reader twitted me (thanks ‏@jhonlsu) this screenshot of a live chat with Samsung support where they pretty much confirm the rumors about Samsung shutting down their camera business unit (see also this post).

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Sony confirms again that they are committed to A-mount

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

In a new interview with dpreview, Sony’s product manager Kenta Honj confirmed again that they are committed to the future of A-mount (at 30:38 mark). Similar comment was made also in another recent interview after Sony UK made a comment that there are not plans for A-mount camera.

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New Sony sensor tech: Starvis and Pregius

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

Two new videos from Sony that demonstrate their latest sensor technology:

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“Starvis” Sony CMOS image sensor technology is designed for security:

“The STARVIS is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors for surveillance camera applications. It features a sensitivity of 2000 mV or more per 1 µm2 (color product, when imaging with a 706 cd/m2 light source, F5.6 in 1 s accumulation equivalent), and realizes high picture quality in the visible-light and near infrared light regions.”

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“Pregius” Sony CMOS image sensor with global shutter technology:

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