Ricoh announced a new limited edition GR II camera kit

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Ricoh Japan announced a new limited edition GR II camera kit to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of the GR product line. Only 1,200 kits will be produced. The price was not announced (update: the UK price is £999.99). Shipping will start on October 23rd. The Ricoh limited edition GR II kit includes:

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Sales of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera to resume in November

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Olympus Japan published an update on the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II availability – sales will resume in November, 2015. The company pulled the camera out of the market few weeks ago because of a manufacturing issue. US owners of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II can use this form to send the camera for back for repair.

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II camera was announced back in August in the following configurations:

 

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Fuji announced a new Instax Mini 70 camera

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2015

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Today Fujifilm announced a new Instax Mini 70 camera ($139.95). Why? Because the Fuji Instax cameras are one of the best sellers on Amazon and the company reported a strong growth for that product line in their latest (2015) annual report:

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What’s new in the Instax Mini 70 camera:

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Firmware update ver.1.01 for Fuji X-A2 released

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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As previously reported, Fujifilm released firmware update ver.1.01 for the X-A2 camera with support for Windows 10. All remaining cameras in Fuji’s lineup will be updated by the end of December.

The latest Fuji deals: X-T1o is now $100 | X-E2 kit is now $348 off | X-A2 kit is now $50 off | X-M1 is now $100 off

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23 Voigtlander VM cameras, lenses and accessories now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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Cosina Japan officially discontinued multiple Voigtlander VM products:

Via LeicaRumors.com

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The latest Canon rumors and patents

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

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A quick update on the latest Canon rumors:

  • New Canon EOS M mirrorless camera is rumored for October
  • Two new lenses: EF-S mount version of the 22mm f/2 STM and a new EF 85mm f/1.8 IS
  • Canon is working on a new EF 70-200mm L lens
  • The Powershot G16 and S120 compact cameras are also rumored to be replaced in October

Oh, and Canon is not acquiring Sigma and there were never talks about such acquisition. There is also no color top LCD screen coming to Canon DSLR cameras – just some of the latest bogus rumors reported on the Web. How do I know? I received the exact same rumors for Nikon…

The latest Canon patents:

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Sony A7R II hands-on tests and reviews

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2015

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After Digitalrev, The Camera Store also posted their Sony A7R II hands-on review and a comparison with the Canon 5Ds R camera (another comparison between both cameras can be found at focus-numerique):

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Cheaper GoPro announced: HERO+ with Wi-Fi for $199.99

By PR admin | Published: September 28, 2015

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GoPro announced announced a new cheaper HERO+ action camera with Wi-Fi for $199.99. Shipping will start on October 4, 2015. The key features of the new model are:

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New Sony a7 trade-in promotion

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2015

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Sony has a new promotion where you can get up to $250 trade-in bonus towards the purchase of a7 series camera or full frame E-mount lens in addition to the value of your trade-in. Check out the details at Adorama and Amazon. This offer is valid from 9/27/2015 – 10/31/2015.

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New book: Photographer’s guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 IV

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2015

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Alexander White published his new guide book for the Sony RX100 IV camera. Additional information on the Photographer’s Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 IV:

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