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Firmware update 1.40 for Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera released

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2015

A new firmware update version 1.40 was released for the Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera. Here is the change log:

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Detailed specifications of the Olympus E-M10 Mark II camera

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2015

A new set of detailed specifications for the Olympus E-M10 Mark II leaked online – the camera will be announced next week:

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Panasonic GX8 MFT mirrorless camera now shipping, currently in stock

By PR admin | Published: August 21, 2015

The Panasonic GX8 MFT mirrorless camera is now shipping and is currently in stock at:

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The latest patents from Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2015

→ Olympus has field patents for a dual image stabilization for both the lens and camera body. Olympus also has a new patent for a digital ND filter.

Here are the latest Canon patents:

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Sony a7R II mirrorless camera teardown

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2015

iFixit teared down a Sony a7R II mirrorless camera and published the detailed steps with plenty of pictures and even included a video of the sensor-shift stabilization mechanism in action.

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Focal Camera is an open-source modular analog camera building system

By PR admin | Published: August 17, 2015

The Focal Camera is an open-source modular analog camera building system, free of charge and low in material-costs that allows anyone to build working cameras ranging from SLRs to stereo. Through a system of pre-designed modules, each housing a particular function, not only can complicated functions be understood, but also utilized and combined with each of the other 18 modules.

Each module is designed to be the simplest form of an existing, desired complex function. The return to basics allows for an easy understanding of such features, which often don’t need much to do the same as their complicated brethren. Aside from that, the system offers a variety of ways to create viewfinders and lenses.

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More pictures and specs of the Olympus E-M10 Mark II camera

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2015

Few more pictures and specifications of the upcoming Olympus E-M10 Mark II mirrorless MFT camera:

16MP sensor
Dimensions: 119.5 x 83.1 x 46.7mm (slightly smaller than the current E-M10 model)
Weight: 390g (slightly lighter than the current E-M10 model)
Battery: BLS-50 (existing battery)
Grip: ECG-3 (new grip)

Pictures of the silver Olympus E-M10 Mark II:

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