Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012) lens pricing and availability announced

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Tamron Japan announced the pricing and availability of their new SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012) lens for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras (the Sony version will be released later): shipping in Japan will start on December 25th, the suggested retail price is ¥140,000 (around $1,178, expect US price to be lower). The detailed technical specifications of the lens can be found here.

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A012) lens design:

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Olympus E-M5II camera on the horizon

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A new filing for a Olympus E-M5II camera appeared on the Taiwanese NCC government agency website. The E-M5II will replace the current E-M5 model. The official announcement is expected in the next 1-2 months – during CES in Las Vegas or for the CP+ show in Japan.

Via Digicame-info

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Phase One and ALPA officially announced their new A-Series medium format cameras

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Phase One and ALPA (both companies announced a long-term strategic and cooperative alliance few months ago) officially released a new A-Series medium format cameras (I already briefly mentioned that news a month ago). Here are the details:

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Deal of the day: $120 off the X-Rite i1 Display Pro

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For a limited time B&H has the X-Rite i1 Display Pro for $129 ($120 off, original price: $249, free expedited shipping).

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This new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 lens is an exact copy of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

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A reader sent me those pictures of a new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 lens (available on Amazon and eBay) that is almost an exact copy of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens:

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Adobe Lightroom 5.7.1 now available

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Today Adobe released Lightroom 5.7.1 (download links: Mac | Windows). Here are the release notes:

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New Ricoh GR camera price drop

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There is a new price drop on the Ricoh GR camera (probably triggered by the recent Nikon Coolpix A fire sale):

Maybe Ricoh is preparing to release a new GR version in early 2015.

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ProFoto announced HSS upgrade (1/8000 sec) for B1 off-camera flash

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Few months ago I mentioned on NikonRumors that a high sync mode option will be added to the ProFoto B1 off-camera Flash system in the future. Today ProFoto announced a HSS (high speed sync) upgrade that will enable shooting as fast as 1/8000 of a second:

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Fujichrome Velvia 100F 120 film discontinued

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Fuji Japan announced the discontinuation of the Fujichrome Velvia 100F 120 film citing low demand. Fuji will continue to ship the 100F film till February, 2015.

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Lytro introduced new “Focus Spread” feature that allows you to pick the depth of field

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With their latest software update, Lytro introduced a new “Focus Spread” feature that allows you can independently adjust the depth of field after for a specific portion of the image:

“In traditional photography, the only way to focus on two subjects at different depths is to stop down the aperture and sacrifice bokeh. As a result, you get a distracting background instead of beautiful out of focus blur. With Focus Spread, you can still keep both subjects in focus while independently adjusting the amount of dramatic bokeh in the background and/or foreground.”

Read more at Lytro’s blog.

The Lytro Illum light field digital camera is currently $300 off.

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