Photo Rumors

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By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2015

→ Samsung NX500 is scheduled to start shipping on March 18, 2015.

→ I received an email from B&H that the Samsung NX mirrorless camera is now discontinued. I don’t think this model ever shipped in the US.

→ Adobe is offering a non-significant savings to Fuji camera owners for Creative Cloud.

→ Lexar issued a press release that their latest Professional 3400x CFast 2.0 memory cards are now available in stores. Check pricing at Amazon, Adorama and B&H – the 256GB version for example costs over $1,000!

Posted in Adobe, Fuji, Lexar, Lytro, Samsung| Tagged Samsung NX500| 12 Comments

Lensbaby to announce a new 55mm f/1.6 lens

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2015

Lensbaby is gearing up to announce a new 55mm f/1.6 lens for both Nikon and Canon cameras, possibly more mounts later on. The lens will be announced in early April, 2015 and will feature close macro focusing ability.

Posted in Lensbaby| Tagged Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 lens| 9 Comments

The latest Adobe Lightroom 6 leaks: announcement on March 25th

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2015

The latest Adobe Lightroom 6 leaks from online retailers suggest that the official announcement will be on March 25th (prices are in Australian dollars):

Posted in Adobe| Tagged Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6, Lightroom CC| 13 Comments

Olympus SH-2 compact camera announced

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2015

Olympus announced a new SH-2 compact camera:

40cm minimum focusing distance
16MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS Sensor
TruePic VII Image Processor
Olympus 24x Optical Zoom ED f/3-6.9 Lens
40cm minimum focusing distance
25-600mm (35mm Equivalent)
3.0″ 460k-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
5-Axis Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization
Full HD 1920 x 1080p Video at 60 fps
Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity & OI.Share
RAW Image Capture & Nightscape Modes
Live Composite, Filters, and Photo Story
Available in black and silver
Shipping starts in April
Price: $399

Press release:

Posted in Olympus| 7 Comments

Ends today: $20 off TopazLabs B&W Effects

By PR admin | Published: March 10, 2015

Topaz Labs is running a promotion on their B&W Effects plugin: you can get $20 off the original price of $59.99 (reducing the price to $39.99) with coupon code MARBW. Topaz B&W Effects is used for black and white conversion and contains features like authentic grain and darkroom inspired effects:

Additional sample photos (before & after) and how to videos:

Posted in Deals, Topaz Labs| 6 Comments

New Sony cameras on the horizon

By PR admin | Published: March 10, 2015

The Indonesian Communication Agency has new listings on their website for two Sony cameras – this is a pretty good indication that we are 1-3 months away from the official announcement. Model name was not provided in the listings.

Via digicame-info.com

Posted in Sony| 10 Comments

Pentax full frame DSLR camera updates

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2015

In recent interviews with dpreview and imaging-resource, Pentax/Ricoh executives confirmed only three main points about their upcoming full frame DSLR camera:

Posted in Pentax| Tagged Pentax full frame DSLR, Pentax pixel shift| 26 Comments

Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens reviews

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2015

The first Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens reviews are already online:

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens| 2 Comments

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 9, 2015

→ The first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens reviews are already out: Petapixel | Lensrentals | Northlight-images.

→ B&H has an EDU Advantage online store that provides discounts for students and educators.

→ The Samsung NX500 has a new firmware update version 1.0 (the camera is not available yet).

→ Lomography has a new Lomo’Instant Boston Edition camera that comes with three lenses – Fisheye, Portrait and Closeup and the new Lomo’Instant Splitzer.