Olympus PEN E-P5 specifications

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Olympus PEN E-P5 back

Some new images and more detailed specifications of the upcoming Olympus PEN E-P5 Micro Four Thirds camera:

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Samsung NX2000 mirrorless camera leaked again

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It seems that Samsung is ready to announce their new NX2000 mirrorless camera: a new product page is currently live (in German) and B&H has a listing for a NX2000 battery on their website. Here is a screenshot with the product features and specifications (click for larger view):

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Deal of the day: buy Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, get over $100 worth of free photography accessories

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Adobe-Lightroom-4-deal

B&H currently has a limited time offer where you can get over $100 worth of free photography accessories when you purchase Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 image editing software priced at $119.99.

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Zeiss reveals more details on the Touit 2.8/12 and 1.8/32 mirrorless lenses

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Zeiss published additional details on their Touit 2.8/12 and Touit 1.8/32 mirrorless lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X cameras. You can now download the official brochures and data sheets for each of the new lenses. Few sample images are also available.  The official name of the mirrorless lens product line will be Touit:

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More leaked images of the Olympus PEN E-P5 camera

Olympus PEN E-P5 camera

Few more leaked images of the upcoming Olympus PEN E-P5 camera - the new VF-4 EVF appears to be larger than the current VF-3 model:

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LumoPro LP180 flash to be announced in July

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The new LumoPro LP180 quad sync manual flash is scheduled to be announced in July, 2013:

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Kodak post profits, spins off imaging businesses, steps toward exiting from chapter 11

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Two interesting press releases came out from Kodak today:

  • Kodak announced agreement to spin off Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging Businesses in a settlement with U.K. pension plan - another step toward exiting from chapter 11.
  • Kodak also posts first quarter profit of $283 million.

Press releases:

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Canon 5D Mark III firmware 1.2.1 leaked, 14 bit 2K RAW DNG function discovered

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Canon 5D Mark III firmware update v1.2.1 with uncompressed HDMI output has leaked from a Canon service station.

Magic Lantern discovered 14 bit 2K RAW DNG function on the Canon 5D Mark II and III DSLR cameras:

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The Hasselblad V system is now dead

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Today Hasselblad announced the end of life for their V camera line because of declining demand. The 503CW model is no longer in production but can still be purchased in retailers while supply last ($3,460.00):

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What else is new?

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The Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens will start shipping on May 2nd, the Samyang version is scheduled to be released on May 15th.

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Shipments of the Plustek OpticFilm 120 professional grade scanner ($1,999.99) are temporary put on hold due to a faulty component.

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The Sony 50mm f/1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* ZA lens is delayed till July, 2013.

HolyManta internal ND lens Adapter

The HolyManta VND combines a lens adapter and an internal ND filter into one.

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