Fuji X-T1 camera leaks in Japanese newspaper

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2014

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Update: more on the X-T1 camera can be found here.

The first picture of the upcoming Fuji X-T1 camera appeared in a Japanese newspaper. The picture is also available on this official Fuji website:

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Kodak PixPro S-1 Micro Four Thirds camera specifications officially released by JK Imaging

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2014

Kodak PixPro S-1 Micro Four Thirds camera by JK Imaging
JK Imaging (see their new website at kodakcamera.jkiltd.com) officially released the full specifications of the Kodak PixPro S-1 Micro Four Thirds camera. The US price will be $500 for the 12-45mm kit and $600 for the kit with 12-45mm and 42.5-160mm lenses. Some details on the lenses:

  • 12-45mm F3.5-6.3 AF lens: 11 elements in 9 groups (with 2 EDs and 4 asphericals)
  • 42.5-160mm F3.9-5.9 AF lens: 15 elements in 10 groups (with 2 EDs and 3 asphericals)
  • 400mm F6.7 MF Lens (no sample): 5 elements in 3 groups , 70×292mm , 640g

Here are the Kodak PixPro S-1 detailed specs:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2014

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→ The new Fuji camera grips for the X-Pro1 and X-E2 are currently in stock.


→ Adobe announced new features in Photoshop CC (14.2) including Perspective Warp, Linked Smart Objects and 3D Printing. Check this blog post for derailed information and more videos.

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Adobe Lightroom for iPad leaks online

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2014

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An entry called “Adobe Lightroom for mobile” appeared earlier this week on Adobe’s website and was promptly removed after 9to5mac discovered it and contacted the company for more details:

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Deal of the day: buy Pentax K-3, get free 50mm f/1.8 lens and 32GB SanDisk memory card

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2014

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B&H currently is running a special deal on different Pentax K-3 configurations where you can get a free Pentax smc DA 50mm f/1.8 lens and SanDisk 32GB SDHC Extreme Class 10 UHS-1 memory card. Free shipping is included and some of the listings also offer 4% in rewards.

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First pictures of the rumored Olympus OMD E-M10 camera

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2014

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The first pictures of the rumored Olympus OMD E-M10 camera are already available online courtesy of digicame-info.com. The camera will be available in black and silver. The body only price in Japan will be ¥80,000 (around $760), the kit price will be ¥95,000 (around $900). The rumored OMD E-M10 camera specifications are:

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New Olympus lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2014

These are the new Olympus lenses that will be announced in the next few weeks:
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25 mm F1.8 lens
Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25 mm f/1.8:

  • 46mm filter size
  • 0.25m minimum focusing distance
  • will be available in black and silver finish
  • the price in Japan will be ¥35,000 (around $330)
  • accessories: new lens cap BCL-0980 and macro converter MCON-P02

Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ lens
Olympus EZ M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6:

  • 37mm filter size
  • will be available in black and silver finish
  • automatic lens cap (sold separately)
  • the price in Japan will be ¥35,000 (around $330)

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The latest patents from Fuji, Canon, Ricoh and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2014

Fuji patent for sensor with enlarged green pixels
Fuji filed a patent in Japan for a sensor with enlarged sized green pixels: “The human eye is sensitive to luminance noise than the color noise and it is possible to improve the high sensitivity performance and practical to increase the pixel size of the white and green pixels“.

Canon automated AF adjustment patent
Canon filed a patent for automated AF micro-adjustment (maybe something similar to the Sigma USB dock).

Ricoh 16mm f:2.8 lens patent
Ricoh filed a patent for a 16mm f/2.8 lens (24mm equivalent) designed for APS-C based mirrorless camera.

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Two new lenses coming from Olympus: 25mm f/1.8 and 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2014

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In addition to the OMD E-M10 camera, Olympus is also rumored to announce two new lenses:

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The latest Samsung NX camera and lens rumors (NX3000)

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2014

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Samsung is rumored to announce two more NX cameras and two new NX lenses this year. The new lenses will be a weather sealed 50-135mm f/1.8-2 S ED OIS and a 24mm f/1.4 S ED prime. Samsung is also working on a new 300mm f/2.8 lens, but it will probably be announced in 2015. The new NX camera models for 2014 will be an entry level NX version and a new NX3000 with an AMOLED display (see the diagram displayed above). For 2015 Samsung is also planning to introduce a new high-end NX camera (positioned at the top of the diagram above).

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