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Phottix Mitros TTL flash for Canon

The Phottix Mitros TTL flash for Canon is now available at the Phottix online store.

Olympus poised to supply lens units to Sony as part of the deal that was reached last year: “The imaging sensor has already started to source from Sony to Olympus. And the lens and lens units will start to source from Olympus to Sony.

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Olympus was one of the brands listed in the Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2014” list.


New videos from Carl Zeiss on designing and manufacturing the Touit lens family.

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“A new report from the investment banking firm Jefferies delivered a harsh assessment of Sony’s electronics business. “Electronics is its Achilles’ heel and, in our view, it is worth zero,” wrote Atul Goyal, consumer technology analyst for Jefferies, in the report, released this week.” (Source: NYT)

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New: Rokinon 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Sony NEX cameras

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Rokinon showed the first pictures of their 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Sony E-mount on Facebook (see also the video). The MSRP will be $299, release in July 2013. Last year Tokina announced a similar lens for Micro Four Thirds ($299), while Kenko’s version is 400mm f/8 and is available in various mounts ($250 – $265).

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This is the new Leica “Mini M”

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For the past week Leica has been posting teasers for their new “Mini M” camera. The expectations for a X2-type camera with a zoom lens were true – the “Mini M” will have a zoom lens (Leica Elmar 3.5-6.4/28-70mm ASPH), 16MP APS-C sensor and a price tag of EUR 2,450 (over $3,000):

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New: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS lens for APS-C cameras

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Last week I mentioned that Samyang will be releasing two new APS-C lenses this summer. According to Samyang’s Facebook page, one of the new lenses will be 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS. The US price will be $449. Here are the known specs:

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Canon introduces new instant rebates: up to $200 off DSLR cameras and kits

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Canon-instant-rebate-deals

Canon introduced a new, up to $200 instant rebates on their DSLR body and kit combos. Most of the listing are with free shipping and some include also free accessories and 2% back in rewards. The new savings are set to expire on June 22, 2013.

You can see all rebate listings here.

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Sony deals of the week

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It looks like Sony is trying to move some products before the beginning of the summer with their latest instant savings. Those offers are valid in the US until May 31, 2013:

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Sony NEX-3n with 16-50mm lens for $448 ($50 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free DVD).

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Sony NEX-5R body for $498 ($150 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free accessories).

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Sony NEX-F3 with 18-55mm lens for $379 (free shipping).

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Sony NEX-6 body for $748  (free shipping, 2% in rewards, free accessories).

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Sony a77 body for $998 ($200 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free DVD)

Sony-a99

Sony a99 body for $2,798 (with free Sony HVL-F60M wireless shoe mount flash, Sony VG-C99AM vertical grip, free shipping, 2%in rewards).

Sony 64GB SDXC class 10 UHS-1 memory card

Sony 64GB SDXC class 10 UHS-1 memory card for $36.45 ($17.21 off, free shipping).

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What else is new?

Sigma-35mm-F1.4-DG-HSM-lens

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens for Sony and Pentax mounts are already shipping in the US and are currently in stock.

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens details

Fujifilm released new firmware updates for the X-E1 and X-Pro 1 cameras which improves the AF performance of the new 55-200mm lens.

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Topaz labs released new Photoshop plugin called Clarity.

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Ricoh GR now shipping, additional coverage, Nikon Coolpix A comparison

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Several readers informed me that the new Ricoh GR is already shipping in the US. At some point the camera was available in stock at Amazon, mainly from third party resellers. DxOMark published their latest test results and the GR scored slightly below the Nikon Coolpix A (see review):

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Ricoh GR ($796.95) vs. Nikon Coolpix A ($1,096.95) cameras shootout:

Some additional Ricoh GR coverage from around the Web:

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Samyang to announce two new APS-C lenses this summer

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Samyang is rumored to announce two new APC-S lenses this summer. Those will be brand new designs and not a “remakes” of existing lenses. I do not have other details at that point. Stay tuned for more info.

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Leica coming out with a Mini M camera on June 11

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Leica Mini M camera teaser

Leica will be announcing a new Mini M camera on June 11, 2013. The information I received is that the new camera will be made in Germany and it will not be based on an existing Panasonic model. Folow LeicaRumors for the latest updates.

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