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Ming Thein reviews a mystery camera

By PR admin | Published: February 18, 2015

Ming Thein was given a mystery camera to review:

"Post-CP+, and in a stunning reversal of recent events, I’ve been given a camera to test. Not just any camera; one that is not even currently available. It is light, portable and sits in a class of its own amongst all cameras I have used."

You can read the full review on his website - really intriguing. Here are few quotes that describe the camera:

Posted in Other | 50 Comments

Adobe Lightroom 6 DVD set listed on Amazon UK

By PR admin | Published: February 17, 2015

A new Adobe Lightroom 6 DVD set is listed on Amazon UK (currently not available).

Few months ago I reported about a new Lightroom 6 book listing on Amazon Germany and Amazon UK with a release date of May 15th, 2015.

Posted in Adobe | Tagged Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6, Lightroom CC | 11 Comments

New trade-in program for Sony RX cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2015

Sony has a new trade-in program for Sony RX series cameras:

Trade in your Smartphone, Camera, or Camcorder toward a new Sony RX100 ($50 Bonus), RX100 II ($50 Bonus), RX100 III ($50 Bonus), RX10 ($100 Bonus).
Choose which camera/kit you would like and click "Add To Bundle".
You will see this item get added to your Bundle Summary on the right side of your screen. Then Click on "Add Bundle To Cart."
After going through checkout, you will receive the kit/bundle at the reduced price as well as instructions explaining how to send in your Smartphone, camera or camcorder.
When you send in your model our used department will evaluate the product and contact you. You will receive a check for the determined value of your product.

With the new Sony trade-in program you get:

Posted in Deals, Sony | 4 Comments

40MP High Res Shots in Olympus cameras will not require a tripod in the future

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2015

In recent interview with dpreview, Setsuya Kataoka from Olympus mentioned that the latest pixel/sensor shift technology used in the new E-M5 II MFT camera that allows the capture of a 40MP High Res Shot will be improved significantly and will no longer require a tripod:

According to Setsuya Kataoka, future OM-D cameras will be able to create multi-shot high resolution images in such a short time that photographers will be able to use the feature handheld.

He went on to explain that he expected the R&D team to make rapid progress in the development of the High Res Shot feature and that in time Olympus will be able to create a system will take less than 1/60sec instead of the current time of about one second.

Olympus High Res Shot explained:

Posted in Olympus | Tagged Olympus E-M5II | 14 Comments

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount gets discontinued before release

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2015

If you had plans to purchase the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount, you are out of luck - the lens got discontinued before it's officially released...

Posted in Sigma, Sony | 5 Comments

Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lens unboxing

By PR admin | Published: February 15, 2015

It seems that the first Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM lenses are already shipping in Asia. In the US, the lens is scheduled to start shipping on February 26, 2015. Here are some unboxing photos courtesy of Etphotos: