Deal of the day: Sony RX1 with OVF, SD card and bag for $1,695

Sony RX1 full format fix lens compact camera
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 camera is currently on sale at B&H for $1,695 (with free expedited shipping):

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The Sony RX1 also comes with free Sony FDA-V1K OVF, 32GB SDHC memory card and Lowepro Adventura SH 100 II shoulder bag (total value of free accessories: $627.94):

Sony FDA-V1K OVFTranscend 32GB SDHC Memory Card Premium Class 10 UHS-ILowepro Adventura SH 100 II shoulder bag
The RX1 is still listed for $2,299.00 at Adorama and Amazon (the original price at launch was $2,799.99).

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Panasonic announces the Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens

Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f:4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens
Panasonic DMC-CM10 camera phone
Panasonic DMC-TZ85 camera
Panasonic DMC-TX1 camera
Today Panasonic announced one new MTF lens, two compact cameras and one camera-phone in Japan:

Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f:4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS MTF lens

Additional info on the new Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens:

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Next announcements: Panasonic, Leica, Olympus, Canon, Nikon

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Leica-X-U-Typ-113-waterproof-shockproof-cameraPanasonic DMC-CM10
silver Olympus PEN-F camera 2Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f:4-6.3 lens 2
There are already several new products announcements scheduled in the upcoming days and weeks ahead of the CP+ show in Japan (February 25-28):

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List of upcoming Panasonic products, announcement tomorrow?

Panasonic DMC-CM10
Panasonic DMC-CM10 back
Panasonic DMC-CM10 top
Here is the full list of new Panasonic cameras and lenses that are expected to be announced in Japan tomorrow, January 19th. Pictured above is the new DMC-CM10 - replacement of the already discounted CM1 model:

Update: all the mentioned products are now officially announced.

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Macphun released a major update v1.2 to their Aurora HDR Pro software

Macphun released a major update v1.2 to their Aurora HDR Pro software. The new version brings support for Photos for Mac extensions, better RAW file handling for a variety of cameras and improved performance when used as a plug-in to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop:

  • Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) Support
  • LR and PS plugins updated
  • Improved masking brush
  • Overall HDR effect improvements
  • Improved Chromatic Aberration Removal
  • Improved support for 11" and 13" displays
  • Reduced artifacts on highlights zones
  • New feature - Open .HDR, .EXR images and save in these formats
  • Fixed bug with Metadata and EXIF data saving
  • Various other bug fixes and performance improvements

There are also few new Macphun deals (all end 1/31/16):

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Buy Aurora HDR photo editor for Mac for $99 and get free bonuses

  • Bonus # 1: A 3 month membership to 500px, the premier photo community
  • Bonus # 2: A pack of 24 high-quality HDR textures

get Macphun Focus CK for free
Get Focus CK absolutely free (a $59.99 value)

Macphun Tonality CK
The black and white photo editing app Tonality CK for Mac is now 50% off

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Fuji X-Pro2 guts, aged simulation, prototypes, how it is made pictures

Inside the Fuji X-Pro2 camera

Inside the Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera 3
Inside the Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera Inside the Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera 2

Fuji X-Pro2 aged simulation

Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera simulation aged

Fuji X-Pro2 camera prototypes

Fuji X-Pro2 camera prototype
Fuji X-Pro2 camera prototype 2 Fuji X-Pro2 camera prototype 3
How the Fuji X-Pro2 camera is made
How the Fuji X-Pro2 camera is made 2
How the Fuji X-Pro2 camera is made How the Fuji X-Pro2 camera is made 3
Via Photography Blog

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Fuji is testing medium format digital camera; the X-Pro2 could handle 4k video

Fujifilm GF670
Two other interesting Fuji stories (in case you missed my tweet from three days ago) - the company is "conducting research and testing" on medium format sensors, but for now there are no plans for a medium format digital camera:

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What else is new?

Canon EOS M10 vs Samsung NX1 camera review
Canon EOS M10 mirrorless camera test review
Canon EOS M10 mirrorless camera tested at DxOMark

Lensbaby Edge 50 Optic lens
→ Lensbaby Edge 50 Optic lens launched as a separate item, available for pre-order.

Camera-equipment-Canada-price-increase

→ Many brands are increasing their prices in Canada as a result of the week Canadian dollar (the Canadian dollar has fallen 15% in the last six months). I was told that Tamron is the next company to announce a price increase in Canada.

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