FujiRumors.net and SonyCameraRumors.com

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I recently registered FujiRumors.net and SonyCameraRumors.com domains and they now point to the corresponding Fuji and Sony sections of this blog for an easy access (in case you are interested only in a particular brand). I already separated PentaxRumors.com into a separate blog. Stay tuned - there are some more "exciting" news coming soon.

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Samsung already registered for the 2016 Photokina show

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For some odd reason Samsung is already listed/registered to be part of the 2016 Photokina show that will take place in September (thanks for the tip Tinus). Maybe they registered before they decided to kill their camera business or maybe they really have something new to announce?

See the latest Samsung news and rumors.

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The latest patents from Canon, SIgma and Konica Minolta

Canon EF 24-300mm f:3.5-5.6 USM lens patent
→ Canon EF 24-300mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens patent.

Canon CN-E 70-200mm f:2.8 lens patent Super 35mm
→ Canon CN-E 70-200mm f/2.8 lens patent (Super 35mm).

Canon sensor shift patent
→ Canon has an interesting patent where the sensor of a DSLR camera is moving forward in order to use the camera with EF-M lenses.

Canon EF-M 55-300mm f : 4.5-6.3 DO IS STM lens patent
→ Canon EF-M 55-300mm f/4.5-6.3 DO IS STM lens patent.

Sigma 120-600mm f:5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens
→ Sigma has a new patent for a 120-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens.

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Lexar memory cards sale

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There is a new Lexar memory cards sale over at Adorama (link to all):

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Nikon: the Samsung deal was a “hoax”, there was never even a talk about it

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In a recent AP interview, Dirk Jesper (Product Manager for Professional Products and Product Planning at Nikon Europe) called the speculation that Nikon bought Samsung's NX camera business a "hoax" and added that there was never even a talk about it:

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GoPro and Samsung are also working on 360 degree action cameras

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Shortly after Nikon announced their first KeyMission 360 action camera (pricing not yet available), GoPro also confirmed that their own 360º camera is in development. It seems that Samsung is also working on one:

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Kodak Astro AZ901 90x zoom camera spotted at CES

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JK Imaging (I think) quietly introduced a new Kodak Astro Zoom AZ901 camera with a 90x optical zoom (FIY: the Nikon Coolpix P900 camera has "only" 83x zoom). This is all the information we have so far:

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Upcoming Fuji and Olympus announcements

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Today I received confirmations on the dates for the upcoming Fuji and Olympus announcements:

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