Leica X Vario camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2013

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Leica officially announced their new X Vario camera (a.k.a. “Mini M“) with a 16MP APS-C sensor and Vario Elmar 18 – 46mm f/3.5-6.4 ASPH lens (35 mm equivalent. 28 – 70mm).  The press release and more images can be found on LeicaRumors.

Pre-order options:

Here are the main specifications:

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2013

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The Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera is now available in the US for the mind boggling price of $6,995.00. Even though availability is limited, don’t worry – I doubt anyone will buy the 8 cameras that are currently in stock at Amazon. Three different configurations are available – copper/bronze with mahogany grip, titanium/brown with leather grip and titanium/black with leather grip:

            

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The two new Samyang lenses to be announced this summer are: 16mm f/2.0 and 300mm f/6.3

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2013

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The two new APS-C Samyang lenses that I reported will be announced this summer are: 16mm f/2.0 wide-angle (priced at $479) and 300mm f/6.3 reflex lenses:

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First pictures of the upcoming Pentax Q7 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2013

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Those are the first leaked images of the upcoming Pentax Q7 mirrorless camera that will have a larger 1/1.7″ sensor:

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Adobe Lightroom 5 now available for download

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2013

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Adobe Lightroom 5 is now officially available. The different pricing options are listed here.

Adobe Camera Raw 8.1 and DNG Converter 8.1 can be downloaded here.

Overview of some of the main LR5 features can be found here.

Online retailers will start shipping the ne Adobe Lightroom 5 on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013.

The new Photoshop CC will be released on June 17th.

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Pentax announcement soon: K-50, new Q7 mirrorless camera with a larger sensor

By PR admin | Published: June 9, 2013

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Pentax will announce the K-50 DSLR in the next few days. The camera will start shipping on or around July 5th, 2013. You can see the detailed specifications here. The K-50 will be available in 6 different colors.

Pentax is also rumored to announce the Q7 mirrorless camera that will have a 1/1.7 inch sensor. The previous Q10 model had a 1/2.3″ sensor. There will be a new 07 Mount Shield Lens pictured below – basically a lens cap that ca be used as a 11.5mm f/9 pinhole lens:

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Deal of the day: Lexar memory cards savings

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2013

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Adorama has new savings on Lexar memory cards (look for the listings marked with “special price”).

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Lomography teases for new analogue “Konstruktion” camera

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2013

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Lomography has published a series of teasers on their website for a new Konstruktion product which will be unveiled on June 13 and most likely will be some kind of a DIY modular film camera:

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Canon to announce a firmware update for the EOS-M, promises 2.3 times faster AF

By PR admin | Published: June 7, 2013

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Canon New Zealand announced that a new firmware update for the EOS-M mirrorless camera will be announced at the end of June, 2013. The slow autofocus has been one of the major complaints for Canon’s first mirrorless system camera. The firmware will make the AF 2.3x faster:

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Canon UK announces the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens

By PR admin | Published: June 6, 2013

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Canon UK announced the EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens for the EOS-M mirrorless system. For some reason, there was no official announcement in the US. Here are the key features of the new lens:

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