Deal of the day: two SanDisk 16GB SDHC Extreme class 10 UHS-I memory card for $47.50

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

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B&H is currently selling two SanDisk 16GB SDHC Extreme class 10 UHS-I memory card for $47.50. Note that those cards are new versions with improved read/write speed: maximum read speed is 80MB/s and maximum write speed is 60MB/s.

Few other deals:

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Lomography published clues for a new product announcement on Thusday

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

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Lomography has published four article-teasers for an upcoming mystery product that will be announced on Thursday, July 25th. Can you make any sense of the attached images/clues?

Update: as several readers have mentioned in the comments section, the new product will most likely be a Petzval lens. For more info check this and this link.

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Rumors: Canon is testing a 75MP Pro DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

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Photographybay reported a rumor that Canon is currently testing a high resolution 75MP Canon DSLR camera that will come in a pro body (like the 1Dx). The camera will have new processor(s) in order to handle the huge image files accordingly and a very hight frame rate (fps). Announcement could happen before the end of 2013, but the new camera will be available somewhere in 2014.

This rumor makes sense since Nikon is also expected to announce a high megapixel pro DSLR body (D4x).

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First picture of the upcoming Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

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This picture on Fuji’s website appears to be the upcoming Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 R lens (35mm equivalent). The new lens will have a distance scale and 62mm filter thread. According to the latest roadmap, the 23mm f/1.4 lens is expected to be announced by the end of the year.

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Fuji announces new XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS lens, updates X-mount roadmap, releases new firmware

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2013

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Fujifilm published an updated X-mount lens roadmap that includes a new XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS lens (75-350mm equivalent) that will start shipping by the end of the year.

Fuji also officially released the latest firmware update that will introduce focus peaking for the X-Pro1 and X-E1 cameras
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Hasselblad Stellar now on the Web

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2013

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It seems that one of the Hasselblad Stellar websites I mentioned yesterday is already online for some regions. You can access it through this proxi (thanks Tinus).

Additional screenshots:

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Hasselblad Stellar camera box and strap

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2013

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The new leaked image of the Hasslblad Stellar shows that the camera will most likely come with a leather strap and a nice (wooden?) box. More images of the Stellar can be found here.

There are also several domain names registered by an European company that contain the words “Hasslblad” and “Stellar”:

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DxOMark on the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A: “best performing APS-C zoom”

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2013

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DxOmark tested the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A lens for Canon mount ($799) and labeled it as the “best performing APS-C zoom“:

“With the introduction of this model, Sigma has the best performing zoom of its type. The DxOMark score of 25 points puts well ahead of both the full-frame Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM and the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (though bear in mind those lenses become the equivalent to a 38-112mm on a Canon APS-C body).”

Here are few comparisons between the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 and other lenses (even some primes):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2013

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Polaroid Socialmatic camera, which was shown as a concept last year, will be priced at $299 and will run on Android OS.

20MP Sony Xperia smart phone with 20MP camera sensor.
New Sony Xperia smart phone is rumored to have a 20MP camera sensor.

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Toshiba announced world’s fastest-writing SDHC memory cards with writing speeds of up to 240 MB/s and reading speeds of up to 260 MB/s.

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Fujiflm Neopan 400 B&W and Provia 400X slide films discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2013

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Freestyle Photographic Supplies posted on their Facebook page a Fujifilm marketing bulletin announcing the discontinuation of Neopan 400 B&W and Provia 400X slide films. The Neopan 100 is the only remaining Fujifilm B&W film. For slide film your options are: Fujifilm Provia 100F, Velvia 100 and Velvia 50.

You can stock up on the soon to be discontinued Fujifilm film at those online retailers:

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