Another nail in the coffin: Samsung will stop selling cameras in the Netherlands

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After Germany, Samsung will now also stop selling cameras in the Netherlands:

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Sigma announces Black Friday deals

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Sigma officially announced their 2015 Black Friday deals - up to $300 off selected lenses starting today, November 20 through Cyber Monday, November 30:

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Leica to announce new waterproof and shockproof camera (Leica X-U Typ 113)

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This is the first picture of the upcoming Leica X-U Typ 113 waterproof and shockproof camera. Here are the detailed specifications:

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New Sony a7 II and a7S II firmware updates released

Two new firmware updates from Sony:

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→ Sony released firmware update for the a7S II camera to fix the sunspots issue (video examples of the issue can be seen here and here).

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→ Sony released uncompressed 14-bit RAW firmware update 2.0 for the a7 II camera (see full press release).

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Panasonic Lumix “Post Focus” firmware update announced

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Today Panasonic officially announced the previously rumored firmware update with Post Focus functionality for GX8, G7 and FZ300 cameras:

Available with the latest free firmware download*, Post Focus allows you to take a photo and then choose your focal point later. With Post Focus, you can shoot with confidence knowing that you can always change the focal point if your photo was out of focus.

*Post Focus will be available on DMC-GX8, DMC-G7 and DMC-FZ300 by updating the firmware to version 2.0. Customers can download the upgrade from 26th November (GMT/CET 1:00 a.m. on November 25) at the LUMIX Global Customer Support Site.

here are two new videos demonstrating the Panasonic Lumix Post Focus feature:

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Deal of the day: Panasonic CM1 camera phone now half price

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The Panasonic CM1 camera/smart phone with 4k video and RAW files is now half price at Adorama only.

More info on the CM1 can be found here.

Another good deal: Ricoh WG-M1 for $99 (regular price: $297).

B&H also has few interesting offers.

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Just announced: Leica M Typ 262 and new digital M à la carte program

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Today Leica announced a new entry level M Typ 262 digital rangefinder. See all the details at LeicaRumors.com.

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The company announced also a new digital M à la carte program.

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It’s official: Samsung pulling their cameras out of Germany

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The German magazine FotoMagazin contacted me to share an official statement they got from Samsung about the company pulling all cameras from the German photography market (Google translation):

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