New Lomography film: LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400

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Lomography announced new LomoChrome Turquoise XR 100-400 film available in different formats and packaging (only 5,000 rolls are available, this emulsion develops in C-41):

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What else is new?

Canon EOS C100 Mark II cinema EOS camera with dual pixel CMOS AF
→ Canon announced EOS C100 Mark II cinema EOS camera with dual pixel CMOS AF (press release):

  • Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS sensor + EF mount
  • 1920x1080 60/50i, 24/25p, PF30, PF23.98
  • Built-in dual pixel CMOS AF hardware
  • AVCHD + MP4 recording
  • Dual SDHC/SDXC media card slots
  • HDMI output with timecode & Canon log
  • ISO 320 to 80,000
  • Canon log and wide DR gamma
  • Two XLR audio connectors
  • Built-In 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz WiFi capability

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Canon announced the world's longest 4K Canon CINE-SERVO 50-1000mm T5.0-8.9 ultra-telephoto zoom lens for large format cameras.

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→ The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens is scheduled to start shipping on October 24. Sigma already published an official apology that due to the high demand, the new lens will be in short supply.

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→ The Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* lens for Sony E mount is now shipping and is currently in stock.

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→ The new Ricoh WG-M1 and Ricoh WG-30W action cameras are now shipping.

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→ The German design firm WertelOberfell created some interchangeable shells for the Panasonic GM1 MFT camera.

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→ The Casio EX-FR10 camera with detachable LCD screen/remote control is now available for sale in the US.

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→ New underwater camera: Praktica DPix 1400 WP.

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One day only SanDisk memory cards sale

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Update#1: the SanDisk microSDHC deals are back.

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Update#2: the world’s first 512GB memory card in now in stock.

Several SanDisk deals with free shipping that are valid only for today:

The newly released SanDisk CFast cards are now available for pre-order:

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Pictures of Olympus Stylus 1 camera successor leaked online

This is the most interesting/serious leak/rumor since Photokina - the first pictures of the Olympus Stylus 1 camera successor:

Olympus Stylus2 camera
For comparison, here is the current Stylus 1 model:

Olympus STYLUS 1 front
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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic, Tamron and Ricoh


Here is an update on the latest patents since my last post:

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Creating a photo booth with a GoPro Hero camera

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Today's guest post "Creating a photo booth with a GoPro Hero camera" is written by the Danish photographer Lars Brandt Stisen (website | blog | Twitter | PintrestBehance):

I promised our friends a photo booth for their wedding. They had already been scouting the internet and asking around for a solution without any luck, so I proposed to build one for the occasion.

The party were to be held here in Berlin (Germany) where I live, and I wanted to make a portable solution that wouldn't be too delicate, something I could throw in a taxi and take back with me when the party was over. So I came up with the "Selfie-Booth" which basically is a GoPro camera on a tripod.

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Deal of the day: Topaz Labs Clarity 25% off until 10/31

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Topaz Labs Clarity at currently 25% off until the end of the month with coupon code Octclarity. Here is a quick description of the software:

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II to start shipping on October 30th

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera shipping date
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera was initially scheduled to be released in November. Amazon has now updated their listing and the latest DSLR from Canon is expected to start shipping on October 30th, 2014.

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