Fuji X100s CES coverage

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2013

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The new Fuji X100s is again the most interesting camera at the 2013 CES show. The camera will start shipping in April and can be now pre-ordered at Amazon, Adorama or B&H. Here is some additional X100s coverage from around the Web:

Photographybay published a new Fuji X100s hands-on report:

Petapixel uploaded a video demonstrating the AF speed of the new Fuji X100s:

The new X100s has phase detection pixels and the world’s fastest AF at 0.008 sec thanks to the X-Trans CMOS II sensor and EXR II processor:

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Samyang/Rokinon working on a new 50mm f/1.4 lens

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2013

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A reader contacted Rokinon (Samyang) on Facebook with a question about a potential new 50mm or 55mm f/1.4 lens. The response was that such lens is in development. This is the current lens offering from Samyang and Rokinon.

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Canon announced two new prime cinema lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2013

Canon CN-E14mm T3.1 L F lens

Canon CN-E135mm T2.2 L F lens

Today Canon announced the CN-E14mm T3.1 L F ($5,500) and CN-E135mm T2.2 L F ($5,200) cinema lenses:

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New bags from Think Tank Photo

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

Think Tank Photo Sub Urban Disguise bags

Think Tank Photo announced a new product line – the Sub Urban Disguise and a new Change-Up V2.0 bag. If you wish to be alerted when the new gear is in stock, click here and they will send you an email the moment they come into stock. You will also receive free gear with your order form one of the links in this post.

The Sub Urban Disguise will be available in four sizes. Their features include a flip-top lid that folds away from the body to provide quick and unencumbered access to gear. The series meets the high-quality design standards of the original Think Tank Urban Disguise® series, but for smaller gear or photographers who want to travel light.

  • The Sub Urban Disguise 5 holds a regular size DSLRs with one to two small telephotos or primes, or a D700 with a 18-200 attached. It also accommodates Micro 4/3rds, Leica and Sony NEX systems. It fits two to three pro-size flashes.
  • The Sub Urban Disguise 10 holds a regular size DSLRs with two to three small telephotos or primes, or a D700 with a 18-200 at­tached. It also fits three pro-size flashes.
  • The Sub Urban Disguise 20 holds regular size DSLRs with three to four small telephotos or primes or a D700 with a 18-200 at­tached. It fits four to five pro-size flashes.
  • The Sub Urban Disguise 30 fits a regular size DSLR and two to four standard telephoto lenses, or a D700 with a 24-70 2.8 attached. It can also hold an iPad or similarly-sized tablet.

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New Pentax AG 360 FGZ II flash unit prototype shown at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

Pentax AG 360 FGZ II flash unit

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In addition to the MX-1, Pentax also displayed a prototype of a new flash unit at the 2013 CES show – AG 360 FGZ II, which will be the replacement of the current AF-540FGZ model.

Via DC.watch

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More on the bizarre Polaroid mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2013

Polaroid iM1836 mirrorless camera

Polaroid managed to do one of the worst product launches for their Android based mirrorless cameras I have ever seen since I have been running this blog. There is no accurate information, the press release hardly provides any useful details, but first let’s start with the name – iM1836? Why? When the first rumor about this camera was published on PhotoRumors, I thought this was just the internal name and for the announcement they will come up with something more meaningful and easy to remember.

From the press release we learned that in addition to Wi-Fi, the iM1836 also has Bluetooth connectivity. The price of the camera with a 10-30mm lens is reported to be $400. The 1″ sensor of the iM1836 is placed inside the lens to “prevent a novice photographer from accidentally ruining the interchangeable lenses“. This explains why Polaroid mentioned that their new camera will also be compatible with other mounts – they will probably just announce adapters with built-in sensors to accommodate lenses from different mounts. Techcrunch reported that there will also be a pancake lens for the iM1836 model.

There are also two more Polaroid mirrorless cameras: iM1030 ($300) and iM1232 ($350). All product shown at CES are just prototypes:

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The Polaroid iM1030/iM1232 compact interchangeable lens camera features a 10mm-30mm lens in a compact Micro Four Thirds body that’s compatible with a wide range of Micro Four Thirds lenses with available adapter. The vibrant 3.5” LCD display, HDMI output, HD video recording, 18.1 megapixel resolution, auto blink detection and panoramic photo capabilities make this compact camera perfect for every special moment at $299 MSRP. With optional built-in peer-to-peer Wi-Fi (model iM1232W for $349 MSRP), it’s easy to connect to any network and instantly upload and share those great memories with friends via email or social networks.

Polaroid labeled the iM1030 and iM1232 as Micro Four Thirds bodies which is obviously wrong.

Still nobody can explain why the Polaroid iM1836 camera looks like a Nikon 1 J1.

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Sony RX1 got a pretty good DxOMark score: #4 overal rating

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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DxOMark published their test results for the Sony RX1 camera (see my first impressions) and they are pretty good – the RX1 scored #4 on their overall rating list right after the Nikon D800E, D800 and D600:

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The new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 and 120-300mm f/2.8 lenses are now available for pre-oder

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSMSIGMA 120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM

The two new Sigma lenses are now available for pre-order in various mounts:

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Fujifilm X20, X100s pre-order options

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

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Full list of pre-order options for the new Fujifilm X20 and X100s cameras:

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Lexar announces new 32GB, 64GB XQD and 256GB SDXC memory cards

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

Lexar XQD 64GB memory card   Lexar SDXC_256GB_600x_memory_card

Lexar announced 32GB, 64GB XQD and 256GB 600x SDXC UHS-I memory cards:

Lexar 32GB and 64GB XQD cards:

  • Lexar Professional XQD card offers a minimum guaranteed read transfer speed of 1100x (168 MB/s)*
  • New XQD card leverages PCI Express technology to capture high-quality images, 1080p full-HD and 3D video, and up to 100 fames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode**
  • New XQD Reader leverages SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to provide fast transfers, up to five times faster than USB 2.0***
  • With its thin, portable design, the XQD Reader is an excellent choice for professional photographers and videographers who are in the studio or on the go

Lexar 256GB SDXC UHS-I card:

  • New 256GB Lexar® Professional 600x SDXC UHS-I memory card provides world’s largest capacity SDXC card for capturing, storing, and transferring high-quality images, and extended lengths of 1080p HD and 3D video content
  • UHS-I technology offers impressive high-speed performance, with 600x (90MB/s) minimum guaranteed read transfer speed*
  • Includes downloadable Image Rescue® 4 software to recover lost or deleted photo and video files

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