Adobe’s Black Friday deals

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

   

Adobe has two interesting deals for Black Friday:

Update: Amazon has an even better deal – download Lightroom 4 for $79.99.

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Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens delayed till March 2013

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

Samyang T-S 24mm 1-3.5 ED AS UMC lens

The Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens is delayed till March 2013 according to a comment the company made on Facebook:

Here are the first test images taken with a prototype version of the new Samyang tilt-shift lens and Canon 5D Mark II camera (click for larger view):

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Black Friday deals at B&H

By PR admin | Published: November 22, 2012

The Black Friday deals from B&H just went live on their website:

A full list of all B&H Black Friday deals can be found here.

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DxOMark: Pentax K-5 II is currently the best APS-C camera

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

DxOMark published their test results for the Pentax K-5 II ($1,196.95) and the camera received the highest score in the APS-C category (including DSLR and mirrorless):

“With an overall score of 82 the Pentax K-5 II (and its predecessor the K-5) are at the same level as the likes of the Canon EOS 5D MKIII, which scored 81. At the time of writing, it is actually eleventh out of ALL current cameras, only trailing behind offerings from Phase One and Nikon, each costing many times as much.

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New Sony Alpha products to be announced at the 2013 CES show

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

Ned Namura, President of Sony Hawaii (why is there a Sony Hawaii division anyway?) said in an interview with Hawaii News Now that Sony will announce new Alpha products during the 2013 CES show in Las Vegas (January 8-11, 2013):

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New: Jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens for MFT and NEX cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

The Hong Kong based company Jackar announced a new 34mm f/1.8 lens for MFT and NEX cameras. The lens has manual focus and will cost around $190 (check for availability on eBay). The rest of the specs are:

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Black Friday deals: free shipping on all ThinkTankPhoto bags and $300 price drop on the Fuji X-Pro1 camera

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2012

Think Tank Photo have just announced that for the first time in their history they are offering free FedEx Ground Shipping on all of their gear. This special holiday offer runs through December 31, 2012. Think Tank is also releasing a whole new slate of gear, including the Airport Navigator, the photography industry’s first rolling pilot’s case, the Glass Limo, the photo industry’s slimmest profile backpack for carrying “Big Glass,” such as a 600mm f/4, and the CityWalker messenger bag series. In addition to the free shipping, you will also receive a free gift with any purchase over $50. To partake of this special offer, click here.

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The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2012
Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4 Summilux lens patent

Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 lens patent

Panasonic filed a patent 2012-226309 for a new 25mm f/1.4 Summilux lens for Micro Fourth Thirds cameras. For comparison, here is the lens design of the current Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH model:

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Black Friday deals: the latest Samsung cameras are now up to 36% off

By PR admin | Published: November 19, 2012

Here are few interesting Black Friday deals on the latest Samsung cameras:

Samsung NX20 smart wireless mirrorless 20.3MP camera with 18-55mm lens, HD 1080p video, EVF, 3″ AMOLED display, 1/8000 shutter, built in flash

  • Save 27%
  • $799.00 (reg: $1099.00)
  • Expires 11/30/2012
  • Free shipping

Samsung smart wireless NX210 mnirrorless 20.3MP camera with 18-55mm lens, HD 1080p video, 3D panorama, i-Function 2.0, 3″ AMOLED display

  • Save 33%
  • $599.00 (reg: $899.00)
  • Expires 11/30/2012
  • Free shipping


Samsung smart wireless NX1000 mirrorless 20.3MP camera with 20-50mm lens, HD 1080p video, 3D panorama, i-Function 2.0, 3″ LCD display

  • Save 36%
  • $449.00 (reg: $699.00)
  • Expires 11/30/2012
  • Free shipping

Samsung smart wireless NX1000 mirrorless 20.3MP camera with 20-50mm & 16mm lens, HD 1080p video, 3D panorama, i-Function 2.0, 3″ LCD display

  • Save 31%
  • $549.00 (reg: $799.00)
  • Expires 11/30/2012
  • Free shipping

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2012

Another action cam was recently released: the Drift HD Ghost ($399) supports 1080p, 960p, 720p video recording and can capture high-resolution still image. The camcorder has built-in Wi-Fi and can communicate with iOS and Android mobile devices via the Drift Mobile App. Here are the main features:

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