Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera could be coming to the United States

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera
Since the Canon EOS M3 mirrorless camera was announced, it was not available for sale in the US (you could still purchase one from DigitalRev since they ship internationally or on eBay). According to the Canonrumors, this may soon change and the M3 could become available for sale in the US.

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The latest patents from Olympus, Canon and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

Olympus two-layer sensor with built-in polarizing filter patent
→ Olympus filed a patent for a two-layer sensor with a built-in polarizing filter.

Canon 50mm f:1.4 lens patent
→ Canon got a new patent filed in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

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Rokinon to announce new high-end Xeen cine prime lenses (24mm, 50mm and 85mm T/1.5)

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2015

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Update: The Rokinon XEEN cinema full frame lenses are now officially announced (see the hands-on review).

On August 10th, Rokinon will announce three new high-end Xeen cine full frame prime lenses: 24mm, 50mm and 85mm (all with a constant T/1.5 aperture). Some additional details:

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Ricoh GR II firmware update v1.10 released

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2015


Ricoh Japan released firmware update v1.10 for the latest Ricoh GR II camera with some general performance improvements and v1.0.5 of the Image Sync software.

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Deal of the day: Lytro Illum lightfield camera for $799 ($500 off)

By PR admin | Published: August 4, 2015

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B&H has a special deal on the Lytro Illum lightfield camera for $799 ($500 off) with free expedited shipping. This deal is valid for the next 13 hours, while supply lasts.

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Sigma is working on a new 12-24mm lens

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2015

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I received some information that Sigma is working on a new 12-24mm lens. Two new versions will be introduced: Art and Contemporary (similar to the 150-600mm lens). This is all I have for now, stay tuned for additional information.

Sigma currently has a 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG HSM II lens in their lineup.

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New Fuji X-T1 IR (infrared) mirrorless camera announced

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2015

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Today Fuji announced a new infrared version of their X-T1 mirrorless camera for the need of law enforcement, medical research and scientific communities. The price of the IR version is $1,699. Additional details:

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Big price drop on the Canon EOS 1DX DSLR camera, new Mark II version with 24MP sensor rumored

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2015

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The price of the Canon EOS 1DX DSLR camera dropped by $700 to $4,599. The possible replacement (EOS 1D X Mark II) is rumored to have a 24MP sensor and be able to shoot “faster than 12fps”.

In addition to the 1DX Mark II, a new Canon 5DX and 6D Mark II cameras are also expected to be announced in the next few months. Here are some more rumors from dpreview forum (take with a grain of salt):

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