Magic Lantern was able to successfully hack the Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera and are now collecting suggestions for new features. It seems that the excitement for this camera is not very big in Canon’s community and priority will be given to the development of new features for the 5D Mark III and 7D cameras.
Similar to Sony, Panasonic’s credit ratings were also downgraded to junk status by Fitch. Here is the full press release:
Few months ago Olympus did confirm their commitment to the Four Thirds format. The company recently filed a patent (2012-230323) in Japan for a Four Thirds to Micro Four Thirds mount lens adapter with built-in autofocus and image stabilization. This is not a surprise, since every manufacturer that has a mirrorless and DSLR cameras today also offers compatible lens adapters.
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera is rumored to be announced in the first half of 2013. Here are the first specs:
Those are some of the Cyber Monday specials at B&H, check this link for the full list.
The full list of Adorama deals for Cyber Monday can be found here.
As previously reported, the price of the Fuji X-Pro1 mirrorless camera dropped by $300 today. You can save another $300 if you purchase the body with a 18mm or 35mm XF lens. The new pricing is already available on Amazon and B&H.
The Panasonic Lumix LX7 is now on sale at B&H for $299! This is $200 off the original price. The LX7 was announced just four months ago, here are basic specs:
Adobe has two interesting deals for Black Friday:
Update: Amazon has an even better deal – download Lightroom 4 for $79.99.
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):
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.
