Leica celebrates their 100 years anniversary and new headquarter with several new products

By PR admin | Published: May 22, 2014

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To celebrate their 100 years anniversary and their brand new headquarter (Leitz Park) in Wetzlar, Leica Camera announced several new products today (including a new watch). For more details check LeicaRumors:

 

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Adobe working on a new touch-based Photoshop CC version for tablets

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2014

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Adobe is apparently working a new touch-based version of Photoshop CC specially designed for tablets:

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Rumored Fuji X30 camera with 1″ sensor to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2014

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Few days ago I posted about the Fuji X20 camera being listed as discontinued at B&H. The Chinese website xjrumo now reports that a new Fujifilm X30 camera with a 1" sensor will be announced in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more details.

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The cheapest full frame camera available today (new Sony a7 price drop)

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2014

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The price of the Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera dropped by $200 today (after $200 instant savings, incl. free 32GB memory card and free hand grip strap, free shipping and 4% in rewards). This is the lowest price for a new full frame digital camera I have ever seen (the Nikon D610 still sells for around $1,900).

There is also a new $250 instant saving on the Sony a7r with the LA-EA4 mount adapter kit combo (price after discount: $2,395.95). For comparison, the price of the Sony a7s model is $2,498 (shipping starts on July 8th).

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Updated Sony FE lens roadmap released

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2014

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Sony Japan released an updated Sony FE lens roadmap. Two new lenses were added:

  • Vario-Tessar T* 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS (SEL1635Z)
  • FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS (SELP28135G)
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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2014

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→ Tokina officially announced their AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S lens.

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→ Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens ($1,069.00) for Nikon mount is now shipping.

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→ Nik Collection by Google revealed Analog Efex Pro v2. More info is available here.

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→ The Fuji X20 camera is listed as discontinued at B&H

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→ This new OTTO camera saves motion as animated GIF files.

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Sony RX100M3 camera and a7s pricing announced

By PR admin | Published: May 16, 2014

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The Sony RX100M3 is now officially announced. The US price is $798 and the camera is now available for pre-order. Sample images can be found here.

Sony also released the pricing of their a7s mirrorless camera (12MP, 4k video, high ISO of 409,600): $2498 (pre-order link).

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Sony RX100M3 main features:

  • Bright, wide angle ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F1.8-2.8 lens
  • Clear, retractable OLED Tru-Finder™ with ZEISS® T* coating
  • 20.1 effective megapixel back-illuminated 1.0-type Exmor R™ CMOS sensor and powerful BIONZ X processor
  • 50 Mbps high bit-rate Full HD movies with XAVC S support
  • LCD flips for easy selfies
  • 4K still image output
  • Evolved manual controls and new custom button
  • Support for PlayMemories Camera Apps

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What else is new: Adobe Cloud is down, Sony camera sales fall by a third

By PR admin | Published: May 15, 2014

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→ This is why the new Adobe Cloud subscription sucks. Read more about it here.

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→ Sony camera sales fall by a third:

"Camera sales – which include interchangeable-lens models, compacts and lens-style cameras – dropped by 5.5 million units (32.3%), to 11.5m, on a year earlier."

Read more about it here and here.

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