Photo Rumors

Sony raising money to concentrate on developing image sensors, pulls away from consumer goods

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

Sony Corporations is planing to raise nearly $4 billion with issuing new shares and bonds in order to invest in stacked image sensor R&D and production while pulling back from consumer goods where they lost money in the past:

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Sigma reports live view issues when using some of their lenses on the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5DsR cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

In addition to the service advisory from Tamron, Sigma also reported a live view issues (images are not being displayed) when using the following lenses with the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5DsR cameras:

Posted in Canon, Sigma | 6 Comments

Olympus AIR A01 smartphone camera module officially announced in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

As I reported earlier today, Olympus officially announced their AIR A01 smartphone camera module (aka "clip camera") in the US. The AIR A01 is basically a stand-alone unit that works together with Olympus OA app - this allows you to use your phone as internal memory and display, or upload your photos directly to the cloud (currently Amazon Cloud Drive), or share them, as well as use digital filters and effects on your images through the app, while shooting with interchangeable micro 4/3 lenses. The announcement also includes a M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ lens to go with the new Olympus AIR camera body. Here are the different options available and the corresponding pricing:

Olympus AIR A01 black body only: $299.99
Olympus AIR A01 white body only: $299.99
Olympus AIR A01 black body with 14-42mm black lens: $499.99
Olympus AIR A01 white body with 14-42mm sliver lens: $499.99

OlympusAIR A01 highlights:

16MP LIVE MOS M4/3 Sensor
TruePic VII Image Processor
10fps
F.A.S.T. AF
1/16,000s Shutter

Full press release:

Posted in Olympus | Tagged Olympus AIR | 8 Comments

Today Olympus will announce the AIR A01 “clip camera” in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

Today Olympus will officially announce their AIR A01 smartphone camera module aka "clip camera" in the US. Additional information on the AIR A01 can be found here. Check out also this “rocket launcher style setup”.

Update: the Olympus AIR AO1 is now officially announced in the US.

Posted in Olympus | Tagged Olympus AIR | 3 Comments

Deal of the day: X-Rite ColorMunki for $89

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2015

For a limited time B&H has the X-Rite ColorMunki for $89 (original price: $169).

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Tamron reports compatibility issues with the Canon EOS 5Ds and EOS 5DsR DSLR cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2015

Tamron posted a notice reporting incompatibility issue (AF not working during live view) for some of their lenses when used with the Canon EOS 5Ds and EOS 5DsR DSLR cameras:

Posted in Canon, Tamron | Tagged Canon EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R | 10 Comments

Fuji X-T1 firmware update ver.4.00 released

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2015

Fujifilm released firmware update ver.4.00 for the X-T1 mirrorless camera. Here are few video demos of the new improvements, additional information can be found here: