New nuts from Olympus coming soon

By PR admin | Published: May 1, 2012

Olympus sent this “teaser” to Techradar. I think the two nuts represent the toughness of the already leaked new rugged Olympus TG-1 iHS camera that should be announced soon. I cannot think of any other associations between nuts and cameras, can you?

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Ubertronix Strike Finder now available on the iPhone

By PR admin | Published: April 30, 2012

I have covered Ubertronix Strike Finder products in the past and now the company has come up with an app solution called Strike Finder that lets you capture lightning strikes with your iPhone. The app costs $1.99 and can be downloaded from iTunes.

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Detailed specs for the Sony a37 and NEX-F3 cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2012

 

Listed bellow are the detailed specs of the already leaked Sony a37 and NEX-F3 cameras. The official announcement will be on May 17, 2012 and will include a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM lens priced at around $500. Sony is also planning to announce a new 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lens this summer.

Sony a37 specs (replacement for the a35):

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2012

  • Mamiya Leaf announced new medium format digital camera back platform – the Leaf Credo. Three different models are available: Leaf Credo 80, Credo 60, and Credo 40 with 80MP, 60MP and 40MP respectively.

  • Three new tilt and shift lenses for DSLR cameras from Schneider: PC Super-ANGULON 28mm f/2.8, PC-TS Super-50mm f/2.8 ANGULON HM and PC-TS 90mm f/4.5 Macro-SYMMAR HM.

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Canon promisses new cameras with image quality that approaches DSLRs

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2012

Canon reported slightly higher profits for Q1 of 2012. On the earnings conference call the CFO of the company Toshizo Tanaka promised new cameras that will be approaching the image quality of current DSLR models:

“To achieve this, we will further differentiate and enhance our lineup by launching new cameras offering the image qualities that approaches SLR cameras; furthering the improvement in design and qualities, and by incorporating features such as network, connectivity capabilities.”

Via Engadget | Canon mirrorless camera concept image via David Riesenberg

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More leaked images of the upcoming Sony a37 and NEX-F3 cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 28, 2012

The Indonesian website yangcanggih.com published a series of new images of the upcoming Sony a37 and NEX-F3 cameras. The official announcement should be on May 17th, 2012:

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New Olympus TG-1 iHS Tough camera leaks on BestBuy website

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2012

For a short period of time, BestBuy had a listing for a new rugged Olympus TG-1 iHS Tough camera on their website. The entry is now removed, but you can still see the cached version of the page.

The camera has 12MP 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor, 3″ OLED display, 4x optical zoom with f/2 on the wide end. Full features and specs of the new TG-1 waterproof camera after the jump:

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First picture of the upcoming Sony NEX-F3 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: April 27, 2012

This is the first picture of the upcoming Sony NEX-F3 mirrorless camera. As I reported earlier, some of the NEX-C3 kits are already discontinued and will probably be replaced with the NEX-F3 in the next few weeks. According to the source of the image, one of the new features is “Peaking Level” for better manual focusing.

Via dpreview

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“Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book giveaway

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2012

It seems that Fujifilm has fixed the “sensor blooming” issue in the X10 camera – dpreview received a new X10 version that did not show any of the previously reported problems. Last month Fujifilm promised new sensors for current X10 owners. If you care about DxOMark scores, the Finepix X10 got one of the highest scores for point and shoot cameras.

To commemorate the “new” Fujifilm Finepix X10 camera, I will run a quick giveaway for this “Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book by White Knight Press.

How do I win?

The rules are simple: leave a comment to this blog post. That’s all. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email address in the provided field (it will not be visible to the public and it will only be used to notify you in case you are the winner). I will close all comments in one week and will randomly pick the winner.

The best part?

This giveaway is open to anyone and is not restricted to US residents only, everyone is welcomed to participate. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law. All taxes are the responsibility of the winner. The book cannot be shipped to countries embargoed by the United States.

Good luck!

The “Photographer’s Guide to the Fujifilm X10” book is also available on Amazon US and Amazon UK.

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One of the Sony NEX C-3 kits is also listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: April 24, 2012

In addition to the Sony a900, the NEX-C3 + 18-55mm lens kits is also listed as discontinued at B&H.

Based on the recently discontinued products, Sony should be announcing a replacement for the following cameras in the next few months:

  • NEX-C3
  • a900
  • a35
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