Hasselblad H5D-50c CMOS medium format camera officially launched

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Hasselblad officially announced the H5D-50c CMOS medium format camera. The US price is $27,500 for the camera or $30,000 for a kit with a 80mm lens.

Press release and key features for the H5D-50c:

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RED Epic Dragon camera got an epic DxOMark sensor score of 101

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DxOMark tested the RED Epic Dragon and for the first time they broke the 100 points sensor score barrier by giving the camera an overall score of 101. Next are few comparisons - RED Epic Dragon vs. Nikon D800 ($29,000 vs. $2,800):

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DxOMark low light camera ranking:

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Fujifilm Neopan 400 PRESTO and Fujicolor PRO 400 to be discontinued

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Fujifilm Japan announced that they are discontinuing the Neopan 400 Presto 135 and Fujicolor Pro 400 120 photographic film because of  decreased demand. The Neopan 400 Presto and Fujicolor Pro 400 films are still available on eBay.

Last year Fujifilm discontinued the Neopan 400 B&W and Provia 400X slide films and had two price increases (one in March and one in December). The last price increase will not take effect until April this year - you still have time to stock up now on color and black and white film.

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Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for February 2014

Sigma 50mm f:1.4 DG HSM Art lens test center Pentax-645D-II-2014 Pentax-645D-2014
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These are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for February 2014:

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Canon EOS M2 camera is not coming to the US

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ImagingResource published an interview where Canon's executive initially confirmed the company's plans to release the Canon EOS M2 mirrorless  camera to the US market (the M2 is currently available only in Asia). IR later received and update from Canon USA, where they denied any plans for bringing the M2 to the US:

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First Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens test

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Xitek published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses (click for larger view):

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The nomenclature of the jpg files shown is as followed:

  • 311: the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art (price unknown)
  • Sony: Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM ($1,498)
  • Nikon: Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G ($1,696.95)
  • Otus: Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus ($3,990)

Vignetting graphs and specs comparisons between the four lenses:

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Samsung NXF1 camera bundle price: $499

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A quick update on the upcoming Samsung NXF1: the US price of the camera bundle (I assume with one lens) will be $499. The official announcement should be very soon because some retailers have already added the camera to their websites.

The Samsung NXF1 camera is already registered with the Korean Radio Research Agency which is a clear indication that  the official announcement will be in the next 1-2 months:

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World’s fastest SD memory card now available for pre-order

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The World's fastest SD memory card, the SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II, is now available for pre-order in three different sizes (shipping starts on April 10):

Specifications:

  • Write speed up to 250MB/s
  • Read speed up to 280MB/s
  • UHS speed class 3 supports 4K, full HD and 3D video recording
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