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R.I.P. Sony a55

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

After the a33, now also the Sony a55 camera ($799.99) is no longer in production according to DCWatch.

The Sony a33 and a55 translucent DSLR cameras were announced back in September of 2010.

Posted in Sony| Tagged sony a55, To be discontinued...| 4 Comments

This new Canon EF lens smart adapter for Sony NEX cameras supports electronic aperture control

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Today Conurus (in a partnership with Metabones) announced a new smart adapter that will allow electronic aperture control of Canon EF lenses from a Sony NEX camera:

Posted in Canon, Sony| 7 Comments

Canon C300, Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens pre-orders, rebates extended

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

In addition to the black Fuji X100 and Canon G1x, several new products are now available for pre-order:

Canon EOS C300 Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00
Canon EOS C300 PL Cinema EOS camcorder body @$15,999.00

The price of the new CN-E lenses will be between $42,000 and $46,000.

The new Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2 ZE lens for Canon EF mount is also now available for pre-order at $1,699.00, the Nikon version will be released few months later.

Posted in Canon| Tagged pre-order, Rebates| 4 Comments

Fujifilm X100 black limited edition now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Adorama is now taking pre-orders for the Fujifilm X100 black limited edition:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X100 black limited edition, Fujifilm X100, pre-order| 9 Comments

Olympus OM-D rumored specs

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Here are the first specs of the rumored Olympus OM-D camera:

The design of the new OM-D camera will look similar to the classic OM series
1.44M dots EVF which will simulate the pentaprism designs
New technologies have been introduced to compensate for camera shake and AF
Two colors will be available: black and silver
Weather sealed magnesium body
16MP sensor
Camera width: 121mm
Weight: 425g
Release date: late March, 2012

Via Digicame-info

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus OM-D| 22 Comments

DxOMark: Fuji X10 vs. Nikon P7100 vs. Canon G12

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

DxOMark just released their test results for the Fuji X10 camera ($599.95) and it seems that it outperforms both the Nikon P7100 ($499.95) and Canon G12 ($419.95). It will be interesting to see how the X10 will compare to the new G1X:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged DxoMark test results, Fujifilm X10| 12 Comments

Detailed Fuji X-Pro 1 camera hands-on report

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2012

I had a chance to get some more “hands-on” time with the Fuji X-Pro 1 camera at CES.

If you are a Fuji X100 user (like me), the first thing you will notice once you pick up the X-Pro 1 is the bigger LCD screen (3.0-inch RGBW LCD monitor, approx. 1,230,000 dots).

When I tried the autofocus of the X-Pro 1 the first day, I was not convinced that it’s faster than then the X100. I went back to the Fuji booth the next day and did some side-by-side comparison with the X100 that was on display right next to the X-Pro 1. I am now convinced that the AF in the X-Pro 1 is faster, I was even able to focus in some tricky lighting conditions:

Fuji did not make any improvements to the manual focus in the X-Pro 1 – there is still not focus confirmation or “focus peaking” (like in the Sony NEX or Ricoh GXR systems), which could be problematic if you are planning on using the camera with Leica M-mount lenses.

Posted in Fuji| Tagged CES 2012, Fujifilm X-Pro1| 67 Comments

Canon Powershot G1 X to start shipping this week in the US?

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2012

It seems that the new Canon Powershot G1 X ($799) will start shipping in the US by the end of this week. The camera was officially scheduled to start shipping in February.

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon PowerShot G1X| 9 Comments