Sony NEX-7, A65 removed from Amazon “due to manufacturing concerns”

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Sony NEX-7 is no longer available on Amazon “due to manufacturing concerns”. Similar to Nikon, Sony got hit very hard by the flooding in Thailand.

Update: the Sony a65 is also removed from Amazon.

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Olympus releases an official response to fraud allegations

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Today Olympus released an official response to the fraud accusations brought by the former CEO Michael Woodford:

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Lytro’s new light field camera is now official

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Lytro’s new camera is now on their website. Check the specs and press release at the bottom of this post.

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Lytro shows their light field camera for the first time

By PR admin | Published: October 19, 2011

Engadget has a development story: Lytro has shown their light field camera for the first time. More to come…

  • More pictures of the Lytro camera: -1- | -2- | -3-
  • Prices: $399 for 8GB, $499 for 16 GB camera.
  • See the live blog on AllThingsD and more details from Gizmodo.
  • f/2 constant aperture lens, 8x optical zoom, no flash, touchscreen
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Olympus stock down almost 50%, disappearing Cayman Islands offshore accounts, organized crime accusation…

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2011

From what I’ve read online, it seems that Olympus got themselves in a big mess. Reportedly, Olympus paid over $675 million (that equals to almost two years company’s earnings) to unknown accounts in the Cayman Islands. The company that received the payments disappeared two weeks later. The payments were supposed to be a commission for a recent acquisition, the only problems was that such deals are usually done on a 1-3% commission. In that case the commission was over 35%. There were even some accusations of organized crime involvement… Here is the story in links and videos:

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Canon EOS-1D X officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2011

New 61-Point Autofocus, Fast Shooting up to 12 fps, 18-Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS Sensor, 100,000-pixel RGB Metering Sensor, Face Detection technology, Full HD Video Recording – just some of the specs of the new EOS-1D X flagship camera from Canon.

Canon EOS-1D X is now official. You can read a good break down of all the specs at planet5D or just check the attached press release. The actual EOS-1D X release is 6 moths away but JessopS (UK) is already taking pre-orders at £5299.95.

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Fujifilm FinePix X100 firmware update Ver.1.11 is out

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2011

 

After some new X100 were spotted with the new firmware, today Fujifilm released the v1.11 upgrade for the X100. The changes are minor:

  1. Performance of auto focus at near distance has been improved.
  2. When “SHADW TONE” is set to “MEDIUM SOFT” or “SOFT”, live view in LCD may display with abnormal pattern (so-called “solarisation”) just after pressing the shutter halfway. This update improves the phenomena.
  3. When self-timer mode is selected, focus and exposure (AE/AF) are set just after pressing the shutter button and these settings are remained for the final shutter releasing.

The new firmare can be downloaded here. Note that the new Fuji X100 firmware update will erase all of your custom settings.

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Canon EOS 1D X press release

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Here are the Canon EOS-1D X camera specs:

  • Full Frame
  • 18.1MP
  • Dual DIGIC 5 – 17 Times The Processing Power of DIGIC 4
  • ISO 100-51200 Native
  • 100,000 Pixel RGB Metering Sensor
  • EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis)
  • 61 Point AF
  • 21 f/5.6 Cross Type Sensors
  • 20 f/4 Cross Type Sensors
  • 5 f/2.8 Cross Type Senors
  • EOS iTR AF (Intelligent Tracking & Recognition Auto Focus)
  • 12 Frames Per Second
  • 14 Frames Per Second JPG Only
  • 400,000 Shot Rated Sensor
  • Ethernet Connection
  • March Availability
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Lo-fi Micro Four Thirds camera lens

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Photojojo added to their store a new Lo-fi lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras:

  • 25mm lens with an aperture range of f/1.4 to f/16
  • Manual focus
  • Two pieces: lens and C mount adapter
  • Focuses down to 0.3 meters
  • Lens length is 4cm; weighs 300g
  • 37mm diameter
  • 25mm focal length which is like having a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera
  • Works with all Olympus and Panasonic Micro 4/3 Cameras; does not work with the Sony NEX

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More Adobe “Sneak Peek” videos

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Today Adobe posted few more “Sneak Peek” videos:

Image Deblurring – removing blurriness from digital photos caused by camera shake while the pictures were being taken:

Local Layer Ordering – a new way for graphic designers to create layered compositions that better reflect the way real world objects act:

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