Quick weekend links

By PR admin | Published: May 29, 2011

Today only: Adobe Lightroom 3 for $199.

$50 off (10%) for the Olympus XZ-1 with this coupon code: S8476632 (also free shipping). You can check also the Olympus XZ-1 guest review.

The new Hasselblad H4D-200MS can deliver images with 200MP resolution by taking six different shots:

“The H4D-200MS camera uses a 50Mpix sensor mounted onto our patented symmetrical multi-shot frame, which can accurately position the sensor with accuracy, using piezo-electrical actuators. The camera then captures 6 shots, by moving the sensor 1 and ½ pixel at the time, to create a 200Mpix capture.”

The price? $43,995. Few sample photos are available here.

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Nanoha macro lens prototype with 5x magnification for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2011

The Japanese company Yasuhara showed a prototype of a new Nanoha macro lens for Micro Four Thirds and Sony NEX cameras ($499.99). The lens can provide 5 times magnification (regular macro lenses provide 1:1 magnification). Price is expected to be around ¥50,000 (aprox. $600). The lens is currently in the final stages of development. Manufacturing is expected to begin in late June. Here are the basic specs:

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SLR Magic/Noktor 50mm f/0.95 E-mount lens coming soon

By PR admin | Published: May 27, 2011

A new SLR Magic/Noktor 50mm f/0.95 lens with E-mount will be coming soon. Few weeks ago SLR Magic took over Noktor and will continue the f/0.95 product line. Future lenses will have a new appearance and will be made in Japan.

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New Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

I often get confused with all the new mirrorless lenses. If you are like me, the new Mirrorless Lenses iPhone app will help you find all currently available mirrorless lenses and provide you with some the basic specs. The app is available for free on iTunes:

The Mirrorless Lenses app allows you to browse the full range of mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) lenses. It allows you to browse all the camera and lens manufacturers based on the lens mount. This includes Micro Four Thirds, Sony E, Samsung NX and Four Thirds Mount lenses.

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Olympus losing market share, Sony reports worst loss in 16 years

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

Here are the latest financial results from Olympus and they don’t look that good. Net sales are down 4.1%, net income dropped 84.5% compared to 2010. Here are the details for the imaging division:

Fiscal yearMarket volume
(In millions)		Olympus camera sales
(In millions)		Olympus Market Share
05/0667,28,412.5%
06/0781,59,611.8%
07/08106,311,310.6%
08/09112,810,08.9%
09/10113,69,07.9%
10/11121,58,16.7%

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Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera kit will be priced around $600

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

I received some information on the US pricing of the upcoming Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera – the kit with one lens will have a MSRP in the $600 range. More lenses are expected to be released later in the year. Pentax already showed a teaser for their new mirrorless camera at a recent trade show in China. The NC-1 is expected to be announced in June, 2011.

June will be a busy month with upcoming announcements from Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Leica and possibly Samsung.

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Ricoh patents various unconventional GXR units

By PR admin | Published: May 26, 2011

Ricoh GXR system is rather unique since it uses a swappable cartridges that encapsulate the lens and the sensor in one piece. The last GRX product announced was a cartridge with a Leica M mount. A Micro Four Thirds GXR unit was also rumored last year.

Ricoh filed a new patent in Japan for several interesting GXR units that are completely different than the current lens+ sensor combos:

  • GXR Hard drive storage unit:

  • GXR printer unit:

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Sigma SD1 DSLR now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

Adorama is the first major US store that just started taking pre-orders for the Sigma SD1 camera at $6,899:

Who is ordering one?

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Sony a35: new picture effects and tele-zoom high speed shooting mode

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

The new Sony a35 will have a new tele-zoom high speed shooting mode:

A new set of 11 effects will also be introduced in the upcoming a35 and NEX C-3 cameras. They will also be available as a firmware update for the older NEX 3 and NEX 5 models:

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Sony a850 is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2011

The full frame Sony a850 is now officially discontinued at B&H. The camera was announced in August of 2009. The future of the Sony full frame DSLR line is unclear at that point. Sony did confirm that all future Alpha cameras will have translucent mirror technology.

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