Pentax K-r (body only) listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2011

The Pentax K-r body only is listed as discontinued at B&H.

Back in September there were some rumors about a new Pentax DSLR, but later a Pentax rep confirmed that there will be no new cameras announced in 2011.

Via Pentaxforums

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Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. lens review

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2011

Today’s guest post review of the Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. lens ($684.88) is written by Xavier Lhospice:

I am 50 years old! I often tend to forget about it, but my body keeps on reminding me, especially my back. Since I was not using my DSLR too often lately, I traded my lovely old Nikon AF-D 60 macro lens for the Leica designed Panasonic 2.8/45 macro lens (price: $684.88).

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Red Scarlet takes 12 seconds to startup

By PR admin | Published: November 21, 2011

The RED Scarlet camera takes 12 seconds to startup (using beta build 2.0.2):

Via Tonaci

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This is how the Fuji LX10 would look in black

By PR admin | Published: November 20, 2011

Here is another mockup of the how the Fuji LX10 would look in black (photoshopped by a reader).

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Phottix Strato II Multi 5-in-1 trigger and receiver now available also for Sony cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 19, 2011

The Phottix Strato II Multi is now available also for Sony cameras:

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Nikon D800

By PR admin | Published: November 19, 2011

I don’t like double posts on my blogs, but even if you are not a Nikon fan you should check out the Nikon D800 over at NikonRumors.com:

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Rumors from Japan: Olympus linked to organized crime syndicates

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

ヤクザ = Yakuza

NYTimes got their hands on an internal memo from the current ongoing Olympus investigation in Japan and it seems that the initial accusations of organized crime involvement may be more than just a rumor. Currently there are $4.9 billion that are not accounted for and there is a suspicion that portion of those funds went to organized crime group a.k.a. the Yakuza:

“The memo says investigators believe that over half of that amount has been channeled to organized crime syndicates, including the country’s largest, the Yamaguchi Gumi. The memo does not make clear whether Olympus knew about those links. But if confirmed by investigators, an association with organized crime could prompt a delisting of Olympus shares from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, under the exchange’s rules.”

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Be afraid, be very afraid of Fuji…

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

Original image from the movie “Friday the 13th”

I came across this quote from TOP regarding the latest rumors about an organic sensor being used in the Fuji LX 10 camera:

“Komori-san says that the sensor quality of Fujifilm X mirrorless will exceed that of current full-frame sensors, although its sensor size will likely be smaller than 24x36mm. The claim reminded me of something…I have a hazy memory of someone with knowledge of the industry telling me long ago that an official of Canon said that Fuji is the only company Canon is scared of—not Panasonic, not Sony, not Nikon—because of Fuji’s expertise with sensors. (I might not have that right, so please don’t quote me.)”

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Rumors: Fuji LX10 will have an APS-C sensor, no hybrid viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: November 18, 2011

This is the sensor of the Fuji LX10 camera – it will be an APS-C sensor. The viewfinder of the upcoming Fuji mirrorless camera will be “only” optical and not “hybrid” like in the X100 (unless this is a translation mistake).

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More Kodak film being discontinued *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2011

Update: Kodak contacted me to clarify that those are not product discontinuations, just packaging changes:

Kodak is only ceasing one line, Elite Chrome. The rest are all simply packaging and catalogue listing changes, which is not such an unusual procedure. As long as photographers purchase and use Kodak’s film in sufficient quantities and demonstrate their commitment to film that way, we will be able to continue manufacturing the film.

More Kodak film is being discontinued (in connection to my previous post):

  • Tmax 400 120 in single rolls
  • Tri-x pan 120 400 in single rolls
  • Elite Chrome 100/36
  • BW400cn/24 three packs
  • Gold 200/24 four packs
  • Max 400/12 single roll
  • Max 400/24 four packs

Source

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