Deal of the day: all Zeiss Touit lenses are now 20% off

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All Touit lenses for Sony and Fuji mounts are currently 20% off. The savings for a 32mm f/1.8 lens is $180, with the 12mm f/2.8 lens you will save $251. This offer will end on January 31, 2014.

For more current rebates and other Black Friday deals, check this page.

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Sony RX10 and several other new cameras are now shipping

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The Sony RX10 is currently in stock in Europe . In the US the camera is expected to start shipping on November 23rd. Here are few sample images taken with the RX10:

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What else is new?

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→  360-degree HD video camera with live steaming raised over $250,000 on Kickstarter

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→ The Panono throwable panoramic ball camera is listed on Indiegogo and got over $350,00 funding.

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→ Google is working on RAW support and improved camera features for Android based devices.

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→ Olympus may expand common digital camera parts with Sony.

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Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX II lens coming for Sony A-mount

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On November 21 Tokina will officially announce the Sony α-mount version of their AT-X 116 PRO DX lens that is already available for Nikon and Canon mounts. The technical specifications of the lens can be found here.

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The latest patents from Canon, Olympus, Ricoh, Sigma and Panasonic

Canon camera with a transparent mirror patent
→ Canon filed a patent for a camera with a transparent mirror.

Sigma 300mm f:2.8 APO lens patent
→ Sigma filed a patent for a 300mm f/2.8 APO lens.

Olympus 250mm f:5 Reflex lens patent

Olympus 250mm f:5 Reflex MFT lens patent.
→ Olympus filed a patent for a 250mm f/5 reflex lens for MFT cameras.

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Samsung to release the next generation APS-C sensor for mirrorless cameras in 2014-2015

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Samsung is planning to release a new, next generation APS-C sensor for mirrorless cameras in 2014-2015. The above slide was taken from a recent Samsung Analyst Day presentation. The entire PDF file can be downloaded here. All of the latest Samsung NX mirrorless cameras released in the past few years had the same 20.3MP sensor:

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White Canon Kiss X7, limited edition Fuji X-A1 and Exilim EX-10 cameras announced in Japan

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Canon Japan announced the white EOS Kiss X7 DSLR camera.

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Casio Japan also announced the previously rumored Exilim EX-10 compact camera.

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Canon’s teasers are for a white EOS Rebel SL1 DSLR camera

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Canon's previous teasers are for a new white EOS Rebel SL1 (Kiss X7) DSLR camera:

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