New pictures of the Olympus E-PL6 and the E-P5 premium model

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The first images of the Olympus E-PL6 (above) and the E-P5 "premium" model are out:

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Guest post: what is your equipment relationship type?

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Today's guest post by J Shin will tell you about the  different equipment relationship types:

In all my visits to photography rumor and review sites, one observation I have made is that a good proportion of "trolling" and "personal attack" comments have to do with people's relationships to their equipment: how often they buy things, what kinds of features they want or don't care about, their triumphs and disappointments with their acquisitions, etc.

The thing is, different people have very different relationships to their equipment, and one way of purchasing or not purchasing, using or not using, complaining or not complaining, is not necessarily superior to another. Think about all the different relationships people have with their romantic partners. Some are long-lasting; some are not. Some are intense; some are not. Some are exclusive, some are not. Some are carefully considered; some are not.

Such is our relationship with photographic equipment.

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Olympus E-PL6, E-P5 and VF-4 detailed specifications leaked

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The detailed specifications for the Olympus E-PL6 and E-P5 cameras and the new VF-4 electronic viewfinder have leaked:

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Adobe announces Photoshop CC, available only with monthly subscription

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The Photoshop CS6 will be replaced by the cloud based Photoshop CC, Adobe announced today. You will no longer be able to purchase a CD or download a copy of the photo editing software. Future version will be available only trough the Creative Cloud with a monthly subscription. The different plans and pricing can be found here. The new Photoshop CC will have several new and unique features:

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Rumors: Sony RX200 coming in June with a built-in pop-up viewfinder?

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Rumors posted on xitek.com point to a new Sony RX200 compact camera that will be announced in the first week of June, 2013 as a replacement of the very popular RX100 model. The RX200 will have an improved 28-140mm f/1.4-2.2 lens (compared to the current 29-105mm f/1.8-4.9) and an unique built-in pop-up viewfinder (similar to the pop-up flash). Definitely an interesting development if true.

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What else is new?

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New up to $50 rebates on Tamron super zoom lenses.

Soloshot is a new autonomous tracking camera mount giving photographers and videographers an unique advantage of tracking subjects.

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This camera developed by scientists has 180 separate imaging elements and sees the world like an insect.

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Nokia is investing in mobile array cameras that can achieve effects similar to the Lytro light field camera: "The technology uses multiple lenses that are relatively tiny in terms of how much space they take up in a mobile device, but which work together to capture an image of the same quality as a much larger camera". There is now also an iPhone app that promises to achieve selective focus.

Panasonic patent for removing shadows from flash

Panasonic filed a patent (2013-78112) for removing the shadow of an object caused by a flashlight with image processing.

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Full list of Olympus products that will be announced next week

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In addition to the PEN E-P5 camera, Olympus will also announce the following new products next week:

Via Digicame-info

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Zeiss Touit lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X mounts now available for pre-order

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The new Zeiss Touit lenses are now available for pre-order:

Fujifilm X mount

Sony NEX mount

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