The new Ricoh Digital GR camera to be announced next week (additional specifications available)

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2013

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Update: see also this post for more information on the new GR camera.

Here are some additional specifications for the upcoming Ricoh GR compact camera:

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Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens details

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2013

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens details

Some more details surfaced on soon to be announced Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens: the lens image stabilization will provide the equivalent of 4.5 stops faster shooting. The autofocus speed of the lens will be 0.28 seconds thanks to two linear motors. The new lens is expected to start shipping next month (May, 2013) with a price tag of $699. The rest of the technical specs can be found here:

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What else is new: new Lomography camera and two interesting Kickstarter projects

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2013

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  • Lomography teams up with Coachella to make a metal camera.

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Specifications of the new Ricoh Digital GR camera

By PR admin | Published: April 12, 2013
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Update: additional specifications are available here.

The signs for a new Ricoh GR camera has been out for few months: Ricoh has recently filed patents for several new lenses designed for APS-C cameras and the GR Digital IV has been listed as discontinued for a while. Here are the latest specifications of the soon to be released new Ricoh Digital GR compact digital camera with a fixed 28mm f/2.8 lens and 16MP APS-C sensor (Google translation):

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Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 upgrade released

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2013

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Topaz Labs released B&W Effects 2.1. The new features include zone system, borders, tone quick tools and apply button. You can read all the details on the new version in this this blog post. Topaz B&W Effects 2.1 screenshots:

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Few before and after comparisons to get an idea what you can do with Topaz B&W Effects:

Adaptive dynamic conversion

Adaptive dynamic conversion

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Dynamic cyanotype conversion

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Warm tone with selective color

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Sony NEX-7n, Panasonic LF1, Canon EOS 70D, Olympus E-PL6, Ricoh GR Digital V rumors

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2013

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The Sony NEX-7n mirrorless camera is rumored to be announced in May with a new 3.8 million dot EVF that will have two OLED layers of 1.9 million dots each. This technology will deliver crisp display experience without any noticeable lag or other artifacts.

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In addition to the Panasonic G6, a new high-end compact camera with fixed zoom lens and with built-in viewfinder called LF1 is expected to be announced later this month.

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Canon is rumored to have a new product announcement on April 23. Expected is the EOS 70D DSLR camera.

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Olympus reportedly is ready to announce a new PEN E-PL6 camera and another model with the code name TRAD2.

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A new Ricoh GR Digital V camera is also going to be announced soon and it will most likely have a APS-C sensor.

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The first 3.69 million dots electronic viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: April 11, 2013

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Citizen announced the highest resolution electronic viewfinders available today with a 1280x960 pixel display or 3.69 million dots (Google translation):

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Picture of the Samsung NX2000 Android/Tizen based camera

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2013

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Update: this camera is most likely the Samsung NX2000.

The above picture is of a not-yet-announced Samsung NX camera that runs on the Android or Tizen OS (you can see the home button on the right). I do not have any other details, but Samsung is rumored to be working on mirrorless NX cameras that run on the Android platform. If anyone has more information/details on that model, please contact me.

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