Litepanels wins patent case, other companies must pay licensing fees in order to sell LED lights in the US. See also related posts here and here.
Sony filed a patent for a 55-300mm f/4-6.3 lens designed for APS-C sensor.
Yongnuo released the YN568EX - their first HSS-enabled flash (currently available on eBay).
After Kodak announced that they will license their brand name, JK Imaging announced in Peking the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera with built-in WiFi and a CMOS sensor probably made by Sony. The official release will be in Q3 of 2013. One of the slides implies that the new camera is "Best designed for smartphone" which suggests some kind of a WiFi or Bluetooth integration:
Fujifilm posted on Facebook that their XF14mm f/2.8 lens ($899.95) will start shipping this weekend. The lens was previously delayed till January 19th. There are also some new samples images available online taken with the lens (click on images for larger view):
Fujifilm is expected to release new firmware updates for the X-Pro1, X-E1 cameras and 35mm f/1.4 lens (see cached page) that should bring faster AF and some additional changes for the X-E1:
Ricoh filed patent (2013-7853) for a new 23mm f/2.5 and 27mm f/1.9 lenses for mirrorless APS-C sensor. Not clear if those lenses will be used for the GXR system or for a new GR compact camera
Tamron filed a patent (2012-242690) for a 50mm f/1.8 lens designed for an APS-C mirrorless camera.
As previously reported, Pentax announced Efina - a new compact camera and firmware update ver. 1.01 for the K-5 II which contains the following fixes (download link):
Pentax Japan has listed two new announcements for tomorrow, January 17, on their website. The first one is for a new firmware update 1.01 for the Pentax K-5 II, the second is for a new Efina entry level digital compact camera with a "stylish design". Pentax used to have an Efina film camera model with an unusual design.
Smilar to Leica, Canon opens their first "Image Square" center in Canada where visitors can experience the latest Canon products and technology.
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