Holga 135 PAN Panorama Camera with interchangeable lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2012

The new 135 PAN panorama camera is the first Holga to feature interchangeable lenses. The camera takes regular 35mm film and creates 24x72mm size images. A 55mm f/8 and a 0.25mm diameter f/236 pinhole lenses are included:

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Sony and Fujifilm seen as contenders for the newly issued Olympus stock

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2012

In addition to Sony, now Fujifilm is also viewed as a contender for the newly issued Olympus stock. It seems that Panasonic did not make the cut.

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Fuji X-Pro1 owner’s manual now available online

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

The Fuji X-Pro1 owner's manual is now available for download. The XF lenses manual is available here.

The Fuji guys now have a total of 24 X-Pro1 videos on YouTube.

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Few more Pentax K-01 details

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

Here are few more details on the upcoming Pentax K-01 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera:

  • The camera is designed by a famous designer
  • The new 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens is less than 1 centimeter thick and my understanding is that it will work only with the new K-01 body
  • The Pentax K-01 and the 40mm lens are covered with some kind of rubber-like material for better grip
  • The K-01 will have an external mic output for video recording
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Fuji X-Pro1 body listed in Japan for ¥135,000

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

The Fuji X-Pro1 is currently available for pre-order on Amazon Japan for ¥135,000, which is around $1,746. The Fuji X10 for example, is listed in Japan for ¥56,800 (around $734) and the US price is $599. By following this ratio, the US price of the X-Pro1 may actually be lower than $1699.95.

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Samyang 24mm f/1.4 D AS UMC price announced, Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Sony NEX introduced

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

Samyang announced the European price of their 24mm f/1.4 D AS UMC lens:

Samyang 24mm 1:1.4 ED AS UMC will be available in sale in the first week of February this year. The estimated retail price in Europe will be:

  • 599 EUR gross- Samyang 24mm 1:1.4 ED AS UMC (Canon, Four-thirds, Pentax, Samsung NX, Sony)
  • 625 EUR gross - Samyang AE 24mm 1:1.4 ED AS UMC (Nikon)

Same sample images taken with the Samyang 24mm f/1.4 D AS UMC can be found here.

In the US you can purchase the same lens under the Rokinon brand at B&H.

Rokinon (same manufacturer as Samyang) posted on Facebook the first images of their new 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Sony NEX cameras:

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Fuji X-Pro1 will start shipping on February 18th in Japan, price still not confirmed

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

Fujifilm Japan officially announced the release date of the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera for the Japanese market: February 18th, 2012. New sample images taken with all three lenses have been uploaded to the X-Pro1 microsite.

Several online stores around the world have listed various prices for the new X-Pro1 products, but Fuji has not yet made an official statement. I already mentioned that the US MSRP will be very close (if not identical) to the already leaked prices on Amazon:

Price for other countries will be slightly higher.

Two new X-Pro1 videos from the Fuji guys:
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Astrodesign, Kenko Tokina and Tamron join the Micro Four Thirds System standard

By PR admin | Published: January 26, 2012

Full list of companies supporting the m4/3 standard

After Komamura joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group last year, today Olympus announced that Astrodesign, Kenko Tokina and Tamron have also joint the group:

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