Top 10 PhotoRumors posts for November 2012

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2012

  

  

 Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.5 Summilux lens patent Kodak-film

Those are the top 10 PhotoRumors posts for November 2012:

  1. Seven new full frame DSLR lenses will start shipping in the next 30 days
  2. Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens delayed till March 2013
  3. Sample images from the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens
  4. Top 10 best selling mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in Japan
  5. Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS lenses leaked ahead of announcement
  6. DxOMark: Pentax K-5 II is currently the best APS-C camera
  7. After the Sony F5 and F55 Cine Alte 4k cameras announcement, RED introduced huge price cuts
  8. Funny video: The Mirrorless Party
  9. The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic
  10. Kodak may exit bankruptcy and continue as a commercial printing company
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The Fujifilm XF 14mm f/2.8 wide angle lens delayed till January

By PR admin | Published: November 30, 2012

Fujifilm officially announced a delay for the XF 14mm f/2.8 wide angle lens ($899.95) because of priority given to the 18-55mm f/2.8-4 zoom lens production that comes in a kit with their latest X-E1 mirrorless camera. The new delivery date is January 19th, 2013 (Google translation):

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Funny video: The Mirrorless Party

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2012

The Camera Store published this funny video called "The Mirrorless Party". Enjoy!

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See what’s next in Adobe Photoshop on December 11

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Adobe released a new video teaser on some of the upcoming future updates to Photoshop. To learn more, you can register for this event on December 11, 2012:

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Fuji X-E1 + 18-55mm lens kits now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Several readers emailed me that their Fuji X-E with 18-55mm lens kit orders are now shipping in the US:

For current availability, check Amazon, B&H and Adorama (all out of stock at the time of this post).

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New: Sinar lanTec camera

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Sinar announced their new IanTec professional camera system for landscape and architectural photography (brochure).

Specifications:

  • Shift range: +25/-15 mm vertikally, +20/-20 mm horizontally
  • Leveling aids: 1 crcular spirit level for all axes
  • Viewing aids: Bright focusing screen with flexible 3-fold magnifier (optional)
  • Digital back interface: Sinar, Mamyia and Hasselblad V/H-Schnittstelle
  • Tripod interface:  360° rotating mount with a  3/8″ thread
  • Dimensions: 20 x 19 x 7 cm
  • Weight: 1,1 kg
  • Lenses: Sinaron CEF 23 – 135mm
Press release:

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Magic Lantern successfully hacks Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Magic Lantern was able to successfully hack the Canon EOS-M mirrorless camera and are now collecting suggestions for new features. It seems that the excitement for this camera is not very big in Canon's community and priority will be given to the development of new features for the 5D Mark III and 7D cameras.

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Panasonic’s credit ratings also downgraded to junk status

By PR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Similar to Sony, Panasonic's credit ratings were also downgraded to junk status by Fitch. Here is the full press release:

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