Deal of the day: 50 free 4×6 prints from Amazon

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Amazon has a new printing service and they are giving away prints for free: Amazon Cloud Drive customers and Amazon Prime members can get 50 free 4×6 prints with promo code BABY50FREEPRINTS (free shipping included):

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Photokina day 2 recap

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Photokina day 2 recap:

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How big exactly is the medium format sensor inside the Fuji GFX 50S camera and other related coverage

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FujiAddict published so far the best Fuji GFX 50S sensor size comparison that in addition to the ratio to other sensor sizes also gives you the new Fuji G lens mount as a reference:

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Some additional info on the sensor inside the Fuji GFX 50S camera:

  • 51.4MP
  • Size: 43.8 × 32.9mm
  • Effective pixels: 8256 x 6192
  • Various aspect ratios, including 4:3 (default), 3:2, 1:1, 4:5, 6:7 and 6:17
  • Flange distance: 26.7mm
  • Crop factor: 0.79x
  • Sensor “developed by Fujifilm”
  • Bayer Array sensor

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Tokina FiRIN lens roadmap (Sony FE mount)

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After the announcement of the new FíRIN 20mm f/2 FE MF full frame lens for Sony E-mount, Tokina displayed their FiRIN roadmap that shows three new lenses to be announced by 2018:

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Panasonic lens roadmap for 2016-2017

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Panasonic had their 2016-2017 lens roadmap on display at Photokina – three new lenses are expected (currently under development):

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Sony Alpha a99 II camera now available for pre-order

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The new Sony Alpha a99 II camera is now available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama.

To see all new Photokina products available for pre-order, visit this page (more products added daily).

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Coming next: Irix 45mm f/1.4 lens, Irix ILA-FE2EF adapter for Sony, Irix Edge filters

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Another Irix post – in addition to the new 11mm f/4 lens, at Photokina the company also showed a 45mm f/1.4 lens prototype, ILA-FE2EF lens adapter for Sony cameras and new line of Irix Edge filters:

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This is the new Irix 11mm f/4 lens

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Here is some more information on the long rumored Irix 11mm f/4 lens that will be available in Canon EF, Nikon Fand Pentax K mounts. First the technical specifications:

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Photokina day 1 recap

Photokina day 1 recap:

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Photokina 2016: YI Technology announced a new M1 mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera

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The Chinese company YI Technology announced a new M1 mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera that looks very similar to the Leica T. The technical specs are:

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