New Samyang wide angle lenses announced

Samyang announced three new lenses:
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Samsung NX mini SMART camera announced

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Samsung officially announced their previously rumored NX Mini SMART camera with a 20MP 1″ CMOS sensor and three new lenses. The camera kit is priced between $449-$549 depending on the included lens. Additional information after the break:

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Samsung NXF1 camera leaked

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Here are the first images and specifications of the rumored Samsung NXF1 camera:

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New Samyang lens to be announced on March 21

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Samyang posted on their Facebook page that they will have a new lens announced on March 21st. Stay tuned for details.

Update: I am sure the new lens will not be a zoom nor a tilt-shift. Here is another teaser published on Facebook:

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New Fujifilm mirrorless X camera coming “very soon”

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Fujifilm may announce another mirrorless X system camera very soon according to this Facebook post.

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Fujifilm Japan promises to fix all X-T1 light leaks

Fujifilm Japan promises to fix all X-T1 light leaks found in some X-T1 cameras. Here is the full translation of the press release:

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Calumet delayed paycheck last week, announced immediate closing of all US stores today

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Calumet posted on their Facebook page that they are closing down all US based stores. The trouble started last week when Calumet employees were not paid at the normal 1 am, instead they received this email at 4:45:

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New Sony a7/a7r trade-in promotion

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Adorama currently offers a new trade-in promotion for Sony a7/a7r cameras and kits:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R + trade ANY used camera in ANY condition from ANY manufacturer and you will receive:

  • $300 instant trade-in credit
  • $50 Adorama Gift card & 4% Adorama rewards.
  • The new Sony kits include 3 years camera service plan,  32GB SD card and camera bag for free

How it works:

Purchase a new Sony A7, A7 kit or A7R from the list in the link above now and receive $300 instant trade-in credit + $50 Gift card and 4% Adorama rewards even before you send your old camera to Adorama.

Our Used department then evaluates your old camera that you wish to trade and gives you a quote. Once evaluated, you would receive the full credit for your old camera on top of the $300 instant trade-in credit!

Program ends 03/31/2014.

Here are the available kits:

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The latest Canon lens patents: 16-35mm f/2.8, 17-40mm f/4, 200mm f/3.5 Macro and more

Several new Canon patents were filed in Japan:

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→ Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 lens

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Panasonic Lumix GH4 camera now available for pre-order

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The price of the Panasonic GH4 is now officially announced and the camera is available for pre-order:

Shipping will start in early May.

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Deal of the day: save $75 off on selected cameras (Fuji X-T1, X-E2, X100s, Olympus E-M1)

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This is the deal of the day: save an additional $75 off the current Amazon’s prices on selected Fuji and Olympus cameras: just use promotional code K77B9SDB and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. This deal is valid till March 11th and here is the list of qualifying cameras:

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What else is new?

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→ New products from ThinkTank Photo and MindShiftGear.

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→ The new Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II camera is expected to start shipping on May 9th.

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→ The 4k Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 mirrorless camera (body only) will be priced at $1,698. Pre-orders will be available at midnight.

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→ New Nissin i40 flash announced. The price is $269.

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