Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 lens launched on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2016

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Venus Optics officially launching the Laowa 12mm f/2.8, the world’s widest f/2.8 lens with close to zero distortion on Kickstarter:

Venus Optics Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens design and MTF charts:

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Sample photos:

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New Canon Wi-Fi adapter W-E1 to be announced soon

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2016

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Canon will soon announce a new Wi-Fi adapter W-E1. Here are the basic specs:

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Another lens patent from Tamron: 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII VC USD

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2016

Tamron 10-24mm f:3.5-4.5 DiII VC USD lens patent

In addition to the 20mm f/2 Di VC USD, Tamron recently also filed a patent for a 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII VC USD zoom lens. The patent contains calculations for a 9-18mm f/3.5-4.5 DiII VC USD lens as well.

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: July 30, 2016

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The regular weekly recap from both the rumors and addict websites:

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New Olympus camera with a code name IM002 registered in Taiwan

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2016

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A new Olympus camera under the code name “IM002” was already registered at the Indonesian Communication Agency and recently also showed up at the Taiwan Radio Certification Authority (NCC). The IM002 camera will use a new BLH-1 battery and a corresponding BCH-1 battery charger according to the filed documents.

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New Tamron 20mm f/2 Di VC USD lens patent

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2016

Tamron 20mm f:2 Di VC USD lens patent
Tamron filed a new patent in Japan for a 20mm f/2 Di VC USD lens. Here are few other lens patents recently filed by Tamron:

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Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens now shipping

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2016

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The new Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 lens is now shipping worldwide. Check pricing and availability at B&H, Adorama and Fotohanskeuzekamp.

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Canon and Sony also rumored to raise prices in Europe

By PR admin | Published: July 27, 2016

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Similar to Nikon, Canon and Sony are also rumored to raise their prices in the UK and/or in Europe this summer – in some cases up to 20%. Check out the latest prices and availability at Wex Photographic, Jessops, Calumet, Amazon UK and Amazon Germany.

Canon recently cut their profit forecast as a result of post-Brexit yen strength.

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Deal of the day: Canon EOS-1D C camera is now $,3000 off

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2016

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The Canon EOS-1D C DSLR camera is currently $3,000 off only at B&H. The main camera specifications are:

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Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.6.1 and Lightroom for Apple TV announced

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2016

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Today Adobe released Lightroom CC 2015.6.1 / 6.6.1 and Lightroom for Apple TV. The new version of Lightroom has added support for the Fuji X-T2 camera, while the Apple TV version can only view images (slideshow with a zoom is available).

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