What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2016

Leica APO Vario Elmarit SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 lens officially announced

The next Pentax 645 medium format camera will most likely have a 100MP Sony sensor

HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW lens now in stock

X-Pro 2 Firmware Inbound

Big Package, Big Picture: The Fujifilm XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR and 1.4x Teleconverter Review

Another twist in the Nikon promo that used a Fuji camera

DxO adds support for Leica Q and SL cameras

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New Olympus E-PL8 and Olympus Stylus TG-Tracker cameras coming soon

By PR admin | Published: March 17, 2016

Olympus E-PL8 camera
Olympus E-PL8
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Olympus Stylus TG-Tracker camera
Olympus is rumored to announce two new cameras in the next few weeks:

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Panasonic LX200 camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2016

Panasonic LX200 camera rumors
First rumored Panasonic LX200 camera specifications appeared online (replacement for the current LX100 model):

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Irix lens teaser

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2016

Irix lens teaser
Irix (irixlens.com) sent me a teaser for a new lens with “the finest optical performance Swiss precision and Korean innovation” that will be announced during The Photography Show in Birmingham nest week. Stay tuned for details.

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Adobe Camera Raw 9.5 and Lightroom CC 2015.5 announced

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2016

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New updates from Adobe:

It’s interesting to note that they included lens profiles for a bunch of third party NX lenses. Full list of changes:

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Deal of the day: the best selling Fuji camera is now 30% off

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2016

Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Film Camera
The best selling Fuji camera (and overall best seller) is currently 30% ($20.99) off at Amazon:

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Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar lens rumored to be announced next

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2016

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Zeiss is rumored to announce a new Milvus 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar lens. The older model is currently $400 off – another indication for a potential replacement. The 135mm version was not updated when the new Milvus series were introduced in September last year.

The official announcement of the Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Apo Sonnar lens is rumored for this year and can happen as early as May.

Here is an overview of the current Zeiss Milvus lens line-up:

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Samsung NX1 camera + lens kit listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2016

After the big price drop I reported a week ago, the Samsung NX1 camera + lens kit is now listed as discontinued at B&H:

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The price of the NX1 body only actually went up in price and is now selling for $1,199 –  B&H probably has only few pieces left and they are convinced they can sell them. We never saw the fire sale some were expecting.

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Sony released firmware update 3.10 for a7RII, a7R, a7S, a7II, a7 and a6000 mirrorless cameras

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2016

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Sony released new firmware updates (version 3.10) for their a7 product line and a6000 cameras with support for their latest lenses, phase-detection autofocus and few other minor updates. Download links:

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The latest patents from Sony and Canon

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2016

Sony camera smartphone attachment patent1 Sony camera smartphone attachment patent2 Sony camera smartphone attachment patent3
→ Sony patented a new way to attach a better camera to a smartphone (maybe something similar to the current XQ1).

Canon 28mm f:1.4 lens patent
→ Canon has a patent for a 28mm f/1.4 lens.

Canon in-camera image stabilizations patent
→ Canon filed for a patent for in-camera image stabilizations.

Canon moving sensor patent
→ Another one from Canon: moving sensor to improve contrast AF. More info available here.

Canon curved sensor patent Canon curved sensor patent 2
→ There is also a curved sensor patent. Update: the sensor is actually flat, but the lens produces a spherical image plane. This spherical image plan is flattened out using a curved fiber bundle (image a bunch of fiber optics smashed together). It has the same purpose as a curved sensor, but the actual sensor is flat.

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