Kipon announced the world’s first focal reducer for medium format lenses to full frame cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2015

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Kipon announced the world’s first focal reducer that will let you use medium format lenses on full frame cameras (the focal length and aperture will be adjusted based on the 0.7x focal reduction ratio):

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Fujifilm to announce new firmware update version 4.2 for the X-T1 camera

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2015

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This should be coming up officially later today – firmware update v4.2 for the Fuji X-T1 mirrorless camera:

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First sample photos taken with the Pentax full frame DSLR camera (K-1?)

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2015

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Ricoh updated the Pentax full frame DSLR teaser with a new picture of the camera’s controls and the first sample photos taken with a prototype:

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The latest deals (Tokina lenses, books)

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

Tokina 11-16mm F:2.8 ATX Pro DX II Lens discount

Amazon-book-sale

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Sony A7s II camera tested at DxOMark (compared to Nikon Df and D810)

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

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DxOMark published their tests results for the Sony A7s II camera

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Casio is actually doing well in its point and shoot camera business thanks to a… $1,000 selfie camera

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

Casio TR series cameras designed for people to take better selfies

An interesting article from nikkei.com – Casio expects a record profit thanks to their TR series cameras designed for people to take better selfies. The price of those TR cameras is as much as a good DSLR camera (some models are priced at $949!) and they sell very well:

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GoPro Karma drone coming in 2016

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

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GoPro published another teaser video of their upcoming Karma drone that will be announced in 2016:

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Free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for Pentax 645z released

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

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Ricoh released a free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for use with the Pentax 645z medium format camera ($6,996.95):

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The Z Camera E1 MFT 4k camera is now shipping

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2015

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The Z Camera E1 was a successful Kickstarter project from earlier this year and is now in stock in the US for $699. The detailed technical specifications and additional information can be found on Z Camera’s official website.

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Epson announces mass production of the EVF found in the Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2015

the EVF inside the new Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera is made by Epson
DC.Watch speculates that the EVF inside the new Leica SL Typ 601 mirrorless camera is made by Epson. This EVF is the best I have ever seen so far (see our Leica SL review) – the current EVFs used by Sony and Fuji are not even close. The good news is that Epson is now starting a mass-production of that EVF and hopefully other companies will be able to use it in their mirrorless future solutions (hear that Nikon and Canon?). Here are the details:

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