Sony deals of the week

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2013

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It looks like Sony is trying to move some products before the beginning of the summer with their latest instant savings. Those offers are valid in the US until May 31, 2013:

Sony-NEX-3N-mirrorless-camera

Sony NEX-3n with 16-50mm lens for $448 ($50 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free DVD).

Sony NEX-5r front

Sony NEX-5R body for $498 ($150 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free accessories).

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Sony NEX-F3 with 18-55mm lens for $379 (free shipping).

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Sony NEX-6 body for $748  (free shipping, 2% in rewards, free accessories).

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Sony a77 body for $998 ($200 off, free shipping, 2% in rewards, free DVD)

Sony-a99

Sony a99 body for $2,798 (with free Sony HVL-F60M wireless shoe mount flash, Sony VG-C99AM vertical grip, free shipping, 2%in rewards).

Sony 64GB SDXC class 10 UHS-1 memory card

Sony 64GB SDXC class 10 UHS-1 memory card for $36.45 ($17.21 off, free shipping).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 25, 2013

Sigma-35mm-F1.4-DG-HSM-lens

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens for Sony and Pentax mounts are already shipping in the US and are currently in stock.

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens details

Fujifilm released new firmware updates for the X-E1 and X-Pro 1 cameras which improves the AF performance of the new 55-200mm lens.

Topaz-labs-Clarity

Topaz labs released new Photoshop plugin called Clarity.

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Ricoh GR now shipping, additional coverage, Nikon Coolpix A comparison

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2013

The-new-Ricoh-GR-camera

Several readers informed me that the new Ricoh GR is already shipping in the US. At some point the camera was available in stock at Amazon, mainly from third party resellers. DxOMark published their latest test results and the GR scored slightly below the Nikon Coolpix A (see review):

Ricoh-GR-vs-Nikon-Coolpix-A-vs-Fuji-X100

Ricoh GR ($796.95) vs. Nikon Coolpix A ($1,096.95) cameras shootout:

Some additional Ricoh GR coverage from around the Web:

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Samyang to announce two new APS-C lenses this summer

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2013

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Samyang is rumored to announce two new APC-S lenses this summer. Those will be brand new designs and not a “remakes” of existing lenses. I do not have other details at that point. Stay tuned for more info.

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Leica coming out with a Mini M camera on June 11

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2013

Leica Mini M camera
Leica Mini M camera teaser

Leica will be announcing a new Mini M camera on June 11, 2013. The information I received is that the new camera will be made in Germany and it will not be based on an existing Panasonic model. Folow LeicaRumors for the latest updates.

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Panasonic GX2 rumored specifications

By PR admin | Published: May 22, 2013
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The current Panasonic GX-1 model

Panasonic will soon be replacing their Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera. Here is the first wave of rumored specifications for the new model that could be called GX2 (the name is not confirmed yet):

  • Tiltable built-in viewfinder
  • Fastest shutter speed at 1/8000s
  • New 18MP sensor
  • Image stabilization

Via Digicame-info

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera launch scheduled for May 30

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2013

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A quick update on my last post: Hasselblad representatives were also present at the same Zeiss Touit event in Japan and announced the official launch dates for Lunar mirrorless cameras (the initial release was delayed). The first launch will start on May 30th in New York and then will move to Europe and Asia.

This Lunar first look video pretty much describes the target audience: “this is a camera for the person who appreciates that getting there in style can be more important than getting there the fastest“:

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Updated Zeiss roadmap hints for a new line of lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2013

New-line-of-Zeiss-lenses

In a recent press event in Japan for the unveiling of the new Touit lenses, Zeiss showed an updated roadmap that in addition to the existing ZM, ZF/ZE/ZF.2, the not yet released high end DSLR and Touit lenses, also had a fifth unnamed product line marked with a question mark. Maybe this will be a new line of lenses designed for Micro Four Thirds or medium format cameras. Last year Zeiss said that they will not make Micro Four Thirds lenses because the m4/3 sensor is too small.

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Olympus patents glasses with camera and display

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2013

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Olympus-wearable-glass

Olympus filed patent 2013-88725 in Japan for their own wearable computing device in the form of glasses, which similar to Google Glass, will also have a built-in camera and display. The patent doesn’t provide any other details or technical specifications.

Few years ago Nikon released the Media Port UP300x head display and have also filed several related patents since.

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The code of the Samsung NX200 and NX300 mirrorless cameras is now available as open source

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2013

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Samsung-NX200-NX300-mirrorless-camera-open-source

A reader informed me that Samsung released the code for the NX200 and NX300 mirrorless cameras as open source based on the Cortex A9 quad core CPU and Neon coprocessor. This means that everyone can download it and make their own modifications, fix bugs, add new features, etc. As far as I know, this is the first major camera manufacturer to release their source code to the public. Could this be the beginning of the open source camera?

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The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2013

Those are the latest Canon patents:

Canon 18-135mm f:3.5-5.6 lens patent

Canon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens patent for APS-C camera

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 17, 2013

ThinkTankPhoto-Logistics-Manager-30 ThinkTankPhoto-Retrospective-bag

Think Tank Photo announced a new Test Drive program and the release of a new version of its largest rolling camera case, the Logistics Manager 30. With the Test Drive program you get to try out any of Think Tank’s very popular Retrospective soft shoulder bags for 30 days for free. Currently they are also running free FedEx ground shipping on all U.S. orders through May 31, 2013.

Sigma-18-35-mm-F1.8-DC-HSM-lens

According to this interview with Sigma’s CEO Mr. Yamaki, the new 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens (price is not yet announced) will be released this summer. So far there are no plans to develop NEX and MFT versions of that lens.

Olympus-to-drop-cheap-V-compact-cameras

Olympus to drop the cheap V series point and shoot cameras:

“Olympus said it will eliminate its V series of compact cameras – the cheapest in its lineup, selling for less than $200. Its camera business posted a loss in the last fiscal year through March, because demand for compact cameras turned out to be weaker than expected, the company said.”

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