This is the new HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2015

HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f:3.5 AL IF lens
The first picture and specifications of the upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens are now available online:

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New Tokina SD 14-20mm f/2 IF DX lens for APS-C cameras coming soon

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2015

Tokina SD 14-20mm f:2 IF DX lens
In case you are not following NikonRumors (already posted there): the French magazine Focus Numérique published a picture of a new Tokina SD 14-20mm f/2 IF DX lens designed for APS-C based cameras. Expect the official announcement in the next 30-60 days.

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Deal of the day: Lytro Illum lightfield camera available again for $399

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2015

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The Lytro Illum lightfield camera is available again for $399 on Woot – this is $1,200 off (75% off) from the original price of $1,599 (currently $599 at B&H). This deal is valid only for today (11 hours left). Here are the Lytro Illum main specifications:

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DJI Phantom X drone concept

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2015


DJI published a new video of their Phantom X drone concept with multi-angle shooting, AI, obstacle avoidance and free-flight object tracking.

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iFixit tears down a Samsung NX500 camera

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2015

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If you have nothing to do this weekend you can watch this 20 minutes video of iFixit tearing down a Samsung NX500 mirrorless camera ($638):

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New HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF lens to be announced on November 12th

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2015

A new HD Pentax-D FA 645 35mm f/3.5 AL IF medium format lens for 645 mount will be announced on November 12th, 2015 – this will be a replacement of the current Pentax smc FA 645 35mmf/3.5 AL IF version.

Via Digicame-info

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Norwegian camera store stops selling Samsung cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2015

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Another nail in the Samsung camera business coffin: I received multiple reports that different European stores are pulling out their Samsung inventory. The latest one is coming from the Norwegian camera store Japan Photo – they are getting rid of their Samsung stock and are cutting the prices by 50%:

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Canon PowerShot G9 X and G5 X cameras hands-on report

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2015

A reader sent me a quick hands-on report on the new Canon PowerShot G9 X and Canon PowerShot G5 X cameras (both currently in stock and shipping):

I had a chance to try out the said Powershots at the local Canon showroom a day ago (they were press-launched locally just a few days ago along with the EOS M10). FYI here are a few quick feedback and observations:

Canon PowerShot G9 X camera
Canon PowerShot G9 X

a. Can be almost considered as the S120’s replacement, except for the touch-only rear control interface which is a BIG issue. Without the usual RHS control set the touch-only operation is really a PIA especially if one has large fingers. And as usual, touch buttons can be mis-pressed very easily during operation. Despite the shorter focal zoom length, could’ve otherwise been the perfect Powershot compact P+S had the full RHS control config been retained.

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30% discount on metal prints at AdoramaPix

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2015

30 discount on metal prints at AdoramaPix

Adorama is offering a 30% discount on metal prints: use coupon code PXAFN30 during checkout (offer expires Nov 30th).

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Lytro Immerge is the world’s first professional light field solution for cinematic VR

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2015

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After some big discounts on their current light field cameras, today Lytro announced their professional VR video setup called Immerge – a new solution built from the ground up to seamlessly blend live action and computer graphics (CG) using light field data:

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