news archives (1825 posts)
Pentax announces basic P&S Efina for the 2nd time and adds white WG-3, June 8, 2013
In January 2013, Pentax announced a very basic P&S digital camera, the Efina with a 14mp 1/2.x" CCD sensor and a 5x optical zoom. This week they announced this camera again, perhaps this time it is available in more or...
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Tokina reveals price of new 12-28mm f4 DX DSLR lens: $600, June 8, 2013
Tokina revealed the price of its upcoming APS-C wide zoom DSLR lens, the new 12-28mm f4 DX Pro etc etc. It will be $600 and available in the Canon and Nikon SLR mounts only. Press release at dpreview (via Pop...
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SD Association blesses NFC support in Smart SD memory cards, June 6, 2013
The SD Association, the benevolent caretaker of all things SD/SDHC/SDXC/microSD*/etc has added NFC support to their smartSD specifications. This is mainly of interest to microSD since that is what is found on most smartphones these days but an SD* card...
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New mirrorless lens: Canon EF-M 11-22mm f4-5.6 IS STM, June 5, 2013
Zoom-zoom! A new lens for the Canon EF-M EOS-M mirrorless camera system has arrived today! It is the new Canon EF-M 11-22mm f4-5.6 IS STM. Already there is a two-page hands-on report with the lens at dpreview. Press release parade...
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New Leica S-adapter for Contax 645 SLR lenses, June 4, 2013
Beyond 35mm news! Leica announced the new "Leica S-Adapter C", C for Contax 645 SLR lenses to be used on Leica S-system (medium format) digital cameras. It is priced at 1700 euro in continental Europe and 1400 GBP in the...
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Trade Show Ending: Focus On Imaging (Birmingham, UK), June 1, 2013
One of the biggest annual photographic trade shows in Europe is no more. Focus on Imaging, a trade show that takes place in the first quarter every year in Birmingham::UK is no more. The 2013 trade show was the last...
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New pixel-peeper monitor: ASUS announces 32-inch 4K monitor at Computex, June 1, 2013
At the Computex Trade Show in Taipei::Taiwan [see Trade Show Calendar], ASUS revealed a new 4K computer monitor, the PQ321 monitor, at the 32-inch class size (actual size 31.5 inches). It will have 3840 x 2160 resolution, with LED backlight,...
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Android purists: the best unlocked Pure-Android cameraphones shipping June 26 [updated], June 1, 2013
UPDATE (12:30pm ET): This post was updated multiple times with new content since it was originally posted. I accidentally posted it before it was ready, so I ended up "live writing" it. Bad habits have staying power :) If you...
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ACDSee launches version 16, offers it as free trial and promo-discounts it to $50, May 30, 2013
With Adobe on the hot seat with some photographers, more and more photographers are willing to take a look at alternative imaging software packages. ACDSee has just now released version 16 of their ACDSee software (ACDSee 16) offering for $50...
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Samyang working on new 16mm f2 APS-C lens for 10 different mounts, May 29, 2013
Samyang continues to push forward with new lenses, they have now revealed that they are working on a new 16mm f2 APS-C that will be available in ten (yes, 10) different mounts, five SLR mounts (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Four...
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Adobe says "we are listening" but do they understand?, May 29, 2013
Adobe published a we-are-listening-to-your-complaints post at both the Creative Cloud blog and the Photoshop blog. In the posts, Adobe acknowledges some of the complaints, notably highlighting feedback that pointed to the need for an offering tailored to photographers, the need...
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PSA: Galbraith website moving to new server, deeplink bookmarks will be affected, May 29, 2013
As you may recall recalling, Rob Galbraith accepted a teaching position in the academia, so his website is no longer actively updated. If you have any deep-link bookmarks there, there is a note on the website stating that the website...
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Adobe acqui-hire-buys another company, funnels it to the Creative Cloud, May 28, 2013
Adobe is stock piling talents and ideas for its Creative Cloud. They have now purchased, with perhaps the main purpose of acqui-hire creative consultancy firm Ideacodes. The two co-founders of the company are now creative directors of Adobe's Creative Cloud....
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Thom Hogan launches new website about Film Cameras, May 25, 2013
If you are a fan of film cameras and you are not happy that there's not a lot of coverage about them, rejoice! Thom Hogan has launched a new website that focuses specifically on film cameras and film photography, Film...
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Pixel-peeper laptops: 14-inch HP Ultrabook with 3200 x 1800, May 23, 2013
Three days ago, Samsung announced intentions to release a 13.3 inch 3200 x 1800 laptop. Today, HP revealed a new 3200 x 1800 laptop option under the HP Envy 14 TouchSmart Ultrabook model. Samsung's is a 13.3" screen, while HP's...
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