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Contour shuts its doors. Nikon calls off profit targets, blames poor adoption outside Japan of mirrorless cameras. Nikon 18-140. Nikon SB-300 flash. Olympus PEN sales drop 12%. Canon to acquire a medium format line? Canon has new firmware for the C300. DP Review likes the Sigma 17-70/2.8-4 as an alternative to manufacturer kit lenses.
Nikon can repair a D4 in 20 miunutes. Nikon patents two f/1.2 lenses. Canon updates firmware for older 1D models. Canon event on Aug 21. Canon releases Vixia persoanl camcorder. No 7D Mark II this year. Sigma announces mount conversion service. Sigma working on 24-70/2 full frame? DP Review of Fuki X100s out. Panasonic releases Lumix LX-7. Panasonic announces 42.5/1.2 M43 lens. SmugMug undergoes full redesign. Adobe releases ACR 8.2RC and LR5.2 RC. CIPA says camera sales are way off. Ilford will file for bankruptcy protection. Blackmagic drops the price of the Cinema Camera by $1000 and releases the Pocket Cinema Camera.
Canon testing 75MP DSLR. Canon patents 50/1.8IS. Canon financials released, PSmarket crashing.Nikon patents new sensor design. Nikon 200/2 ED VR II sharpest lens ever tested by DxO. Hassleblad releases the Stellar. SANdisk announces wireless flash storage. Fuji roadmaps XC50-230/4.5-6.7 and updates X series firmware with a patch. Manfrotto supports Arca Swiss plates. Photoshop World attendees get 1 full year of Creative Cloud free. Breathing Color paper available in Canada. Set My Camera DF iPhone app. Westcott Skylux now in Canada at $1200
Canon to replace 430 EX II by year end. Magic Lantern firmware for 5D Mk III and 7D increases dynamic range to 14 stops. Canon 8D is not real. Fuji to add focus peaking to coming X series firmware update. Nikon updates distortion control to v 1.0009 for most all DSLRs. Nikon issues patents for two new zoom lenses with diffractive optics elements. Leica M 240 wins TIPA Best Camera award.
D400 this fall. Live RAW video from D7000. Nikon VR performance charted. Nikon Pres is worried. EOS-M dead?Dual Pixel AF may open the doors for more DSLR video. New Canon TS lenses enroute. 7D Mk II in 2014. RX100 II. Sigma ships 120-300. Leica can ship M accessories just not cameras. Pentax renamed and new firmware. Olympus releases body cap lens and courts release former execs. Panasonic updates firmware on GH3 and G5. Liking isn't helping.
Canon updates C100 firmware. Reviews are in on the 200-400 and 600/4 II.Specs have leaked for the Canon 70D. Canon ships 2.0.2 firmware for the EOS-M. Fuji announces new X series firmware, a new 27/2.8 lens and the X-M1 camera. Panasonic will update the 20/1.7. Sony releases a new flash as well as the RX1R and the RX100 II. Carl Zeiss is now just Zeiss
Nikon firmware updates and new software. Canon releases patents for new lenses. JVC has a 4K camera that takes Nikon F mount. Sigma sets the price for the 18-35. Pentax announces new DSLRs and Q7. First look at Pentax MX 1. Leica M delayed significantly. Hasselblad ships the Lunar. New RAW from Microsoft and Apple. Photoshop CC debuts
Nikon D400? Canon 1 Series firmware. Canon adds 11-22 to EOS-M lineup. Chicago Sun Times fires all its photojournalists. Focus on Imaging UK shuts down for good. Leica Type X M107 announcement next week. Zeiss releases Touit lenses to fit Sony NEX and Fuji X Mount. DxO updates Optics and releases a new verion of Filmpack.
Opensource tethering for Nikon. New Nikon 32/1.2 for 1 series. New Nikon codecs. DP Review looks at D5200. Nikon releases firmware for D700, D300, D300s. Magic Lantern allows streaming RAW video from 5D Mark III. Preorders open for 200-400/4 L. Canon has new video picture style. Canon to release new EOS-M and zooms. Canon continues work on Foveon sensor. Leica to release new camera in June. DxO updates Optics and Viewpoint. Adobe releases ACR 8.1 on Labs. Google+, Flickr and 500px all get updates.
Adobe kills Creative Suite goes all subscription and pisses off most everyone. Mobile LR will be cloud dependent. Canon having manufacturing issues? 5D MkIII firmware out. New Canon TS lenses by Christmas? No 7D Mark II this year. Canon misses earnings estimates. Pentax updates K-5 II family firmware. RRS and Thumbs Up gear for Leica M. Zeiss to build lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X. X100S firmware update and rumoured X-Pro 2. Think Tank releases new bags for DSLM cameras. UK IPO says your posted images are free game.
Nikon delays 800/5.6 Nikon maybe dumps Ashton Kutcher. DP Review reviews D7100. Canon to completely relaunch EOS-M line. Canon firmware out for the 6d, coming for the 5D Mk III and 1Dx. Canon announces patent for 400/4 DO IS II. Sigma to ship USB dock for new lenses. Sigma announces 18-35/1.8 for crop sensors.Black Magic shows Pocket Cinema Camera and new 4K Cinema Camera at NAB. DxO Optics 8.1.5 supports D7100. Adobe makes Lightroom 5 Beta Preview available. Apple adds support for Fuji X-Trans sensor. Photoshop World impressions.
Nikon updates firmware on the D600, D800/E, D4, D3, D3s, D3x and D7000. Canon updates firmware and system apps on EOS-1Dc series. Leica to increase lens prices in May. Adobe releases Lightroom 4.4 and ACR 7.4. Google disavows Capture NX.
Canon rumours - giant MP camera, new 100-400L and 7D Mark II. Sigma delays 120-300/2.8 release. Google adds Snapseed functionality to Google+ and releases the full Nik bundle at $149. Dxo Optics Pro adds 200 lens/camera profiles in 8.1.4. iStockphoto founder Bruce Livingstone launches Stocksy
Nikon D7100 is available and first looks are positive. Nikon's new 80-400 also available. Canon to replace 200/2L and 800/5.6L? Canon announces Rebel T5i and SL1 DSLRs. No 70D for now. Sigma earns DxOmark kudos for 35/1.4. Wacom announces Cintiq HD 13.ACR Beta 7.4 supports D7100 files. Google kills Snapseed Desktop.
The D7100 may be out earlier than expected. The new Nikkor 80-400 releases in Japan this week. The new Coolpix A is announced. The 1 Series 32/1.2 appears on Nikon's website. Canon has developed a full frame CMOS sensor for video. Zeiss rumoured to release a 28/1.4 and a replacement for the 85/1.4. Phase One announces three new digital backs. Wacom to release a touch tablet this summer. DxO hates the M9 sensor. Sekonic USA giving away ColorChecker Passport with 478 meters.
Canon 12-24/2.8L prototype in the wild? Canon to release a 70D at the end of March? Specs for the next EOS-M. Leica M (240) now shipping in limited quantities. Pocket Wizard intros Plus X. Phase One releases Capture One Express. Adobe has new release candidates for Lightroom and Camera Raw. Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPhone and Android.
Nikon announces the D7100 and the Wr-1 radio remote. Nikon is rumoured to be bringing out a 16MP fixed lens compact. Nikon issues a service advisory for the D600. Canon issues a service advisory for the 1Dx and the 5D Mk III. Canon's EOS-M firmware update won't address slow AF performance. Rumour mill specs are out for the 7D Mk II. Testers unimpressed with the Sony RX-1. Sony introduces NEX-3n and A58 along with new A lenses, a 50/1.4 and 70-400/4-5.6G. Prerelease reviews of the Leica M (240) gush with praise. Cactus releasing laser trip releases.
D4x rmours and Nikon cuts profit forecast. Canon to release high MP 1 series in 2014 and firmware updates for 5D Mk III and 1Dx. Panasonic devises new sensor design for lower noise in low light. Casio thinks the future is in point and shoots, denies being on acid. Sony to release a 20MP APS-C sensor in the Alpha 58. Apple enhances RAW converter to 4.0.4 ProCutX brings FCPX controller to the iPad. Camranger allows remote control of DSLRs from the iPad. Shots from the last roll of Kodachrome now up on Steve McCurry's blog and the National Geographic offers a DVD set of magazines going back to the late 1800s for $25
CP+ abounds with point and shoots and it doesn't really matter. It's mostly a firmware fest. Nikon updates the firmware on the D4 and announces the 18-35/3.5-4.5 and the 800/5.6. It's the 80th Anniversary of Nikkor lenses. Canon updates the firmware on the 1Dx and will release a 70D soon. Pentax updates the firmware on K series bodies and hopes that colouring the Q10 will prompt buyers. Sigma announces the 60/2.8 macro for E and M4/3s mount. Olympus announces the 75-300/4.8-6.7 for 4/3. Sony update firmware on A and E mount bodies and some lenses. Fuji updates firmware on the XPro-1 and XE-1. Quick review the Think Tank Glass Taxi.
Canon and counterfeits. New 1Dx firmware. Nikon 85/1.8 best 85mm? D7000 rides into the sunset. Capture NX doesn't work with Color Efex Pro 4. National Geographic celebrates 125th anniversary. Leica M9-P Hermes stolen. Sony e lens announcement. DxO updates. ThinkTank SubUrban. DP Review RAW Converter review.
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