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Fujifilm outlines X-Pro1 lens roadmap, brings zoom at last this fall

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If there’s been one outstanding gripe with Fujifilm’s X-Pro1 camera, it’s been the absence of zoom lenses; short of French kissing the subject, you might not get the photos you want. While there isn’t much of a solution right this second outside of b…


Pentax makes K-30 official with weatherproofing and 1080p video

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Pentax didn’t wait long after a rather conspicuous leak to make the details official: welcome the K-30, the company’s spiritual successor to the long-serving K-r. The camera makes its biggest numerical jump in sensor size, from 12.4 megapixels to 16,…


FujiFilm’s $1,700 X100 Black Edition now shipping, limited to 10K units worldwide

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We somehow missed this retro-styled gem at back at CES, but no matter — Fujifilm’s X100 Black Premium Edition is now shipping and available for purchase. This is exactly the same 12.3-megapixel camera that’s been pleasing photographers for nearly a y…


IRL: Chumby 8, LaCie Rugged Triple USB 3.0 and a duo of Nikkor lenses

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Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. You know what we’re sick of talking about? (Okay, sick is a str…


Pentax offers ‘special edition’ K-5 DSLR kit: silver body, 40mm slimline lens, $1,600

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It’s good to see a special edition that may actually deserve its name, for once. When the silver version of the popular K-5 came out last year, it was priced at $1,700 body-only. This new kit, which will be limited to 1,500 units worldwide and availab…


Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens coming with Micro Four Thirds mount

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Just what the optician ordered: a prototype Micro Four Thirds 25mm lens that will put just 1.1 f-stops between you and a beautiful photograph. It’s the work of specialist fast-glass maker Sadoyasu Miyazaki, who manufactures under the Sonnetar brand an…


Sonnetar 25mm f/1.1 lens coming with Micro Four Thirds mount

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Just what the optician ordered: a prototype Micro Four Thirds 25mm lens that will put just 1.1 f-stops between you and a beautiful photograph. It’s the work of specialist fast-glass maker Sadoyasu Miyazaki, who manufactures under the Sonnetar brand an…