Two brand new Hasselblad Lunar cameras with a joint retail value of around $14,000 suddenly rocketed in value to $54,500 at a crowd charity auction in Florida. Two photo enthusiasts at the world-famous three day-long annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance exotic car festival began bidding against each other for the chance to own an ‘ultimate luxury’ olive wood-handled Lunar … [Read more...]

Tamron Co. announced its financial results for its fiscal 2013, ending on December 31, as the net profit declined by 17.9% year-on-year to 3.197 billion Yen on sales of 68.452 billion Yen, up by 6.4%. Profits in operation fell by 4.9% to 5.233 billion Yen and net profit  came down by 17.9% to 3.17 billion Yen. Sales of interchangeable lenses for interchangeable lens cameras … [Read more...]

Canon Inc. began offering from March 18, an industrial camera dubbed the M15P-CL to be used for quality control on production lines such as LCD panels, solar cell panels, precision optical components etc. The camera features a black and white APS-C size 15 MP CMOS sensor with a Nikon F mount for F-mount compatible interchangeable lenses, which are widely used for industrial … [Read more...]

Panasonic will start offering a new SD memory card in the SDUC series, with high-speed interface of UHS-1. The cards are protected against water, static electricity, magnetic field, X-Ray radiation, shock and survive at temperatures from minus 25 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees Celsius. The company is offering 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models in the SDHC and SDXC categories, available … [Read more...]

Sony unveiled the A7S mirrorless camera in the A7 line, featuring a full-frame 12 MP CMOS sensor with a wide dynamic range. The camera has a light, compact body and is meant to open up artistic possibilities for serious photographers. It offers ISO sensitivity from 50 to 409600 and 4K HDMI video output with XAVC S Full HD recording at 50 Mbps, time code and optional XLR audio … [Read more...]