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Above: my EF mount camera with Iscorama 54 and ReWo BMCC cage UPDATE. Cameras are now in stock in the US at the new prices of $1995 – At Hot Rod Cameras Full Blackmagic range – both EF and mFT cameras now in stock At Adorama Blackmagic Cinema Camera with EF Mount Blackmagic Cinema Camera with Micro Four Thirds Mount At B&H Photo Video Blackmagic Cinema Camera with EF Mount…

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According to CIPA, Japanese shipments of cameras are down 47% year-on-year. That’s a bleak figure, although there aren’t the kind of big product releases so far this year that there were in the first half of 2012. However I think it’s too easy to blame smart-phones or to mention product cycles as the reason for this decline. What about the actual cameras? In my opinion everyone seems to be making…

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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26852474[/vimeo] One of the most popular forms of photography if you look at the number of pictures if not actually the number of photographers, is smart-phone photography. I enjoy it myself and the camera on my phone is the feature I prize the most. However there’s a technology that intends to disrupt all that. It’s called ‘line of sight advertising’.

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[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/71179151[/vimeo] It’s been a busy weekend in the DSLR community, so here’s a round-up of a bunch of the more significant news. The Canon 70D is to be released in August and represents the first proper revamp of the Canon APS-C line since 2009’s Canon 7D. Canon make grand claims over the new video and live-view optimised AF system but is the new sensor able to deliver the goods when…

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The Panasonic GX7 is looking genuinely exciting for filmmakers. It sits at the top of Panasonic’s range and uses a different form factor to the DSLR-like GH3, in that it is in the mould of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera, original Panasonic GF1 and Sony NEX range. The GX7 is rumoured to have some major features not seen in the GH3, such as an in-body stabilisation system and peaking. The…

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