http://www.photosafari.com.my Wed, 15 May 2013 00:37:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/canon-ef-200-400mm-f4l-is-usm-lens-with-1-4x-extender-commercially-available/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/canon-ef-200-400mm-f4l-is-usm-lens-with-1-4x-extender-commercially-available/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:37:00 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4674   London, UK, 14 May 2013 – Canon today adds a new category to its range of high-performance super-telephoto lenses, with the introduction of the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x to Canon’s acclaimed L-series. The EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x features a flexible 200-400mm focal range with a fixed f/4 aperture, 4-stop [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/canon-ef-200-400mm-f4l-is-usm-lens-with-1-4x-extender-commercially-available/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/new-olympus-pen-flagship/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/new-olympus-pen-flagship/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 07:30:59 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4649   Olympus has launched their latest mirrorless camera offering, the Olympus PEN (E-P5). It has a similar retro design as the Olympus Pen F with interchangeable mount of the 1965 period. We were invited to the launching of this Olympus PEN model. There was a touch and feel session to get ourselves familiar with the workings of [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/new-olympus-pen-flagship/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/rumours-sony-rx200-with-built-in-pop-up-viewfinder-coming-in-june/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/rumours-sony-rx200-with-built-in-pop-up-viewfinder-coming-in-june/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:02:14 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4645   Photo Rumours May: posted a rumour to a new Sony RX200 compact camera that will be announced in the first week of June, 2013 as a replacement of the very popular RX100 model. The RX200 will have an improved 28-140mm f/1.4-2.2 lens (compared to the current 29-105mm f/1.8-4.9) and an unique built-in pop-up viewfinder (similar to the pop-up flash). Definitely an interesting [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/rumours-sony-rx200-with-built-in-pop-up-viewfinder-coming-in-june/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/check-if-you-own-any-of-these-radioactive-lens/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/check-if-you-own-any-of-these-radioactive-lens/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 04:57:52 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4642   Camerapedia has listed 54 lenses that are tested to be radioactive. There are a significant number of lenses produced from the 1940s through the 1970s that are measurably radioactive. Main source of radioactivity is the use of thorium oxide (up to 30% by weight) as a component of the glass used in the lens elements. Thorium [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/check-if-you-own-any-of-these-radioactive-lens/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-full-frame-mirrorless-a-dream/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-full-frame-mirrorless-a-dream/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 04:43:46 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4639   There are rumours going around that Pentax may be offering a full frame mirrorless camera very soon. Pentax Users have been anxiously waiting for a full frame camera but to no avail. The new source told us that “Pentax’s new fullframe “might” be a mirrorless, using a newly developed hybrid mount that accepts current K-mount [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-full-frame-mirrorless-a-dream/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-lens-prices-going-up-again/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-lens-prices-going-up-again/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:18:30 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4636 It looks like the prices for Pentax lenses are going up again following the trend in USA. It appears that Pentax’s US suggested retail prices on a number of genuine Pentax lenses might be going up again; the table below, based on yesterday’s prices at authorized retailers and the new prices, contains the specifics.  Please [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/pentax-lens-prices-going-up-again/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/adobe-lightroom-style-app-for-tablet-a-sneak-preview/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/adobe-lightroom-style-app-for-tablet-a-sneak-preview/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:07:49 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4631 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/adobe-lightroom-style-app-for-tablet-a-sneak-preview/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/sigma-announces-pricing-for-60mm-f2-8dn/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/sigma-announces-pricing-for-60mm-f2-8dn/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 00:01:42 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4628 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/sigma-announces-pricing-for-60mm-f2-8dn/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/ricoh-gr-the-most-ideal-camera-for-street-photography/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/ricoh-gr-the-most-ideal-camera-for-street-photography/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 01:11:58 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4623 I have been a user of Ricoh cameras and I have tested the Ricoh GRD is different incarnations. Is this the ideal camera for street and documentary photography? I can hardly wait to get my hands on one of this unit to test. Denver, CO (April 16, 2013) — PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION today announced the RICOH [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/ricoh-gr-the-most-ideal-camera-for-street-photography/feed/ 0 http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/samsung-nx2000-the-latest-wifi-addition-at-us650/ http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/samsung-nx2000-the-latest-wifi-addition-at-us650/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 00:55:25 +0000 maxby http://www.photosafari.com.my/?p=4619     This is the latest trend of wifi enabled cameras. Expect more camera manufacturers to join in the band wagon soon. Ridgefield Park, N.J. – May 1, 2013 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and convergence technologies, today announced a new addition to its award-winning NX family, with the launch [...]]]> http://www.photosafari.com.my/news/samsung-nx2000-the-latest-wifi-addition-at-us650/feed/ 0