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Lomography, the camera company, has released many cameras in the past that have defied how photography should look like. The company’s products have typically allowed for creation of photographs with weird colors and effects which is a departure from how photographers usually prefer to take their photos and where they strive for color balance, sharpness, and etc. Now for those who own Micro Four Thirds cameras, you might be interested to learn that Lomography has announced an “Experimental Lens Kit” for your cameras which will bring about the same weird colors and effects to your photographs, although the main difference here we guess would be how your camera actually processes it.

The lens kit includes a 24mm standard lens, a 12mm f/8.0 wide-angle lens, and a fisheye lens with an aperture of f/8.0 as well. Each lens will come with a built-in shutter speed of 1/100sec and Bulb which will allow for multiple exposures, and a T-mode that will hold the shutter open for a normal live view. For those who wish to experiment with colors and effects further, each lens will have a slot that will accommodate color gel filters. The entire lens kits will set you back 79 GBP, although we suspect that this lens kit will probably not be for everyone, but could be worth checking out if you wish to try a bit of experimental photography.

Lomography Announces Experimental Lens Kit For Micro Four Thirds Cameras original content from Ubergizmo.

Photographers, if you’re looking to pick up a brand new camera, Fujifilm has a new camera in the works called the Fuji X-E2 which you might want to take note of. Thanks to a recently leaked photo, we now know what the camera could look like. While Fujifilm has yet to make the camera official, here are some of its leaked specs which hopefully are not too far from the truth. According to the rumors, the Fuji X-E2 will sport a 16MP sensor with a 3” LCD display.

It will come with a lens modulation optimizer, 0.08 second AF speed, a faster EXR II processor, face detection similar to the Fuji X-M1, improved video mode with manual control, improved WiFi, and a second generation X-Trans sensor with phase detection AF. No word on pricing or availability just yet, but the rumors are suggesting that Fujifilm could be announcing the camera in the next couple of days, so be sure to check back with us then for the official announcement!

Fuji X-E2 Camera Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Sony has just announced the RX10, a 24-200mm (about 8X optical zoom) fixed lens camera that has a fixed (and large!) f2.8 aperture. This is really interesting in terms of specifications, because it’s not easy to find this type of f2.8 (constant) zoom lens in compact cameras. The sensor of the RX10 is the same as the one found in the (awesome) Sony RX100 II camera, and if you are not familiar with either of them, this sensor is about 4X larger than what is commonly found in compact cameras. Sony’s goal is to have power-users “reach their DSLRs less and less”. (more…)

Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 High-Powered Zoom Compact Camera original content from Ubergizmo.

Not too long ago it was rumored that Nikon could be announcing a new camera on the 7-8 of October in the form of the Nikon D610, and sure enough the rumors were right on the money as the camera has since been announced. According to the rumors, the D610 was expected to be a slight upgrade over the Nikon D600 which means that if you were looking forward to groundbreaking hardware specifications and features, you might be disappointed. However those who were holding off on purchasing the D600, perhaps this is the camera for you, and for those looking to get the D600, chances are the D610 will be its replacement so you might want to move quick while D600 units are still in stock.

The changes Nikon has made includes an improved shutter mechanism and new quiet continuous shooting options. It will also see a higher FPS rate and improved white balance and is expected to be released late October and will come with a price tag of $2,000 for the body-only. Given that this is essentially the D600 with upgraded features, photographers can look forward to a 24.3MP sensor, an ISO range of 100-6,400, a 39-point AF system, 100% viewfinder coverage, Full HD video recording, and a 3.2” LCD display.

Nikon D610 Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

When it comes to cameras, larger megapixels does not always dictate the quality of the camera as many photographers will tell you, but unfortunately it is a numbers game and many smartphone manufacturers have tried to upstage one another by offering cameras with larger megapixels on their smartphones. Well the good news is that Samsung’s Electro-Mechanics subsidiary has announced a new camera sensor which does not appear to be trying to up the megapixel count, but rather its features. The new 13MP camera sensor is said to offer up better performance compared to other 13MP camera sensors out there.

For starters the sensor will feature an anti-shake function that will allow the photographer to correct an angular error of up to 1.5 degrees, which is apparently more than double that of regular cameras. This should, on paper, translate to less blurry photos. The sensor will also allow for low-light photography by boosting its brightness by up to eight times. To top it all off, the new sensor is small enough that it should fit into most smartphones today, meaning that come 2014, manufacturers who plan to utilize the sensor should be able to fit it into their products without having to compromise on its thickness.

As it stands Samsung is sampling the sensor and plans to begin mass production come 2014, although we have to wonder if this new sensor will make its way into the new Samsung Galaxy S5.

Samsung Announces New 13MP Camera Sensor With OIS original content from Ubergizmo.