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• Pentax K-30: The weather-sealed SLR for the rest of us? (previewed) by on :

  
  The last few months have been a bit lonely for Pentax's flagship K-5 digital SLR. As the company has focused on its second mirrorless product line with the launch of the designer K-01, the K-5 has had to hold fort by itself as the only currently-produced Pentax digital SLR. The entry-level K-x has been discontinued for quite a while now, and although the K-r is still available in small numbers, production of that model stopped months ago as well.
  
  Today, the K-5 can breathe easy, as Pentax reconfirms a commitment to the digital SLR with the Pentax K-30
  , a new model that debuts quite a few...
  
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• Pentax preps promised portrait prime for purchase by on :

  Earlier this year, Pentax Ricoh Imaging revealed new lens roadmaps
  for its K, Q, and 645 lens mounts. On the map for the K-mount--which is used by the company's DSLR models and its mirrorless K-01 compact system camera--was a new portrait prime lens
  , tentatively named the smc PENTAX-DA 50mm f/1.8.
  
  Today, the name and the lens itself are tentative no more, as Pentax prepares for an addition to its K-mount lineup this summer. The smc PENTAX-DA 50mm f/1.8 carries an affordable price tag of US$250, and is set to ship from July 2012.
  
  With a length of just 1.5 inches and a weight of 4.3...
  
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• The Camera Bag: Backer Capper Device Helps You Swap DSLR Lenses More Quickly by on :

  I may never drop another camera lens again thanks to a new invention called the Backer Capper Lens Swapping System from the folks at camarush
  . The device, which is shown in prototype in the image to the right, looks remarkably like a lens cap mounted on a belt but it solves the problem of the …third hand."
  
  You know what the "third hand" is, right? It's the thing you wish you had when you're hastily trying to change lenses on your digital SLR out in the field.
  
  Here’s how the Backer Capper helps with that scenario. With your DSLR in one hand — just Nikon and Canon models for now — you...
  
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• Panasonic launches constant-aperture f/2.8 wide zoom for mirrorless by on :

  
  Panasonic Corp. has today announced its third Lumix G X branded Micro Four Thirds-mount lens, the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm/F2.8 ASPH./POWER O.I.S.
  With the addition of this new model, the premium X-series lens lineup now covers focal lengths from a very generous 24mm-equivalent wide angle to a powerful 350mm-equivalent telephoto, with only a very small gap in coverage between 84mm and 90mm-equivalents.
  
  The new Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm lens is the first X-series model with a continuous, circular aperture, offering a bright f/2.8 across its range. It also carries Panasonic's HD...
  
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• The Damage Waiver Bearly Covered This One by on :

  A lot of photographers are glad they took out LensRentals' damage waiver on equipment when accidents happen. While we hate losing equipment, I have to admit we sometimes enjoy reading about exactly how this lens or that camera returned in the shape it did. This weekend, though, we not only got one of the best stories of …how I broke your stuff", but the photographer, Andrew Kane, sent pictures of the actual event. How, you ask? Because Andrew, like the pro that he is, had a second camera and lens around his neck in case there was some close-up action while he was shooting wildlife with a...
  
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