The Sigma DP3 proerders are now up at Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). The lens will ship in very late February according to BH. Still, we hope the next generation Foveon sensor will be fitted on an interchangeable DP camera. We really don’t want to buy a new camera every time we want to use a different lens!

Beside all these new cameras there are also an immense resource of uncommon and rare and sometimes very old cameras you can find an eBay. Here is a short roundup of all the craziest auctions:

1) 1:4/9 cm Elmar Lens with Prototype Ser. No. 1010100. Price yet:  .

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2) There is a mirrorless camera that will cost you over 27.000 Euro! It’s the Nikon Rangefinder 3,5/3,5cm Stereo. .

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3) If you want to know what’s the most expensive camera on auction than look at that 100 year old film camera, the BELL & HOWELL 2709. Price yet: .

Funny that unlike digital cameras film cameras retain and if you are lucky sometimes grow in value! So rather spend your money on a good lens than on expensive digital cameras.

Update3: This comes from imaging-resource:

Here’s what Issacs wrote on Adobe’s community forum following the reports.

“On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated …

You have heard wrong! Adobe is absolutely not providing free copies of CS2!

What is true is that Adobe is terminating the activation servers for CS2 and that for existing licensed users of CS2 who need to reinstall their software, copies of CS2 that don’t require activation but do require valid serial numbers are available. (Special serial numbers are provided on the page for each product download.) See <http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1114930>.

You are only legally entitled to download and install with that serial number if you have a valid license to the product!”

Update2: the download link appears to be still alive. Just tried it out. Don’t know what is going on.

Update: To good to be true! According to diyphotography, which cites Adobe support forum, the download was never meant to be free. The download page was meant for photographers who bought CS2, but needed to reactivate it. The download link has now been disabled.

Adobe’s CS2 suite can be downloaded for free. Click here to download. Serial numbers are provided with the download links. You have to be registered to Adobe (it’s free) to make the download. Mac (PowerPc) and Windows versions.

Good news folks! That huge $300 + $300 price drop on the X PRO 1 and lens purchase will remain active for a very long time. We have been just told that these price drops are definitive at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).

The bad news is that outside of the US there is no price drop :(

The new Jackar 34mm f/1.8 lens for E-Mount or MFT-mount is now for the first time in Stock via eBay (Click here). As we have learned this isn’t really a completely newly designed lens. They rather took the classic C-mount 35mm f/1.7 lens and tweaked it by changing material, adding a lens and making it use a native E or MFT mount. You can read more about the lens at Snapshooter.jackarlens.com. Image samples are on Flickr.

The X-E1 is certainly a nice camera but some of you will miss the magic of the Hybrid Electronic and Optical viewfinder of the X PRO . You may grab the latest huge Fuji double Cyber Monday deal!

The first rebate is on the camera body only. You save $300 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and on many eBay US stores (via Slidoo). And if you buy a lens along the camera you save another $300 (makes a total of $600). See that offer at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Not bad!

Of course there are even more mirrorless deals. Just check out the latest Cyber Monday actions at Amazon (cameras), Amazon (all stuff), Adorama, Bhphoto, J&R, TigerDirect, Bestbuy and eBay.