Monthly Archives: August 2009

Zeiss rumors (Canon mount lenses)

Zeiss ZE 18mm f/3.5 is expected (Canon mount) by the end of the year according to CanonRumors (this lens is already available with a Nikon mount): Zeiss Makro-Planar ZE 100mm f/2 coming to Canon this Fall according to a forum posting reported by ZR (this lens is also already available with a Nikon mount):

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Canon EOS 7D model number spotted in Best Buy

It seems that the expected Canon EOS 7D and some new PowerShots (Canon Powershot SX-A and SX-B) made a guest appearance in Best Buy – check CanonRunors for the whole story.

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New Samsung cameras released, no word of NX

The already leaked ST1000 and two more Samsung p&s cameras got released today. What’s interesting? Dual display, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. – see those videos for the full presentation: The cameras are already available for pre-order in the UK: ST1000, ST550 and ST500.

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Coming soon: Samsung 85mm/f1.4 lens for K-mount

Several rumors are circulating online that Samsung is testing a new 85mm/f1.4 lens. You can see some spy shots here. There is a also a dpreview thread that translates slrclub’s test shot of this lens.

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Panasonic GF-1 announcement: September 1

According to the Danish magazine Zoom, Panasonic have scheduled a press conference for September 1st. Expected is a “New Lumix Camera”: the Panasonic GF-1 (the camera silhouette looks identical to the leak from last week): Canon has also scheduled a press conference for the same day.

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Two Canon press conferences scheduled

Got more info on the upcoming Canon press-conferences. Similar to Nikon, Canon will hold 2 press conferences in a short period of time. The first one will be an IXUS (point and shoot cameras) event on August 19/20 (depending on you location). The other one will be on September 1st and it will be for EOS [...]

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