Monthly Archives: August 2010

Sony Alpha33, Alpha55, Alpha 560 and Alpha580 announced

Sony Alpha33, Alpha55, Alpha 560 and Alpha580 are now official. See the detailed coverage at: Details specs, price, pictures and availability New: Hands-on with the A55, A560 and the Zeiss 24mm f/2 ZA SSM The pellicle mirror explained Sony A55 review Sony A55 preview field report Update: B&H are now taking pre-orders for the new Alpha 33, [...]

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Canon likes megapixels…

… and to prove it, they successfully developed the world’s first APS-H-size CMOS image sensor with a resolution of 120 megapixels, which is a new record in the MP war: Press release: TOKYO, August 24, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed an APS-H-size*1 CMOS image sensor that delivers an image resolution of approximately 120 [...]

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Carl Zeiss: “We will present new lenses and, for the first time, accessories at Photokina”

Carl Zeiss is planning to release new lenses and accessories at Photokina. No further details were provided, but one of the lenses will probably be the already leaked Zeiss Distagon ZF 1.4/35 ZF.2. Carl Zeiss claims that this will be the first time they will be releasing ”accessories”. Full press release after the break:

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AP first to report the new Sony a33 and a55 cameras

AmateurPhotographer just posted an article about the new Sony Alpha 33 and Alpha 55 cameras. Check it out before it gets removed.

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Rumors recap

Somebody sent me this picture of Samsun NX1000. Looks different than the expected Samsung NX100. I think it’s a PS job (front LCD, WiFi and 3G?) Rumor: there will be no new professional DSLR from Canon for Photokina. The new 1DS Mk4 is currently being tested but will not be released before mid 2011. It will have [...]

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