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Lens roadmap for Pentax 645 and Q mounts

Pentax 645 mount lens roadmap

After the K-mount, Pentax released also the 645 mount roadmap that reveals a new wide (24-45mm), standard (45-90mm) and tele (90-200mm) zoom lenses to be announced in 2013 or later. The Pentax Q mount roadmap shows plans for a new 80-300mm telephoto and 15-35mm wide zooms, a telephoto prime and a mount cap lens (pinhole lens):

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Sony NEX E-mount roadmap 2012-2013

This is is Sony’s E-mount (NEX) roadmap for 2012-2013: G high performance standard zoom High magnification zoom Standard zoom Wide angle zoom Mid-magnification zoom Large aperture standard prime Middle telephoto prime Pancake (prime)

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Pentax lens roadmap for 2012

Pentax Japan released images of their upcoming lenses for 2012:

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Pentax K-mount lens roadmap for 2012 and 2013

Pentax published their K-mount lens roadmap for 2012-2013. Here are the approximate focal lengths of the expected lenses: 50mm DA standard lens (2012) 18-200 DA high magnification zoom lens (2012) 12-28mm DA wide zoom (2013) 24-38mm DA zoom limited lens (2013) 120-380mm DA tele zoom (2013) 18-85mm DA zoom lens (2013) DA AF RC 1.4x teleconverter (2013)

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Panasonic @CES: new conversion lenses, roadmap, concepts

In addition to some new compact cameras, for CES Panasonic aslo announced four new conversion lenses compatible with selected Lumix lenses (see press release at the bottom): DMW-GWC1 ($129.95): magnification .79x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GTC1 ($129.95): magnification 2.0x, compatible with H-PS1402 power zoom DMW-GMC1 ($99.95): magnification .35x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GFC1 ($149.95): […]

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Upcoming Sigma and Tamron lenses in 2012

Sigma is rumored to release the following new lenses in 2012L 24mm f/1.8 (full frame) 35mm f/1.8 (full frame) 300mm f/2.8 OS 500mm f/4.5 OS

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Zeiss cinema lenses roadmap for 2012

Zeiss announced on Facebook and Twitter their plans for new cinelenses for 2012: new compact, lightweight zoom and prime CP.2 lenses plus a new line of anamorphics lenses. More details about those lenses will be revealed at NAB 2012. More information available at FDTimes articles (PDF file, coverage starts at page 16):

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New Ricoh 16MP 24-85mm GXR unit in early 2012

Update on yesterday’s post: today Ricoh Japan announced a new GXR unit with 16MP APS-C CMOS sensor and 24-85mm lens. The unit will be available in early 2012. No further details were provided.

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Fijifilm Finepix X roadmap

The Brazilian website ztop published this Fijifilm Finepix X roadmap. The new Fuji X mirrorless interchangeable lens camera is listed for February, 2012. Not clear if this is the announcement or release date. Prototypes of the new camera are expected to be shown at the 2012 CES show in January.

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Samsung NX lens roadmap for 2012: five new lenses, NX20 and NX1

This is the Samsung NX lens roadmap for 2012. Five new lenses are listed, two for the first half and three for the second half of 2012:

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