Monthly Archives: June 2011

Nauticam NA-EPL2 underwater housing for Olympus E-PL2

By PR admin | Published: June 16, 2011

Nauticam announced a new underwater housing NA-EPL2 for Olympus E-PL2 camera. The housing has a depth rating of 100m, the price is $1750 and it will be available in July, 2011.

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Zeiss not happy about babyPrimes lenses

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2011

Update: it seems that Kelvinkamera is in even deeper troubles since (elegantly) is using photographs on their website without permission. The owner of the photograph happened to be a PhotoRumors reader. A week ago Kelvinkamera announced their own line of Zeiss babyPrime lenses. Those are regular Zeiss lenses with a custom made housing for aperture and focusing […]

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Sample images from the SLR Magic Noktor 12mm f/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2011

Here are some sample images taken with Panasonic GF2 and the upcoming SLR Magic Noktor 12mm f/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds (prototype lens, click on photo for larger view):

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Sony 50mm f/1.2 and f/1.4 lens patents

By PR admin | Published: June 14, 2011

Sony filed a patent (2011-107450) in Japan for a 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.2 lenses:

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Update on Phottix Odin TTL trigger

By PR admin | Published: June 13, 2011

Phottix published this update on the delay of their Odin TTL trigger: Team Phottix is getting a lot of email about the Phottix Odin TTL trigger for Canon. Yes, we admit the dates we have mentioned have come and gone with the product not being released. For that we are sorry. Building a TTL control […]

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Two new Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lenses this fall

By PR admin | Published: June 13, 2011

During the European press introduction of the GF3, Panasonic confirmed the release of two new Micro Four Thirds lenses for 2011. No specific details were given, but both lenses are expected to be released this fall. Based on previous leaks, the two new lenses should be a bright zoom lens and a bright wide angle […]

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Professional Panasonic Lumix GF camera in the works

By PR admin | Published: June 13, 2011

In an interview with Photoradar, Panasonic’s Director of DSC Business unit Ichiro Kitao confirmed their plans to split the Lumix GF line into consumer and professional cameras. Lately Panasonic was criticized that their new models had less functionality/controls than their predecessors. In the case of the GF3, a new GF model aimed at experienced photographers will be released in the future […]

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Panasonic Lumix GF3 camera and Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH lens announced

By PR admin | Published: June 13, 2011

Today Panasonic announced their new Micro Four Thirds Lumix GF3 camera and a Leica branded DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH lens. The price of the GF3 is $699, the 25mm f/1.4 lens will cots $1099. Sample images can be found here. Panasonic GF3 video presentation and full press releases:

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Canon updates

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2011

Canon is building new plants in Taiwan to meet growing DSLR demand. Canon Australia announced a new limited edition Red EOS 1100D Kit. Similar to Nikon, a major product announcement is expected from Canon in August (1Ds Mark IV and three lenses). The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens is the best selling lens in Japan for the […]

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New Eneloop Pro and Eneloop Plus rechargeable batteries

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2011

Just a quick update to the What are the best AA batteries for photography post from last week – Sanyo just announced in Japan two new rechargeable batteries: Eneloop Pro and Eneloop Plus. No details were provided when those new batteries will be available in countries outside Japan.

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