Monthly Archives: May 2012

Pentax K-30 UK price: £700, release date: June 25th

As some readers reported yesterday, Amazon UK had listed the Pentax K-30 for £699.99 on their website. The entries are now removed but pentaxforums was able to get a screens shot. The release date was listed as June 25th, 2012.

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Olympus is teasing again

Techradar received another teaser from Olympus with the text: “A Portrait! What could be more simple and more complex, more obvious and more profound.” Olympus is probably preparing to release their high end 75mm f/1.8 portrait and 60mm f/2.8 macro lenses:

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Canon EOS Rebel T4i (650D) camera specs

Nikon recently announced their new entry level Nikon D3200 camera and this could mean only one thing – Canon will follow. Here are the first rumored EOS Rebel T4i/650D specs: 18mp 9 AF Points, all cross-type Touchscreen LCD Continuous AF in LiveView & video recording June announcement FYI: the Canon EOS Rebel T3i was announced on February 7th, […]

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Sony NEX-F3, A37 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens announcement

Sony just announced their new mirrorless NEX-F3, SLT-A37 cameras and a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Sony NEX-F3 specs: APS-C size image sensor with 16.1 effective megapixels 180° tiltable LCD for easy self-portraits Built-in flash helpful in low-light conditions Auto Portrait Framing for easy, top-quality portraits AVCHD (50i/25p) ensures smooth, high quality video Clear Image Zoom doubles effective focal length while maintaining […]

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Pentax K-30 to be announced next week

According to Pentaxforums, the previously leaked Pentax K-30 DSLR camera will be announced next week and will be available in 3 different colors (black, white and blue). In addition to the specs reported earlier, the new DSLR is expected to have 11AF points and 100% viewfinder coverage. The US price should be around $700-$800 for body only.

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A better picture of the Pentax K-30

A reader just sent me a better picture of the upcoming Pentax K-30 DSLR camera:

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Fujifilm wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 samples and pre-order options

Fujifilm published several sample images taken with the new wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for X100 camera. Adorama is currently taking pre-orders for the silver and black WCL-X100 versions.

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Rumor: Canon EOS 650D and new mirrorless camera to be announced next month

Two new Canon camera announcements are rumored for next month – EOS 650D DSLR and their new mirrorless solution. Two weeks ago, the first rumored specs for the Canon mirrorless camera indicated that Canon will probably go with an APS-C size sensor.

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