Monthly Archives: July 2012

What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: July 8, 2012

The Fuji X100 limited edition kit is now $100 off. Pentax K-30 now shipping in the US. The President of Olympus said that the OM-D E-M5 sensor is made by Sony.

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Detailed specs of the Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS and XF 14mm f/2.8R lenses for X-Pro1

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2012

The Fuji Guys posted on Twitter the detailed specs of the upcoming two lenses for the X-Pro 1 mirrorless camera (click on image for larger view):

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The latest lens patents from Ricoh and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: July 6, 2012

Ricoh filed a patent 2012128045 for 14mm f/2.5 and 19mm f/2.5 lenses (28mm and 35mm equivalent). The interesting part is that the 19mm lens is designed for an APS-C camera (the 14mm lens is for a 4/3inch sensor). It is not clear from the patent if those lenses are designed for the GXR system or for a future GR model that will come with an APS-C […]

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The latest rebates on photo equipment

By PR admin | Published: July 5, 2012

Pentax: $50 off Pentax K-01 camera Panasonic: Panasonic mirrorles camera rebates: save up to $150 instantly (expires June 2 2012) Panasonic Mirrorles lens rebates Save up to $200 instantly The latest Nikon rebates can be found here.

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Samsung EX2F compact camera announced

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

Update: the price of the EX2 model in the US is $499. Today Samsung announced the the previously leaked EX2F compact camera. The specs at a glance: 12.4MP CMOS sensor shooter packs an f/1.4 lens — quite a feat for any point-and-shoot — along with a full-size hot shoe, Dual image stabilization High ISO of […]

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Sony 300mm f/2.8 lens is now discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2012

Sony Japan listed the SAL 300mm f/2.8G lens ($6,998.00) as discontinued. This lens was announced in June, 2006 and Sony recently raised its price by $700. With the announcement of the 500mm f/4 lens (SAL500F40G), it will be interesting to see if Sony will refresh also the 300mm f/2.8.

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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic and Pentax

By PR admin | Published: July 2, 2012

Canon filed a patent 2012123155 for a 35mm f/1.4 lens: Patent released date: June 28, 2012 Patent filing date: December 8th, 2010 Focal length: 34.73mm Aperture: 1.45 Half angle of view: 31.92 deg Image height: 21.64mm Length: 128.11mm Back focus: 38.48mm Lens diameter: 52.03mm Lens design: 12 elements in 9 groups sheet, 2 aspherical elements

Posted in Canon, Panasonic, Pentax | Tagged | 2 Comments