Monthly Archives: September 2012

Nikon D600 officially announced

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

The new full frame Nikon D600 DSLR camera is now officially announced. Check what others have to say about the D600, view the sample images and the available pre-order options.

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Images of the Olympus ED 12mm f/2.0 “Limited Black”, 15mm f/8 lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

Two new images of the Olympus ED 12mm f/2.0 Limited Black and 15mm f/8 lenses from digicame-info. The official announcement is on Monday, September 17th. The 15mm f/8 lens is in 9mm thick, the lens design is 3 lenses in 3 groups

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Tamron announced 70-200mm f/2.8 and 90mm f/2.8 Macro lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

The two new Tamron lenses are now officially announced. Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD (Model A009) features: One special XLD (Extra Low Dispersion) *5 glass in concert with four LD (Low Dispersion) elements minimize chromatic aberrations. This combined with a new optical design that delivers high contrast and high resolution throughout the zoom range achieves […]

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Olympus XZ-2

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

Another rumored camera appeared on the Internet today – the Olympus XZ-2, shown with optional leather case and underwater housing. No other information is available at that point. Via Digicame-info

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Two new Tamron lenses: 70-200mm f/2.8 VC USD and 90mm f/2.8 Macro VC USD

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2012

Two new Tamron lenses for Photokina. The release date and the price are not known at that point. Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 VC USD lens (see patent): Model: A009 Focal length: 70-200mm Maximum aperture: F/2.8 Angle of view (diagonal): 34°21′- 12°21′ (with full-size SLR cameras) 22°33′- 7°59′ (with APS-C sized sensor digital SLR cameras) Lens construction: […]

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iPhone 5 keeps the same camera and lens, adds new features

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

On top of all Photokina announcements this week, Apple also revealed their new iPhone 5. The camera and lens inside the new iPhone remain similar to the previous version, but 25% thinner in order to accommodate the new design. What’s the same: 8-megapixel iSight camera Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with […]

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Sony RX1 – the day after

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Clearly the Sony RX1 compact full frame camera has been the most interesting announcement for the 2012 Photokina show so far. Here is what some websites that got the chance to try out the camera had to say: This isn’t just Sony’s most serious compact camera, but arguably the most serious compact camera we’ve ever seen (dpreview) Honey […]

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Sony announced new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lens

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2012

Sony announced the development of a new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM full frame lens (Alpha mount) that is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2013. The filter size will be 72mm as you can see from the picture above. No other information is available at this point.

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