Few months ago Olympus did confirm their commitment to the Four Thirds format. The company recently filed a patent (2012-230323) in Japan for a Four Thirds to Micro Four Thirds mount lens adapter with built-in autofocus and image stabilization. This is not a surprise, since every manufacturer that has a mirrorless and DSLR cameras today also offers compatible lens adapters.
The Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera is rumored to be announced in the first half of 2013. Here are the first specs: 24.2mp APS-C sensor 10.2 fps Dual DIGIC V Dual card slot (no mention of card types) New ergonomic design New battery February 2013 announcement
Those are some of the Cyber Monday specials at B&H, check this link for the full list. The full list of Adorama deals for Cyber Monday can be found here. Amazon’s offers for Cyber Monday can be found here, the camera & photo specials are listed here.
As previously reported, the price of the Fuji X-Pro1 mirrorless camera dropped by $300 today. You can save another $300 if you purchase the body with a 18mm or 35mm XF lens. The new pricing is already available on Amazon and B&H.
The Panasonic Lumix LX7 is now on sale at B&H for $299! This is $200 off the original price. The LX7 was announced just four months ago, here are basic specs:
Adobe has two interesting deals for Black Friday: Save 20% off Adobe Lightroom Save 40% on Adobe Photoshop & Premiere Elements 11 Update: Amazon has an even better deal – download Lightroom 4 for $79.99.
The Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens is delayed till March 2013 according to a comment the company made on Facebook: Here are the first test images taken with a prototype version of the new Samyang tilt-shift lens and Canon 5D Mark II camera (click for larger view):
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