Monthly Archives: January 2013

Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. lens announced

Panasonic announced their new LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Lens technical specifications: Model No. H-FS1442A Lens Construction 9 elements in 8 groups (2 aspherical lenses) Mount Micro Four Thirds mount Optical Image Stabilizer Yes (MEGA O.I.S.) Focal Length f=14mm to 42mm (35mm camera equivalent 28mm to […]

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Sigma: new 19/2.8, 30/2.8, 60/2.8 lenses for NEX and MFT; 30/1.4 for APS-C DSLRs

Here are the details on the four new lenses from Sigma – the three new mirrorless lenses (MFT & NEX) explain why the previous versions were 50% off in the past few weeks: Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM (see full press release) – Sigma’s new USB Dock, which will enable firmware updates and focusing adjustments, […]

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Tamron 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III VC lens for Micro Four Thirds

Tamron Japan announced a new 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III VC lens (Model C001) for Micro Four Thirds. Price and released date are not known. Additional details:

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Three new PowerShot cameras from Canon

Canon announced three new compact cameras: PowerShot ELPH 330 HS ($229), ELPH 115 IS ($169) and A2500 ($129).

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New: Tokina AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S and AT-X 12-28 f/4 PRO DX lenses

Last year at the CP+ show in Japan Tokina displayed a prototype of their new AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S lens (full frame). This lens is now officially announced (see technical specs here). In addition, Tokina also announced a new AT-X 12-28 f/4 PRO DX lens (technical specs).

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Pentax Q10 Evangelion special edition camera

Pentax Japan announced three new Evangelion special edition Q10 mirrorless cameras. The technical specs are the same as the original Q10 model. A total of 1,500 units will be produced for distribution in Japan only. Shipping will start in April 2013 with a price tag of ¥59,800 ($660). Via Engadget

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Olympus XZ-10 camera and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II lens specifications

Olympus XZ-10 specs: 1/2.3″ CMOS 12MP back-illuminated sensor 5x optical zoom with 26-130mm f/1.8-2.7 lens 40% smaller than the XZ-2 Weight (including battery and memory card): 221 g Touch AF shutter control 920 000 dots 3″ touchscreen LCD Full HD video To be released in February

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