Monthly Archives: February 2013

Sony a58, NEX-3n, HX300, TX30, WX300 cameras and new lenses announced in the US

Sony USA announced the new a58, NEX-3n, compact cameras and lenses (officially announced last week outside the US). Check pricing and availability at the following links: Sony a58 kit Sony NEX-3n kit (black) available also in white Sony HX300 Sony TX30 in black) available also in orange and pink Sony WX300 in black available also in red and white Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G […]

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Pentax K-01 listed as discontinued one year after announcement

The Pentax K-01 fame was short-lived – one year after the camera was announced and few months after the price dropped in half, Pentax Japan officially listed the K-01 as discontinued on their website. I doubt that there will be a replacement.

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Rumors for the next Canon EOS M mirrorless camera

Just like Nikon, Canon did not make a “big splash” with their EOS M mirrorless camera that was announced last year. Here are some rumored specifications of what the next EOS M camera could be:

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What else is new?

Check out this digital Bolex camera. This doughnut camera is real. MIT developed a chip that creates a natural look when using flash. Austrian researchers have developed a new kind of plastic sheet image sensor that is a flat, flexible and transparent. New on Kickstarter: Luxi incident light meter for iPhone.

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Sony’s patents for a 35mm f/1.8 full frame E-mount lens, fast 24mm mirrorless lens

Sony filed a patent application (2013-37081) in Japan for a 35mm f/1.8 full frame E-mount lens. Another patent (2013-37080) describes a new 24mm f/1.8 and 24mm f/2.2 lenses for mirrorless APS-C based cameras.

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Olympus XZ-10 and Sigma DP3 Merrill pricing, shipping dates announced

Olympus finally announced the XZ-10 for the US market with a price of $399 and March 22, 2013 shipping date. Here are the camera’s basic 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 […]

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New Fuji X100s and X20 dedicated websites, sample images

The Fuji X100s and X20 cameras should start shipping any day now. Fujifilm published new dedicated websites for the X100s and X20 and new sample images taken with the X100s and X20. For a list of pre-order options, check this post.

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