Monthly Archives: February 2013

Sony a58 and NEX-3n camera specifications and more details on the announcement next week

Those are detailed specs of the Sony a58 and NEX-3n cameras that will be announced on February 25th, 2013 (next Monday): Sony a58 camera specifications 20MP Exmor APS-C sensor OLED viewfinder with 100% coverage BIONZ processor Clear Image Zoom feature Sweep panorama feature ISO range: 100-16,000 8 fps Price: around $600 Sony NEX-3n camera specifications 16MP […]

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Sony NEX-3n mirrorless camera images leaked

In addition to the a58 camera and new lenses, Sony will announce also a new NEX-3n mirrorless camera with a 16MP sensor and electronic zoom control:

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Sony a58 and three new lenses leaked ahead of announcement

Digicaminfo posted the first images of the upcoming Sony a58 camera and three new lenses: Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II, 70-400mm f/4-5.6G SSM II and new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lens for Sony A-mount that was first displayed during the CP+ show:

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Carl Zeiss has plans for new 85mm and a wide angle f/1.4 high-end lenses

In the above video, Carl Zeiss representative confirmed the company’s plans for new high-end 85mm and a wide angle f/1.4 lenses similar to the Distagon T* 1,4/55 (fast forward to the 1:15 mark). This is how the new product line was described few months ago: “This is about lenses for full-frame (36x24mm) SLR cameras with manual focusing capability. This family of lenses […]

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Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/55: “the best fast 50mm ever”

Carl Zeiss published a new interesting video on their upcoming Zeiss Distagon T* 1,4/55 lens which is supposed to be “the best fast 50mm ever“. The lens is specially designed for high resolution, full frame DSLR cameras and is expected to costs around 3,000 EUR. The new Distagon will be available in both Nikon and Canon mounts. Some more images of […]

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Olympus ensures again that they are committed to DSLR cameras

After several Japanese websites reported that Olympus will be scaling back their investments in future DSLR cameras and concentrate on mirrorless products, Olympus Japan published a statement denying the withdrawal from the DSLRs market. The truth is that the Olympus E-5 DSLR camera was announced in 2010 and has not been refreshed yet. Olympus have indicated on several occasions that […]

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2013 NAB show: new Canon and Leica products

For the 2013 NAB show, Leica is expected to announce new line of Summicron-C cinema prime lenses which will be priced under the current Summilux-C series. Canon is rumored to announce a new cinema camera that will be placed between the EOS C100 and EOS C300 models and it will be available with both PL […]

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Samyang 50mm f/1.2 lens on the roadmap for 2014

Few weeks ago Samyang confirmed that they are working on a new 50mm lens. In a recent post on their Facebook page Samyang Asia mentioned that a new 50mm f/1.2 lens is on their roadmap for 2014. The lens will be available in Canon, Nikon and Sony mount.

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The latest savings on photo gear

Those are the latest savings on Fujifilm camera and lenses from B&H. The Bower 24mm f/1.4 wide angle lens for all mounts is now $200 off: $499 vs. the regular $699.

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What else is new?

New book from White Knight Press: Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX7 (available also for Kindle). Nauticam announced NA-NEX6 underwater housing for the Sony NEX-6 camera. Specifications: Depth Rating: 100m Dimensions: 183mm x 133mm x 81mm Weight: 0.88 kg (1.9 lbs.) Model Number: 17407 USA Retail Price: $1650 Estimated shipping date: 15 Feb, 2013

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