Monthly Archives: February 2013

Japanese magazine Nippon Camera predictions for 2013

The Japanese Nippon Camera published their predictions for 2013. Similar to the article published by the Impress magazine few months ago, those forecasts are often based on information from rumors blogs:

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Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM II, DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM II and Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lenses announced

In addition to their new cameras, Sony announced also three new lenses:

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Sony a58, NEX-3n, WX300, HX300 and TX30 cameras announced

Sony announced several new cameras and lenses in Europe (US announcement is coming next week). In case you have missed my previous post with all the rumored specifications, here are the official details: Sony a58 technical specifications: SLT-A58 Image Sensor Exmor APS HD CMOS Effective pixels 20.1 megapixels (approx.) Sensitivity range ISO 100 – 16000 […]

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Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens US pricing revealed

The US price of the Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC tilt-shift lens will be $999. The Nikon, Canon and Sony versions are currently available for pre-order at B&H: Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 tilt-shift for Nikon Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 tilt-shift for Canon Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 tilt-shift for Sony

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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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