Monthly Archives: February 2013

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.

Posted in Deals, Fuji, Samyang | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Nauticam, Panasonic, Sinar, Sony | 1 Comment

The latest patents from Konica Minolta, Sony, Canon and Olympus

Konica Minolta patented (2013-15778) 12-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens designed for Micro Four Thirds sized sensors. Another patent (2013-25202) describes a several other lenses for MFT: 26mm f/1.8, 19mm f/2.8, 17.5mm f/2.8, 16.6mm f/2.8; for APS-C: 23mm f/2.8, 18.7mm f/2.819.6mm f/2.8 and even a 28.7mm f/2.6 full frame lens. Sony filed patents 2013-15712 and 2013-15713 for a 100mm […]

Posted in Canon, Olympus, Sony | Tagged | 23 Comments

The upcoming Sony a58 camera will have a new 20MP APS-C sensor

Some more details emerge on the upcoming Sony products: Sony SLT-A58 (α58), new 20MP APS-C sensor, priced around $600 Sony NEX-3N, 16MP, priced around $500 Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 lens (SAL50F14Z), priced around $1,500 (pictured here) Sony 18-55mm II lens for A-mount (SAL18552), priced around $220 Sony 70-400G f/4.5-5.6 II lens (SAL70400G2), priced around $2,200 (previous version […]

Posted in Sony | Tagged , | 10 Comments

First leaked picture of the Sony NEX-3N mirrorless camera *UPDATED*

One of the major changes in upcoming Sony NEX-3N camera is the electronic zoom control located next to the on/off switch. The camera is rumored to have 16MP sensor. As previously reported, there is there is no firm release date yet.

Posted in Sony | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED AW lens now shipping in the US

The new Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 ED AW lens is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H. Some sample images taken with the lens can be found here. Lens technical specifications and unboxing video:

Posted in Pentax | Tagged | 18 Comments

New: Ibe Optics 26mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds

Ibe Optics announced a new 26mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. This is the same manufacturer that introduced the Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 lens for mirrorless cameras last week during the 2013 CP+ show.

Posted in Other | 5 Comments