Monthly Archives: April 2013

For 10 consecutive years Canon has the #1 spot for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

According to their own survey, Canon announced that they have been holding the #1 spot in market share for digital cameras with interchangeable lenses for 10 consecutive years:

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Olympus to announce E-P5 and E-PL6 cameras

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

According to digicame-info Olympus will soon announce two new mirrorless cameras: E-P5 and E-PL6. The E-P5 body only will be priced at ¥99,800 (around $1000), the E-PL6 body will cost ¥69,800 (around $700). No other specifications are available at that point.

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New Kodak Pixpro mirrorless camera shown at the 2013 P&E show in China

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2013

At the 2013 P&E show in China Kodak had on display a new Pixpro mirrorless (interchangeable lens?) camera with a design similar to the Olympus PEN series. I could not find any additional information on this model. Few months ago JK Imaging got the rights to use the Kodak brand name on their cameras and they introduced the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro […]

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Sigma rumored to announce 135mm f/1.8 DG OS and 24mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2013

In the past few months Sigma announced some very interesting lenses, including the world’s first f/1.8 zoom. The latest rumors indicate that later this year the company will introduce also new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG OS and 24mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses (the new Art line of Sigma lenses are designed to deliver the best image quality possible). An […]

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New Fuji entry-level mirrorless camera with X mount to be announced this summer

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2013

Digicame-info reports that Fuji will announce a new entry-level mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with X mount (update: NOT with a 2/3 inch X-Trans CMOS sensor inside). The official announcement will be this summer and the release in fall. The Japanese price is rumored to be around ¥70,000 ($700). I also received similar information: the new […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 21, 2013

New: JB Camera Design has new wood grips for the Sony RX1 ($79.95) and Fujifilm X100s ($79.95) cameras. Nokia is rumored to announce a new EOS phone with 41MP camera, quad-core processor and a Carl Zeiss lens.

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Sony

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2013

Ricoh filed a patent application (2013-61573) for a 4.6-18mm f/1.8-2.8 lens (21-84mm equivalent) designed for a 1/1.7″ size sensor. Canon filed a patent (2013-64858) for 400mm f/4 DOE lens which could replace their current version.

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Panasonic G6 and LF1 announcement next week

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2013

Next week Panasonic is rumored to announce their new G6 and LF1 cameras. There is also a good chance for a refresh of the current Panasonic 14-140mm lens.

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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens sample images

By PR admin | Published: April 19, 2013

Many sample images taken with the new Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens can be found here. You can see also how the lens performs on a full frame DSLR camera (all images taken with Canon cameras).

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