Monthly Archives: August 2013

New Olympus savings

With the upcoming Olympus EM-1 camera, several new savings on the E-P5, E-M5 and M. Zuiko Digital lenses were introduced (those savings expire on Aug 17, 2013): Olympus E-P5 PEN camera now $50 off + free shipping + 4% in rewards Olympus OM-D E-M5 with 12-50mm lens now $150 off + free shipping + 4% in rewards […]

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The high-end Zeiss 1,4/55 lens scheduled to be released at the end of the year

Zeiss published a blog post on the development process behind the 55mm f/1.4 lens which is specially designed for high resolution, full frame DSLR cameras (with resolution more than 30MP). The shipping should start at the end of 2013:

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Tamron to announce a new 16-300mm lens by the end of the year

Tamron is rumored to announce a new 16-300mm lens for APS-C based DSLR cameras by the end of the year. This is a logical step after Nikon announced their Nikkor AF-S 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G DX last year. Tamron currently has a 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 lens in their lineup.

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Lomography Petzval lens reached over $1 million on Kickstarter

Lomography announced that they have reached over $1 million on Kickstarter for their upcoming Petzval lens (more info available here):

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Pentax have not given up on a full frame camera

In a recent interview, Pentax/Ricoh executive Mr. Kawauchi confirmed that the company is still working on a full frame camera: Q: Now, what’s going on for the Pentax Full Frame thing? A: Our development team is still working on it and the project is not aborted.

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The new Olympus EM-1 camera described

I received a detailed description of the upcoming Olympus EM-1 from someone who is/was testing the camera (I reported the basis specifications a month ago) – see the attached drawing above for details. The back of the Olympus EM-1 will have a newly designed AEL/AFL button/lever. The Fn1 button will have a new location. The LiveView button will […]

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What else is new?

Canon announced a weird looking “mini compact personal camcorder” called VIXIA that features an ultra wide-angle lens, full HD video and Wi-Fi. The Blackmagic cinema camera price dropped by $1,000 (also EF mount). The first Hasselblad Stellar review is out: “The unavoidable question is whether all this is worth it when you are paying $2000 for a discontinued […]

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Sony files patent for rotating sensor and LCD display

Sony filed a patent for a camera with a rotating sensor and LCD screen that will let you take pictured in portrait mode while you still have a firm grip and hold the camera horizontally. Over-engineering or a brilliant idea?

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Panasonic GX7 additional coverage

Sample images from the new Panasonic GX7 camera can be found on the new dedicated website. Additional images are available on flickr. There seems to be also several new GX7 accessories listed at B&H. Panasonic GX7 hands-on videos:

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Panasonic Lumix GX7 Micro Four Thirds camera, Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 lens announced

The Panasonic Lumix GX7 Micro Four Thirds camera is now officially announced. The US price of the body only will be $999, the kit with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens will cost $1099. Here are he official technical specifications: 16MP Digital Live MOS Sensor Venus Engine Image Processor Micro Four Thirds System 3.0″ 1,040k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD 90° […]

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