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