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?
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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