Monthly Archives: October 2013

First images of the mini OM-D Olympus STYLUS1 compact camera

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2013

The Olympus STYLUS1 will be a compact, fixed lens camera with design similar to the OM-D. The official announcement will be on October 29th. The price is set at ¥70,000 (around $700). Via Digicame-info

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Fuji X-E2 and XQ1 cameras officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2013

Fujifilm officially announced the X-E2 and XQ1 cameras. For pricing and availability check Adorama and B&H. Fuji X-E2 16.3MP, APS-C, X-Trans II CMOS Sensor EXR Processor II 3.0″ 1,040k-Dot LCD Monitor 0.5″ 2,360k-Dot OLED Viewfinder Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 60 fps Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity Continuous Shooting up to 7 fps Intelligent Hybrid AF System Digital Split […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Here are some of the other new products that were announced today and while I was offline: →Sigma officially announced a new 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens that will be available in various mounts. →Lomography announced new plastic lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras. →Panasonic announced the development of a new Leica DG Summilux […]

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Some additional Fuji X-E2 and XQ1 pictures and specifications

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Fujifilm X-E2: 0.08 seconds AF 0.5 second start-up time 0.05 seconds shutter lag 0.5 seconds shooting interval

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Of course there will be a Hasselblad Solar camera based on the Sony a7

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

This is the Hasselblad Solar that will be based on the groundbreaking Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera. Considering that the a7/a7r camera body costs between $1,698.00 and 2,298.00, the new Hasselblad Solar will probably be close to $10,000 depending on the selected materials. Update: Hasselblad announced a new camera called Lusso.

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Panasonic Lumix GM1 camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Panasonic officially announced the DMC-GM1 MFT camera that will be priced at $749.00 together with the 12-32mm lens:

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Another leaked picture of the Fuji X-E2 camera

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Another leaked picture of the Fuji X-E2 camera. Here again are the rumored specification:

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Sony FE full frame lens roadmap

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Sony Japan published a new FE full frame lens roadmap for their latest a7/a7r mirrorless camera line. In addition to the 5 new lenses that got announced last night (the 24mm f/1.8 lens pictured here was not announced), in 2014 Sony is expected to announce 5 more FE lenses. By the end of the 2015, there will be a […]

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Samyang to produce full frame Sony E-mount lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2013

Today Samyang announced that they will start producing full frame Sony E-mount lenses for the just announced a7/a7r cameras. For now five different focal lengths are scheduled to be produced within two months:

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