Monthly Archives: September 2014

Canon to announce three new compact cameras: PowerShot G7 X, SX60 HS and N2

Canon is rumored to announce three new compact cameras: Canon PowerShot G7 X PowerShot SX60 HS PowerShot N2 (in pink and white) Via Digicame-info

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4K video will come to the Olympus OM-D E-M1 with a firmware update

Olympus will release a firmware update for the OM-D E-M1 MFT camera that will add 4k video recording:

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Rumor: Tamron to announce a new 15-30mm f/2.8 full frame lens tomorrow

I just received some information that Tamron will announce a new 15-30mm f/2.8 full frame lens tomorrow. Stay tuned for additional details.

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Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake, EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM and EF 24-105mm f/ 3.5-5.6 IS STM lenses to be announced with the 7D MarkII

In addition to the EOS 7D Mark II, Canon will also announce the following new lenses for Photokina: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens (APS-C) Focal length equivalent: 38.4 mm High-precision glass molded aspherical lens Full-time manual focus Shortest shooting distance: 0.16 m Maximum magnification: 0.27X Thickness: 22.8 mm Weight: 125g Canon EF 400mm […]

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Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* lens reviews and sample images

In addition to the sample images I posted online few days ago, Zeiss uploaded on flickr several new photos taken with the $4,490 Otus 1.4/85 lens (see also their blog post). The first lens 85mm Otus reviews are also already out: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 is the best performing portrait lens ever tested by DxOMark Review by 3d-kraft.com Review […]

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Canon 7D Mark II: leaked picture and specs

This is the first leaked picture and detailed specifications of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera – the official announcement will be in the next few days:

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Ricoh WG-M1 “adventure” camera officially announced

The already leaked Ricoh WG-M1 “adventure” camera is now officially announced. For pricing and availability check B&H, Adorama or Amazon (info not available at the time this post was published). Here are the detailed technical specifications:

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Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS fisheye full frame lens officially announced

As I reported yesterday, Samyang has a new 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS fisheye full frame lens (check price and availability):

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