Monthly Archives: February 2016

Sony a6300 camera and G master lenses are now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2016

The latest Sony a6300 camera and G master lenses are now available for pre-order: B&H Adorama Amazon Shipping for the a6300 should start on March 10th, the G lenses should be available on March 31st.  

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New Olympus camera registered online

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2016

A new Olympus camera got registered today at the Indonesian government communications agency Postel. The original name is masked (IM001) and no additional information was published (besides the presence of built-in Wi-Fi). Via Digicame-info

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5 new companies join the Micro Four Thirds standard

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2016

Olympus officially announced that five new companies have joined the Micro Four Thirds standard:

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Olympus announced Stylus SH-3 and TG-870 compact cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2016

Olympus announced two new compact cameras: Olympus Stylus SH-3 camera (replacement for the SH-2, not yet available in the US): 16MP, 1/2.3″ CMOS sensor, 25-600mm f/3-6.9 lens (35mm equivalent), RAW, 4k video, 3″ TFT LCD screen with 460,000 dots, ISO: 125-6,400, shutter speed; 1/4-1/2,000, 16.5 fps, built-in Wi-Fi (more info).

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Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera: price and kit lens rumors

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2016

The latest rumors on the upcoming Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera: The price is rumored to be €1,999 for the body-only (around $2,200, US prices are usually lower) The K-1 will be available as kit with the 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens New HD Pentax-D FA 15-30mm f/2.8 SDM lens will also be announced (it’s basically a […]

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Samyang announced two new XEEN cinema lenses, one more lens is coming

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2016

Samyang announced two new lenses from their XEEN cinema line: 14mm T/3.1 and 35mm T/1.5. One more XEEN wide angle lens is still to be announced: Specifications comparison of all current XEN lenses:

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Nikon D500 and Fuji X-Pro2 cameras delayed

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2016

The release of two major recently announced cameras got delayed: Nikon D500 delayed till the end of April The Fuji X-Pro 2 Delayed Until March‽

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New patents: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 DG HSM and Canon EF 16-35mm f / 2.8 L USM lenses

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2016

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for 20mm f/1.8 DG HSM Contemporary lens: Patent number: 2016-12034 Published on January 21, 2016 Filed on June 30, 2014 Focal length: 20.70 21.01 F-number: 1.84 1.95 Full angle of view 2ω: 93.42 90.34 The image height Y: 21.63 21.63 Overall length of the lens: 139.73 139.73 Canon has […]

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