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What else is new?

With the introduction of the Q7 mirrorless camera, Pentax also announced the limited edition “Complete Kit” in Japan that contains seven Q lenses, PL filter and a camera bag. Only 1000 kits will be produced. Pentax also announced a white version of their WG-3 waterproof, coldproof, shockproof and dustproof camera.

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Sony Cyber-shot RX100M2 camera specifications

Here are some of the specifications for the upcoming Sony Cyber-shot RX100M2 compact camera (remake of the popular RX100):

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The latest patents from Tamron, Canon, Olympus, Samsung

Tamron’s latest patent is for a 135mm f/2.8 lens for APS-C based cameras (202.5mm equivalent). Canon filed patents for several different lenses: 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 85mm f/1.2 85mm f/1.8 135mm f/2 50mm f/1.4 Olympus filed a patent for a 40-200mm f/4 Micro Four Thirds lens.

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Update: Sony RX1R will not have an anti-aliasing (AA) filter

A quick update to my last post: I was able to confirm that the upcoming Sony RX1R compact full frame camera will not have an anti-aliasing (AA) filter. This will be the only difference between the RX1 and the RX1R models.

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Sigma announces pricing for the 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens

Sigma announced the pricing for their 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens: $799. The lens is available in Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma mounts and will start shipping on July 31, 2013.

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Sony RX100 replacement (RX100M2) and a new full frame RX1R model on June 27

The above images were taken from the leaked manual of the Sony RX100 replacement (update: the exact model name is DSC-RX100M2). The new camera will have a titling screen, hot shoe and built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. The official announcement will be on June 27, 2013. On the same date Sony is also preparing to announce a new version of […]

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Lomography announces the Konstruktor – a 35mm do-it-yourself camera

This is what the Lomography’s teasers from the past few weeks were all about – a new 35mm do-it-yourself camera called ” The Konstruktor” ($35): Here are few sample images taken with the camera:

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This is the Samsung Galaxy NX Android mirrorless camera

Those are the first images of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy NX Android based mirrorless camera which most likely will be announced on June 20th. The basic specifications are: APS-C 20.3MP sensor Full HD 1080p video ISO range: up to 25,600 4.3″ high-resolution touchscreen and no buttons on the back panel Additional images:

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The next Samsung mirrorless camera will run on Android

Samsung CEO JK Shin confirmed to Korea Times that their next mirrorless camera will run on the Android OS. The company will also introduce a new Galaxy camera on June 20th:

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Pentax announces K-50, K-500 and Q7 cameras

Pentax announced three new cameras – two DSLR and one mirrorless models: Pentax K-500 16.3MP APS-C CMOS Sensor PRIME M Image Processing Engine 3.0″ 921k-Dot LCD Monitor Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps SAFOX IXi+ Autofocus System Continuous Shooting Up to 6 fps In-Camera Shake Reduction System In-Camera HDR and RAW Image Processing Four […]

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