The Hasselblad Stellar camera based on the Sony RX100 was launched just few months ago and today the company announced three new “Stellar Special Edition” models, just in case the previous options were not fancy enough for you. Coming next is the Solar camera based on the Sony a7/a7r. Additional images and press release:
Sony filed a design patent in Japan for a NEX-5-like interchangeable lens camera body with a full frame sensor inside. For comparison – a picture of the Sony NEX-5n APS-C camera: Additional sketches from the patent application:
Pentax is rumored to announce two new lenses in the next few days that were part of their 2013 lens roadmap: Pentax 08 wide zoom lens HD Pentax DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR The latest Pentax K-3 DSLR camera is already shipping in the US and is currently in stock. The premium K-3 silver […]
DxOMark posted their test results for the Sony a7r full frame mirrorless camera. Here is their conclusion:
Tamron is rumored to announce a new tele lens next week, most likely on November 7th. Most likely it will be the previously rumored 16-300mm lens for APS-C DSLR cameras. Update: here is a teaser found on a Polish forum – this will be a serious lens (not the 16-300mm):
Brian Hirschfeld talked to the folks at Zeiss during the Photo Plus Expo and reported that the price of the Zeiss Touit 2.8/50 macro lens will be around $1,000:
Panasonic filed design patents in Japan for several different camera models (above: classical design). Here is the Panasonic GF design:
The price of the Fuji X100s camera dropped to $1,189.98 on Amazon from $1,299.95 ($110 off).
The Olympus STYLUS 1 camera is now officially announced. Shipping will start in December and B&H is currently taking pre-orders at $699.99. The camera is available only in black. Here are the basic specifications: 12MP 1/1.7″ BSI CMOS Sensor 10.7x i.Zuiko Optical Zoom Lens 28-300mm Equiv; f/2.8 Constant Aperture Super Macro Mode with 2″ Minimum Focus 1.4M-dot High-Def […]
Few more Olympus STYLUS 1 pictures surfaced on the Web from an online retailer (click for larger view). The official announcement is tomorrow. The US price will be $699.
