There are not many convincing rumors about the upcoming Canon DSLR announcement(s) for Photokina – there is a good chance that there will be only one new DSLR camera to compete with the upcoming full frame Nikon D600. Here are the rumored specs: 22MP (same sensor as 5D Mrk2, the info I received indicated a new 20MP sensor) 4.5 […]
The Chinese website xitek.com published the first image of the Sony Alpha a99 full frame camera (see specs) that will be announced on September 12th together with the NEX-6 and many other new Sony products.
Few new images (better resolution) of the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSLR cameras:
Few more images of the Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera:
RED’s CEO Jarred Land announced a black and white version of their Epic cinema camera. The Mysterium-X specs are: Newly Developed Mysterium-X Monochrome Sensor Native ASA 2000 Increased net resolution (Removal of the debayer process, so every single individual pixel is used for luminance / image data) New Low Pass Filter with to accomodate the […]
Konica Minolta filed a patent in Japan for a 43mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds mount. This is an unusual development because after Sony bought their camera business in 2006, the company has not announced any photography related products (they actually withdrew from the photo business on September 30, 2006 after laying off 3,700 employees).
After the introduction of their first cinema camera at the 2012 NAB show, Blackmagic made headlines again today with the announcement of their new cinema camera with passive Micro Four Thirds mount. The mains specs are: super wide 13 stops of dynamic range, large 2.5K sensor, a built-in SSD recorder. 2.5K Image Sensor 12-bit RAW, ProRes and DNxHD […]
Three more leaked Pentax lenses: Pentax 15-45mm f/2.8 (for Pentax Q) priced at ¥25,000 (around $300) Pentax HD FA645 MACRO 90mm f/2.8ED AW SR (for Pentax 645 medium frame camera) priced at ¥400,000 (around $5,000) Pentax DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM (for K mount DSLR cameras) priced at ¥70,000 (around $880)
Samyang announced their first tilt-shift lens: T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC. The technical specifications are: Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC lens design:
After revealing their Photokina plans yesterday, Zeiss announced a new Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens that will start shipping in December 2012 for $2.000 (€1.600). As usual, the lens will be available for F mount (ZF.2) and EF mount (ZE). US price will be $2,122. The technical specs are: Focal length 135mm Aperture range f/2 -22 […]
