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Sony NEX-F3, A37 and 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens announcement

Sony just announced their new mirrorless NEX-F3, SLT-A37 cameras and a new 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Sony NEX-F3 specs: APS-C size image sensor with 16.1 effective megapixels 180° tiltable LCD for easy self-portraits Built-in flash helpful in low-light conditions Auto Portrait Framing for easy, top-quality portraits AVCHD (50i/25p) ensures smooth, high quality video Clear Image Zoom doubles effective focal length while maintaining […]

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Pentax K-30 to be announced next week

According to Pentaxforums, the previously leaked Pentax K-30 DSLR camera will be announced next week and will be available in 3 different colors (black, white and blue). In addition to the specs reported earlier, the new DSLR is expected to have 11AF points and 100% viewfinder coverage. The US price should be around $700-$800 for body only.

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A better picture of the Pentax K-30

A reader just sent me a better picture of the upcoming Pentax K-30 DSLR camera:

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Fujifilm wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 samples and pre-order options

Fujifilm published several sample images taken with the new wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for X100 camera. Adorama is currently taking pre-orders for the silver and black WCL-X100 versions.

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Rumor: Canon EOS 650D and new mirrorless camera to be announced next month

Two new Canon camera announcements are rumored for next month – EOS 650D DSLR and their new mirrorless solution. Two weeks ago, the first rumored specs for the Canon mirrorless camera indicated that Canon will probably go with an APS-C size sensor.

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First leaked picture of the Pentax K-30

Back in January I reported that the upcoming Pentax K-r replacement will be called K-30. The above picture of the upcoming Pentax K-30 DSLR camera was taken from a French catalog. From the picture I can spot the following Pentax K-30 specs: 16MP sensor Max ISO: 25,600 Full HD video Weather sealed 3-inch LCD screen 4 fps burst […]

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New Panasonic lenses to be announced on May 21st

The Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4.0 ASPH lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras is listed as discontinued at B&H and it seems that Panasonic will have an announcement next week: After a meeting with Panasonic, the Italian website Lucidistorte accidentally leaked that the new Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH Power O.I.S lens will be announced on May […]

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Fujifilm announced a wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for the X100 camera

Today Fujifilm announced a new 0.8x wide angle conversion lens WCL-X100 for the X100 camera which will transform the focal length to 28mm equivalent. The lens is available in silver and black (to match the black X100 limited edition): The price is $350 – very high considering that the Fuji X-Pro1 28mm equivalent lens cost $600. Update: Fujifilm […]

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Canon to implement machine-only production by 2012

By 2015 Canon is planning to implement a complete robots/machines only camera production. This move was triggered by the expensive yen and the trend of Japanese companies to move productions in other parts of Asia. Read more on Yahoo and Engadget.

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What else is new?

Adobe Creative Cloud is now live, here are the different pricing options: Canon filed a patent application in Japan for automatic tracking of celestial objects by shifting the sensor. Canon recently announced the EOS 60Da DSLR camera tailored for astronomy photography. Canon also filed a patent that will allow photographers to obscure some of the embedded EXIF data for privacy.

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