A month ago Sony announced their new a57 SLT camera. The Sony a35 model has already been discontinued and is expected to be refreshed soon. An Irish online store had a listing for a Sony Alpha SLT-A37 camera kit priced at €649.99 and body only for €499.99.
Nikkei.com reported that Ricoh Pentax will announce another low-priced miorrorless camera (priced at ¥50,000, around $600). Pentax already has the entry level Q model and the recently announced K-01 mirrorless camera, while Ricoh has the mirrorless GXR system. Via Digicame-info
For the NAB 2012 show in Las Vegas Canon announced the following new products: Canon EOS-1D C 4K camera: “Delivering outstanding video performance, the compact, lightweight EOS-1D C provides video recording at 4K (4096 x 2160-pixel) or Full HD (1920 x 1080-pixel) resolution to support high-end motion picture, television production and other advanced imaging applications. […]
During NAB Canon is expected to release a new EOS C500 cinema camera: “It is 4K at 120fps with EOS RAW via 3G HD-SDI… At 60 fps EOS RAW from the C500 is 12 bit. This drops to a still impressive 10 bit at 120p. The C500 also pumps out 1080p, 2K and Quad HD.”
The upcoming Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera appeared on this FCC filing. The official announcement is expected to be in a few days. Here are the expected NX20 specs: Slightly larger than the NX11 Thicker grip 20.3MP APS-C size CMOS sensor Built-in Wi-Fi for direct image upload Improved speed and ISO ISO range: 100-12800 8fps Electronic 1st curtain shutter […]
Olympus filed a patent 201268448 in Japan for a whole series of f/2.8 pancake lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm. I don’t think Olympus will ever announce all of those products – manufacturers often file patents for multiple lens versions/calculations and release only one model at the end.
Think Tank Photo announced three new products: SD pixel pocket rocket, strobe gel wallet and DSLR battery holder. You can sign up for a notifications here and you will get an email once they become available. This mini Canon 5D MK III camera is fully operational: 1.5” 480×240 LCD screen 720/30p video recording 5MP camera (2560×1920 resolution) 4x digital […]
The Korean website inews24 reported yesterday that Samsung will announce their new NX20, NX210 and NX1000 mirrorless cameras in 6 days. The company is planning to showcase its new products at the 2012 Seoul Photo & Imaging Show that will start on April 26th, 2012.
Zeiss announced two new compact full frame prime cinema lenses: CP.2 15/T2.9 and CP.2 135/T2.1. Both lenses will be available in PL, EF, F, MFT and E mounts. The price is US$5,700. Shipping will start at the end of 2012.
The Panasonic Lumix GF5 camera is now official. Sample images taken with the new camera can be found here. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders at $749.95 (with power zoom lens, the regular kit costs $599.95). The main specs at a glance: 12.1MP Live MOS sensor and Venus engine Multi-process Noise Reduction System 0.09 sec light speed […]
