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Sony goes to bed with Olympus, “jointly developed components” expected

Not a rumor, but an exciting piece of news: Sony and Olympus announced yesterday, September 14th, that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to conclude a capital partnership:

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Sony RX1 – the day after

Clearly the Sony RX1 compact full frame camera has been the most interesting announcement for the 2012 Photokina show so far. Here is what some websites that got the chance to try out the camera had to say: This isn’t just Sony’s most serious compact camera, but arguably the most serious compact camera we’ve ever seen (dpreview) Honey […]

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Sony announced new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lens

Sony announced the development of a new Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM full frame lens (Alpha mount) that is scheduled to be released in Spring of 2013. The filter size will be 72mm as you can see from the picture above. No other information is available at this point.

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Sony a99, RX1, NEX-6, other products officially announced

  Press releases: Sony a99 Sony RX1 Sony NEX-6 Pre-order options: Sony RX1 Sony a99 Sony NEX-6  (see all available colors/kits options) Sony NEX-VG30

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Sony RX1, a99, NEX-6 now on Sony’s website, available for pre-order

Sony now has the new cameras on their website (available for pre-order): Sony RX1 Sony a99 Sony NEX-6 Sony HVL-F60M flash Sony a99 battery grip VG-C99AM Sony SELP1650 16-50mm lens Sony NEX-VG900 Sony NEX-VG30

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Sony RX1 full press release

Here is the full press release for the Sony RX1 full frame compact camera:

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Sony a99 full press release

And finally the Sony a99 full press release:

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Sony NEX-6 full press release

Few hours before the official announcement, here is the official Sony NEX-6 press release:

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Sony rebates for September: save $200 on camera and lens bundles

Few hours before the Sony a99, RX1 and other product announcements, here is a quick update on the new US Sony rebates for the month of September: up to $200 off on selected camera and lens bundles (valid till September 30, 2012).

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Sony RX1 specifications *UPDATED*

Sony RX1 full frame CMOS camera with fixed lens

Here are the fist Sony RX1 specs: 24MP full frame CMOS sensor (same as in the Sony a99) ISO range: 100-25,600 14 bit RAW processing Magnesium body AVCHD 2.0 video processing 3 in. LCD screen Optional optical and electronic viewfinders will be available 5 fps Zeiss Sonnar 35mm f/2 lens with 49mm filter thread (obviously) […]

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