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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items: Olympus OM-D E-M5: April 10, 2012 Fuji X-Pro1: March 20 7, 2012 Pentax K-01: March 29, 2012 Sony 500mm f/4.0G lens: April 23, 2012 Canon PowerShot G1x: March 5, […]

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Sony A35 discontinued

In addition to the Sony A33 and Sony A55 cameras that were already listed as discontinued, Sony has now listed also the A35 as “previous model” on their official website which is how the company marks their discontinued products.

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Silver Sony NEX-7 camera?

Silver Sony NEX-7 camera

This picture of a silver Sony NEX-7 camera was spotted in an Asian brochure. Currently Sony offers only  a black version of their NEX-7 mirroless camera:

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Sony to increase the price of most lenses in the US on April 1st, 2012

Model Effective 9/1/11 Effective 4/1/12 Price Diff SAL1635Z $1,899.99 $1,999.99 $100.00 SAL1680Z $849.99 $999.99 $150.00 SAL2470Z $1,799.99 $1,999.99 $200.00 SAL24F20Z $1,299.99 $1,399.99 $100.00 SAL85F14Z $1,499.99 $1,699.99 $200.00 SAL135F18Z $1,599.99 $1,799.99 $200.00 SAL70300G $899.99 $999.99 $100.00 SAL70400G $1,799.99 $1,999.99 $200.00 SAL35F14G $1,399.99 $1,499.99 $100.00 SAL300F28G $6,299.99 $6,999.99 $700.00 SAL100M28 $749.99 $799.99 $50.00 SAL1118 $699.99 $799.99 $100.00 […]

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Those are the upcoming Sony Cybershot cameras (HX200, HX30, HX20, HX10, H90, TX66, TX20, WX150, W690)

As mentioned previously, Sony will announce another batch of Cyber-shot cameras on February 28th, 2012. Here are the details: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200 18 MP Exmor R CMOS sensor 27mm equivalent Carl Zeiss lens with 30x optical zoom, 60x digital zoom AF speed of approx. 0.1 second in daylight, 0.2 seconds in low light 3.0-in. 921k dot […]

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Sony at the 2012 CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan

Above images are by Psycho_McCrazy, the rest by Jeff Chen:

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Sony NEX E-mount roadmap 2012-2013

This is is Sony’s E-mount (NEX) roadmap for 2012-2013: G high performance standard zoom High magnification zoom Standard zoom Wide angle zoom Mid-magnification zoom Large aperture standard prime Middle telephoto prime Pancake (prime)

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Sony announces 500mm f/4 Alpha mount lens (SAL500F40G)

Sony finally announced their 500mm f/4 lens that was been on display at show for years. Shipment is expected in late March 2012. Longest-ever focal length G Lens from Sony Bright F4.0 aperture for superior light gathering Nano AR Coating on optical surfaces for flawless still images and HD video Compatible with SteadyShot INSIDE featured […]

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Sony will have another announcement at the end of February

As you probably already noticed Sony did not release all of the previously leaked Cybertshot cameras. This is because they will have another announcement at the end of February, probably on the 28th. I do not expect any other products to be introduced on that date.

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Three new Sony Cybershot cameras announced: TX200V, WX70 and WX50

Sony announced three of the previously leaked Cybershot cameras: Sony Cybershot DSC-TX200V will cost $500, 18 MP “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, 3.3 in. LCD touch screen, waterproof, full HD video recording Sony Cybershot DSC-WX70 will cost $230, 16 MP “Exmor R” CMOS sensor, 3.0 in. LCD touch screen, 5x optical zoom, full HD video recording Sony Cybershot […]

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