This is the Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2012

 

Focusmedia published an article about the upcoming Samsung NX20 camera with several images and detailed specs:

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Canon EOS 1Dx, Pentax K-5 limited edition now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2012

The Canon EOS 1Dx DSLR and Pentax K-5 limited edition cameras are now available for pre-order.

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Sony lens price increase coming on April 1st in the US

By PR admin | Published: March 14, 2012

Just a reminder that Sony will be increasing the prices of some of their lenses with $20 to $700 on April 1st, 2012 (that’s not an April Fools’ joke). If you are planning to buy some of the glass listed in the table below, it will be a good idea to do it now:

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Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2/ZE teasers continue

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2012

Zeiss revealed another piece of the specs for upcoming Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens: focusing range will be 0.25m to infinity. The lens will be announced this Friday (March 16th, 2012).

Update: the new lens will have 15 elements in 12 groups.

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Existing Sigma SD1 owners will get approximately $4,800 in reward points back

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2012

When Sigma UK announced their reward points program, they actually provided a monetary value of JPY400,000 (around $4800) that will be distributed to existing SD1 owners. The US press release from last month did not specify the exact value of the rewards plan. The initial SD1 price was $6,899, the new price is $2,299 – a $4,600 difference.

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Fuji promises a modified sensor for the white disc blooming issue, not clear who will get it

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2012

Fujifilm issued a statement about the “white disc/sensor blooming” issue reported few months ago. In addition to the Finepix X10, the X-S1 camera is also impacted. A new firmware for the X-S1 will be released on March 21st. The second part of the statement is confusing – Fuji have developed a modified sensor that will resolve the issue and it will be available from late May 2012. Will all current Fuji X10 owners get their sensor replaced? Will the new sensor be included only in new X10 cameras?

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Sony a57 coverage

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2012

Some additional Sony a57 coverage:

  • Sample images at dpreview
  • Detailed features description at IR
  • Sony a57 hands-on video:

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Sony a57 press release

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2012

This is the full press release for the new Sony a57 SLT camera. B&H is already taking pre-orders for the a57 body only for 699.99.

SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2012 — A wider palette of creative options is now accessible to more shooters with the α57 camera, the newest addition to Sony’s popular line of A-mount cameras employing Translucent Mirror Technology.

The innovative Translucent Mirror design directs incoming light to the CMOS image sensor and the AF sensor at the same time, allowing full-time continuous AF during both still and video shooting. Users can also frame, focus and preview shots in real-time on the high-resolution Tru-Finder™ electronic viewfinder, which offers a wide viewing angle and 100% field of view. This allows photographers to capture exactly what they see on the screen.

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More pictures of the upcoming Sony a57 SLT camera

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2012

Here few more images of the Sony a57 SLT camera that will be announced in few hours:

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Another Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens teaser

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2012

Zeiss posted another teaser on Facebook for the upcoming Distagon T* 2,8/15 ZF.2/ZE super wide angle lens:

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The latest patents from Pentax and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2012

Pentax filed a patent 201048084 in Japan for a 90mm f/2.8 (medium format) and 60mm f/2.8 (full frame) macro lenses.

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For next week: new Sony a57 SLT camera

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2012

Sony is expected to announce the new Sony a57 SLT camera next week. This will be the replacement of the already discontinued a55 model. Here are the basic specs:

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