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Olympus E-M5 Mark II Micro Four Thirds camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2015

Olympus officially announced their new E-M5 Mark II Micro Four Thirds camera plus new accessories and lenses:

Pre-order options:

Sample photos from the E-M5 cameras can be found here.

The E-M5 Mark manual can be downloaded here.

Additional Olympus announcements:

→ Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860

→ M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO lens (future development)

→ M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 II (28-300mm, 35mm equivalent) lens

→ Firmware version 3.0 for the OM-D E-M1

Olympus E-M5 Mark II hands-on and promo videos can be found here.

Olympus E-M5 Mark II specifications:

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First Olympus E-M5 Mark II videos now online

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2015

The first Olympus E-M5 Mark II camera preview videos are already online:

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Canon EOS 750D/760D camera specifications

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

Here are the latest Canon EOS 750D/760D DSLR camera specifications:

Canon EOS 750D

Enable 24.2MP CMOS sensor
DIGIC6 processor
Finder penta mirror. Field of view 95%, magnification 0.82 times, the eye point 19mm
AF 19-point cross-type. Center F2.8 corresponding dual cross
7560-pixel RGB-IR photometry sensor. 63 zone TTL metering
ISO100-12800 (extended with 25600)
The shutter speed is 30 seconds -1/4000 seconds (Synchro 1/200 sec)
Continuous shooting 5 frames / sec.
LCD monitor 3 inches 1.04 million dots. Vari-Angle
Built-in guide number 12 flash
New hybrid CMOS AF III
Video Full HD 30fps
Wi-Fi · NFC
Remote operation by smartphone tablet
Battery LP-E17
The size of 131.9 x 100.7 x 77.8mm
Weight 555g (CPA criteria). 510g (body only)

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This is the new Pentax full frame K-mount DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

This is the new Pentax full frame K-mount DSLR camera. As I already mentioned earlier today, a prototype will be on display at at he CP+ show next week. No specifications were released for now. Shipping should start by the end of 2015. The product name is still to be decided. The camera will be compatible with DA lenses, using an image-cropping function.

Update: see the rumored specifications.

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Ricoh announces two new Pentax full frame DSLR zoom lenses

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

Ricoh/Pentax just announced their two new full frame DSLR zoom lenses.

B&H already has the new lenses listed on their website – check prices and availability here:

Full specifications and press release after the break:

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Rumors: Pentax will have their new full frame DSLR camera on display at the CP+

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

Pentax ~~may~~ will have their new full frame DSLR camera on display at the CP+ show that starts in Japan next week. I am not sure if any specifications will be officially revealed. Shipping should start after the summer.

In addition to the new lenses, there will be also other new Pentax products announced.

Update: the Pentax full frame K-mount DSLR camera is now officially announced, see this post for more information.

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Canon will also announce the EOS 750D/760D DSLR camera (EOS Kiss line)

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

On February 6th Canon will also announce a new EOS 750D/760D DSLR camera (EOS Kiss line) that leaked in one of official the press images few weeks ago.

Update – here are the first pictures of the Canon EOS 750D/760D DSLR camera:

Canon EOS 750D/760D DSLR camera specifications:

24.2MP CMOS sensor
DIGIC6 processor
New development of 7560 pixel RGB + IR photometry sensor
AF 19 points
Hybrid CMOS AF III
Dynamic tracking continuous shooting in live view
Top LCD panel
Intelligent Viewfinder
Vari-angle LCD monitor
Wi-Fi · NFC
Remote control with smartphone and tablet
Creative modes including HDR movie

Here is the updated list of expected new Canon products:

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The E-M5 Mark II camera leaked on Olympus Hong Kong website

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2015

For a short period of time Olympus Hong Kong published all of the information for the upcoming E-M5 Mark II camera on their website. The link is now dead, but you can still access everything trough Google cache. The official announcement is tonight (EST). In case they pull out the Google cache page, here is a screenshot: