Panasonic GH 4K camera prototype on display at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2014

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Panasonic has on display a prototype of a 4k camera at CES. Company’s executives have talked on several occasions that a new GH camera with 4k video will be announced in 2014. Engadget reported that the official announcement will be in February. The new GH 4k camera will be priced under $2,000 (images via Photographybay).

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Sony A5000: the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital Wi-Fi camera

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Sony announced the previously rumored A5000 – the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital Wi-Fi camera. Sony already eliminated the NEX brand and future models will be called Alpha. The price is $598 and the cameras is currently available for pre-order at Amazon and B&H. The released date is March 23, 2014. Key camera specifications:

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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Sigma announced two new lenses at the CES show today: 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM. The 50mm f/1.4 will definitely be very interesting considering the price and performance of the latest Art series lenses from Sigma. The prices of the new lenses are not yet announced. Additional details:

Specifications:

Lens Construction13 Elements in 8 Groups
Angle of View46.8º
Number of Diaphragm Blades9
Mininum Aperturef16
Minimum Focusing Distance40 cm / 15.7 in
Filter Size (mm)77mm
Maximum Magnifications1: 5.6
Dimensions
(Diameter x Length)		85.4 x 99.9 mm/ 3.4 x 3.9 in
Weight470g / 16.6oz.
Corresponding Mounts
SigmaDG
HSM
NikonDG
HSM
CanonDG
HSM

Lens design:

Sigma 50mm f:1.4 DG HSM Art lens design

MTF charts:

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Press release:

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Other new photo products from the CES 2014 show

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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→ Panasonic announced several new compact cameras and camcorders. The press releases can be found here.
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→ The Polaroid Socialmatic camera will start shipping in the first quarter of 2014. The specs:

  • 14MP sensor on the front
  • 2MP sensor the back
  • 4GB built-in storage
  • microSD
  • 4.5″ touchscreen
  • Built-in WiFi
  • Android OS

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→ Lexar announced sample availability of the world’s fastest memory card: the new Lexar Professional 3333x CFast 2.0 card provides read transfer speeds up to 500MB/s* in capacities up to 256GB.

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Panasonic NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 lens specifications leak online *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Panasonic will soon announce a new Leica DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH POWER OIS lens.

Update: the price of the lens will be $1,599.00.

Here are the specifications:

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Fujifilm announced another X-mount lens: Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens. Priced at $999, the lens will start shipping next month (Amazon list the shipping date as April 6th). Additional information:

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Black Fuji X100s, FinePix S1, S9400W, S9200, S8600 and XP70 cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

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Fuji announced a black version of their popular X100s camera. This time the price is identical to the silver model ($1,299.95). Amazon is currently taking pre-orders (see all new Fuji products announced today). Shipment will start on March 8th. New black accessories are also available:

Black Fuji X100s camera acessories

Fuji also announced new FinePix cameras and an instant smartphone printer:

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Fujifilm releases a new roadmap for X mount lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

Fujifilm roadmap for X mount lenses
As previously reported, Fuji announced a new X mount lens roadmap that include four zoom lenses and one prime lens:

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Canon N100, SX600 HS, ELPH 340 HS cameras, VIXIA mini X and VIXIA HF R52 camcorders announced at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 6, 2014

Canon announced several compact cameras today (see pricing and availability):

Canon PowerShot N100 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot N100 Digital Camera

In addition to the creative imaging functions, the PowerShot N100 camera offers a 5x optical zoom, a 24mm Wide-Angle f/1.8 lens, a 12.1-Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and Canon’s DIGIC 6 image processor to help provide stunning image quality. Users also have the ability to quickly access and then record high-quality 1080p Full HD video with the dedicated movie button. To make choosing the ideal setting for each shot convenient, the camera’s Intelligent IS System allows the PowerShot N100 camera to automatically select the optimal image stabilization settings according to the shooting conditions, so shooting in dimly lit or bright situations can be easy and accurate. The PowerShot N100’s new body design gives the camera a portable shape. The three-inch capacitive touch, tilt LCD panel allows users to capture images at unique angles, up to 90 degrees (more info).

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Fujifilm FinePix S1 camera specifications

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2014

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Here are the detailed specifications of the Fujifilm FinePix S1 super-zoom (24-1200mm) camera that will be announced next week during the CES show in las Vegas:

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