First pictures of the Panasonic GM1 camera and new 12-32mm MFT lens

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Panasonic GM1 camera
Panasonic 12-32mm lens
Those are the first pictures of the Panasonic GM1 camera and new 12-32mm MFT lens I mentioned earlier today (via Digicame-info)

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Diglloyd leaks Sony A7 preview, images of new Sony lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Sony a7r full frame mirrorless cameras
Diglloyd published earlier his review of the upcoming Sony a7 full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The article is now removed but you can accessed the cached Google pages here. There are also images of the upcoming Zeiss ZA FE 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar, Zeiss ZA FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar, Zeiss FE 24-70mm f/4.0 OSS and Zeiss ZA FE 70-200mm f/4 ZA OSS lenses. The official announcement will be in few hours. Stay tuned for detailed coverage.

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Rumors: the upcoming Panasonic GM1 will be the smallest MFT camera to date

By PR admin | Published: October 15, 2013

Panasonic-logo
A new Panasonic GM1 MFT camera and a new 12-32mm MTF lens are rumored to be announcement in two weeks. Here are the basic GM1 specifications:

  • Image processing engine and sensor same as in the GX7
  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • Touch LCD screen
  • The new 12-32mm lens will have size similar to the 14mm f/2.5
  • The camera will have a design similar to the GX7 and size similar to the LF1 models
  • The Panasonic GM1 camera with 12-32mm lens will cost around $600-$700
  • The official announcement will be on October 29th

Recently a Japanese website reported that Panasonic is considering a withdrawal from the low-cost compact camera market.

Via Digicame-info

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Olympus mini-OMD compact camera rumored for October 29th announcement

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013

Olympus mini-OMD compact camera
Olympus is rumored to announce a new high-end compact camera on October 29th. The design of the camera will resemble the OMD (with fixed zoom lens and built-in EVF, obviously the above picture is just for illustration and it’s not the actual camera). The sensor size will most likely be 1/1.7″ like in the Olympus XZ-2 model.

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Sony RX10 compact camera rumored to have 1″ sensor

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013
Sony-DSC-RX100M2-camera

Sony RX100M2 camera with 1″ sensor

Surprisingly the rumored RX10 compact camera will have 1″ sensor and not APS-C as expected according to the latest rumors. The rest of the RX10 specifications:

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Fuji X-E2 and XQ1 cameras to be announced later this week

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013

Two new Fuji cameras are rumored to be announced later this week:

Fuji X-E2

Fuji-X-E2-camera

Fuji-X-E2-camera-back

Fuji-X-E2-camera-leaked

Fuji X-E2 specifications:

  • 16MP sensor
  • 3″ LCD screen
  • Lens modulation optimizer
  • 0.08 sec AF speed
  • Faster EXR II processor
  • improved Wi-Fi
  • Face detection like the X-M1
  • Improved video mode with full manual control
  • Second generation X-Trans sensor with phase detection AF
  • Larger LCD screen (no tilt or touch screen) – see this X-E1/X-E2 LCD screen comparison:

Fuji-X-E1-vs-X-E2-screen-comparison

Fuji XQ1

Fuji-XQ1-camera

Fuji XQ1 specifications:

  • Same sensor as the Fuji X20 (12MP 2/3″ X-Trans CMOS II)
  • 4x optical zoom
  • 12 mega pix
  • 12800 Max I so
  • Aperture: f/1.8-4.9
  • Fast AF (0.06 sec)

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New Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens already listed on Sigma’s website

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013

Sigma-24-105mm-f4-DG-OS-HSM-lens
Sigma is about to announce a new 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens. Check this website for detailed information on the new lens.

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Sony did it: A7 and A7r are the first modern full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013

Sony a7r full frame mirrorless cameras
Sony A7 full frame mirrorless cameras
Here are the latest A7 and A7r specifications:

  • A7 has 24 Megapixel sensor with Phase detection AF
  • A7r has 36 Megapixel with no on sensor Phase detection and no Anti Aliasing filter for maximum sharpness
  • A7 body costs $1698 and $1998 with 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens. A7r costs $2198 body only
  • Both cameras have a fixed OLED EVF with 2,4 million dot resolution. It’s the same used by the Olympus E-M1
  • AF speed is faster than the RX series.
  • Takes SD cards and uses the NEX battery
  • A7/A7r Body is weather sealed
  • 1/8000 shutter speed
  • Tiltable LCD screen
  • Focus peaking
  • Built-in Wifi and NFC
  • Play memories Camera Apps
  • The menu interface is the same as the RX series (and not the one used by NEX cameras)
  • Optional vertical grip
  • New LAEA Full Frame A to E-mount adapter
  • Current NEX APS-C lenses will work in crop mode or Full Frame mode (with heavy vignetting or dark corners)

With the A7 and A7r cameras, Sony will release also several new FE lenses:

  • Zeiss FE 24-70mm f/4.0 OSS
  • Sony G 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
  • Zeiss FE 35mm f/2.8
  • Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8
  • Zeiss FE 70-200mm f/4.0 OSS (coming early 2014)
  • many more lenses coming the next 12 months (including fast primes)

The official announcement is expected on October 16th:

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Back online

By PR admin | Published: October 14, 2013

In the next few days I will be catching up on the latest camera and lens news and rumors. I missed several announcements, but multiple new products will be announced in the next few days. Stay tuned.

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Offline for two weeks

By PR admin | Published: September 30, 2013

Due to unexpected family emergency I will be offline in the next two week. I will try to post updates and reply to emails when possible.

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