Sony NEX (E-mount) lens roadmap

This is the latest Sony NEX (E-mount) lens roadmap till 2012:

The expected lenses for the next two years are:

  • Wide angle, fixed focal length (Carl Zeiss) lens in 2011
  • Telephoto zoom lens in 2011
  • Macro lens in 2011
  • Portrait lens in 2011
  • High performance standard zoom G lens in 2012
  • Wide angle zoom lens in 2012
  • Middle telephoto lens in 2012
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Photokina day 5 updates

At that point there is nothing really new to report from Photokina. Here are few links from day 5 of the show:

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The new Kenko digital camera with interchangeable lenses prototype got lost on its way to Photokina

Kenko is best known for its photography equipment accessories and converters (they also produce camera lenses under the Tokina brand name). Kenko was suppose to display a prototype of their new digital camera with interchangeable lenses at Photokina, but the prototype… got lost (?)… so they only had few pictures to show:

credit: DC Watch

Specs after the break:

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Photokina day 4 updates

  • Carl Zeiss at Photokina video:

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What is a Plenoptic camera?

Plenoptic technology is developed by Adobe and it lets you select which part of the image you want to be in focus. A Plenoptic camera contains an array of microlenses between the front lens and the sensor and it captures a series of small images from different viewpoints that can later be extracted and manipulated by special software in order to reach a certain depth of field during postprocessing.

Todor Georgiev is one of the scientist from Adobe that worked on that project and on his website I even found a picture of the the first plenoptic camera on the market produced by the German company Raytrix:

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Photokina day 3 updates

Photokina news are slowly fading away as we approach the end of day 3 of the biggest photography show. Quick update on the latest:

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Photokina day 2 updates

First, a slideshow from Photokina 2010:

  • Ricoh G700SE: 12MP, waterproof, dust proof, shockproof, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and wifi (b/g) antennas.

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Photokina day 1.5 updates

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    You can get your Fuji X100 for $1000 in March 2011

    • Engadget reports that the Fujifilm FinePix X100 will cost $1000 and it will start shipping in March 2011.
    • AP says the price in Europe will be €1000.
    • Three X100 videos:

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    Photokina day 1 updates

    • Panasonic GH2 + new 3D lens announced:

    • Sony showed a prototype (maybe Alpha A77?) DSLR at Photokina:

    • Ricoh GR LENS A12 28 mm F2.5 announced:

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    Sigma announced several new products including a 46MP camera with Foveon X3 sensor

    Update: the official Sigma SD1 website is up.

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    Photokina day 0 updates

    • First, my favorite: Fuji X100 – some quotes from Falk Lumo who had the chance to talk to the Fuji folks:

    “I asked why not with a lens mount? Answer: We want see how this one sells first. I asked: but you know that if this version does not sell it may be because it has no mount? Answer: no, is it so…? I asked if its cheaper than Leica X1. Answer was hesitant. Eventually they gave me “1000” as a ballpark number”

    More X100 pictures available here and here plus another video:

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