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The new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens: price, specifications, MTF carts and more

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2014

I briefly mentioned the new Sigma products few days ago – this was right around the time the new Nikon D750 camera was announced and I did not have the chance to publish additional details, especially on the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens that will come in two different versions (sports an contemporary).

The price

Update: here is the US pricing of this lens.

First, the price – B&H does not list any prices for the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lenses on their website. I received some insider information that the lens will be priced at 2,099 EUR (around $2,700, US price will be lower):

Two different versions

Here is the difference between the two 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lenses according to Sigma:

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Canon PowerShot G7 X camera: first picture and specs

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2014

After the 7D MkII, here is another Canon leak – the first picture of the new PowerShot G7 X compact camera and the detailed specifications:

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More leaked pictures of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2014

Some freshly leaked pictures of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera courtesy of digicame-info (see specifications). For Photokina Canon is also expected to announce new lenses and compact cameras.

Posted in Canon| Tagged Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Photokina 2014| 24 Comments

This is the Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

Those the first pictures of the long rumored, top of the line Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera that will be announced on Monday, September 15th. I also received a new set of NX1 specifications (see also this post):

Posted in Samsung| Tagged Photokina 2014, Samsung NX1| 76 Comments

Panasonic LX100 detailed specifications

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

Here are some more detailed specifications for the Panasonic LX100 camera (I already posted some of them online few days ago):

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic LX100, Photokina 2014| 65 Comments

Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 FE lens to be announced on Monday

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

This is the first picture of the Zeiss 16-35mm f/4 FE lens. The price is rumored to be around 1350 EUR. The official announcement will be on Monday.

Posted in Sony, Zeiss| Tagged Zeiss Vario-Tessar T FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS| 9 Comments

Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens announced

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

This is the new Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens I mentioned yesterday. Shipping date and price were not released. Here are the specifications:

Posted in Tamron| Tagged Photokina 2014, Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD full frame zoom lens| 43 Comments

New: Sigma dp1 Quattro camera, three lenses and two teleconverters

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2014

Sigma announced a new dp1 Quattro camera:

29MP Foveon X3 Quattro CMOS Image Sensor
TRUE III Image Processing Engine
19mm f/2.8 Lens (35mm Equivalent: 28mm)
3.0″ 920k-dot TFT LCD Screen
ISO Range: 100-6400 in 1/3 Steps
RAW Image Capture
Max RAW Resolution of 5,424 x 3,616
Contrast Detection Autofocus
Manual Focus Ring
P/S/A/M Exposure Control

There are also three new Sigma lenses (previously leaked here, see US pricing info):

Sigma also announced two new teleconverters: TC-1401 1.4x and TC-2001 2x.

Here are the detailed specifications:

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SanDisk announced the world’s highest capacity SD memory card (512GB)

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2014

SanDisk announced the world’s highest capacity SD memory card – the 512GB Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I card is available for pre-order at $729 at Adorama and B&H. There are also two other new SanDisk cards with 95MB read speed: 256 GB ($359) and 128 GB ($189). Additional information: