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Sony 20mm f/2.8 and PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2013

The two new Sony E lenses I mentioned earlier are now official – Sony 20mm f/2.8 lens specifications (price: $348):

Sony E PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS (SELP18200) motorized telezoom lens specifications (price: $1198):

Sony to announce two new E-mount lenses this week

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2013

Sony is rumored to announced two new E-mount lenses: 18-200mm zoom and a new 20mm pancake lens (probably f/2.8 or faster). The announcement should be in the next few days.

Update: both lenses are now officially announced.

Posted in Sony| Tagged 2013 CP+ show| 1 Comment

Sigma 25mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds lens patent

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2013

Sigma 25mm f/1.4 MFT lens patent

Sigma filed a patent (2013-3324) in Japan for a 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Sigma currently has a 19mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/2.8 lenses for MFT. Both models are currently on sale at 50% off (two lenses for the price of one).

Posted in Sigma| Tagged Patents| 6 Comments

The latest list of discontinued cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2013

Those are the latest cameras listed as discontinued at B&H:

Posted in Fuji, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony| Tagged To be discontinued...| 2 Comments

Olympus XZ-10, Ricoh GR Digital V, Sony NEX-3N, a38, a58 and other rumored cameras and lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2013

Quick recap of the latest camera and lens rumors from around the Web:

Olympus XZ-10 high-end compact camera should be announced soon, probably a replacement for the current Olympus XZ-2 model.
Ricoh GR Digital V is rumored to have a new APS-C sensor. This should not be a surprise, since Ricoh recently filed patents for several new lenses designed for APS-C cameras. The white Ricoh GR Digital IV was already listed as discontinued few months ago.
New Sony NEX-3N, a38 and a58 cameras are expected, but there is no firm release date yet.
A new Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera and a fast zoom are rumored for this Spring.
Nikon will announce a new Nikkor AF-S 18–35mm f/3.5–4.5G ED lens and new Coolpix cameras next week.

With the start of 2013 CP+ show in Japan next week, expect more rumors and new product announcements.

Posted in Nikon, Olympus, Ricoh, Sony| Tagged Sony a58| 5 Comments

Five new companies join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2013

Today Olympus announced that four new companies have joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group:

Blackmagic Design – an Australian company established in 1984 that manufactures high quality electronic equipment for broadcast and video production, known for their Cinema camera with MFT mount.
JK Imaging Ltd. – an American company established in 2012, that recently announced their first, Kodak branded, MFT camera.
Photron Limited – a Japanese company established in 1968 that provides manufacturing, sales and service of professional film and video equipment and photo- instrumentation.
SVS-Vistek GmbH – a German company established in 2001 that develops, manufactures and distributes professional machine vision components and systems.
ViewPLUS Inc. – A Japanese company established in 1998 that provides video equipment and the solutions which link communication and image processing as well as sensing technology.

Posted in Blackmagic, Olympus| 3 Comments

What else is new? [weekend digest]

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2013

Litepanels wins patent case, other companies must pay licensing fees in order to sell LED lights in the US. See also related posts here and here.

Sony filed a patent for a 55-300mm f/4-6.3 lens designed for APS-C sensor.

Yongnuo released the YN568EX – their first HSS-enabled flash (currently available on eBay).

Posted in Other| 26 Comments

JK Imaging announced the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2013

After Kodak announced that they will license their brand name, JK Imaging announced in Peking the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera with built-in WiFi and a CMOS sensor probably made by Sony. The official release will be in Q3 of 2013. One of the slides implies that the new camera is “Best designed for smartphone” which suggests some kind of a WiFi or Bluetooth integration:

Posted in JK Imaging, Kodak| Tagged Kodak S1| 24 Comments

Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R lens to start shipping this weekend, sample images available

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2013

Fujifilm posted on Facebook that their XF14mm f/2.8 lens ($899.95) will start shipping this weekend. The lens was previously delayed till January 19th. There are also some new samples images available online taken with the lens (click on images for larger view):

Posted in Fuji| 9 Comments

New firmware updates for the Fuji X-Pro1, X-E1 and XF 35mm f/1.4 lens coming tomorrow

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2013

Fujifilm is expected to release new firmware updates for the X-Pro1, X-E1 cameras and 35mm f/1.4 lens (see cached page) that should bring faster AF and some additional changes for the X-E1:

Posted in Fuji| Tagged Fuji X-E1, Fujifilm X-Pro1| 11 Comments

Photography news, before it happens

Sony 20mm f/2.8 and PZ18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lenses announced

Sony to announce two new E-mount lenses this week

Sigma 25mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds lens patent

The latest list of discontinued cameras

Olympus XZ-10, Ricoh GR Digital V, Sony NEX-3N, a38, a58 and other rumored cameras and lenses

Five new companies join the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group

What else is new? [weekend digest]

JK Imaging announced the Kodak Pixpro S1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera

Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R lens to start shipping this weekend, sample images available

New firmware updates for the Fuji X-Pro1, X-E1 and XF 35mm f/1.4 lens coming tomorrow

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