In few hours Nikon is rumored to announce a new Nikon 1 V2 camera and a Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens with improved VR technology. Nikon will also reveal future plans for the development of three new lenses for their Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras. The new products will be on display at the PDN Photo Plus Expo in New York later this week.
Canon announced new firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark III that will bring uncompressed HDMI output support and improved AF performance. The firmware is expected to be released in… April, 2013:
Last month Celestron announced their new Nightscape 8300 that is described as “the most affordable feature-rich KAF-8300 camera” for shooting the night sky. The Celestron Nightscape is now available for $ 1,419.00. Detailed features and some sample images after the break:
Olympus filed patent 2012-199834 in Japan for a tilt lens similar to a Lensbaby. Based on the patent description, the lens will not be able to “shift“. In addition to Lensbaby, some photographers have also successfully used third party tilt-shift bellows on Olympus m4/3 cameras. Novoflex recently announced new tilt-shift bellows compatible with different mirrorless system via an adapter:
The white 10MP Ricoh GR DIGITAL IV camera is currently listed as discontinued at B&H (black version is still available): “This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is no longer available“. The GR IV was announced on Sep 15, 2011, the GR III was announced on Jul 26, 2009. I am curious how Ricoh will develop to the GR line after they purchased Pentax.
Update: DigitalRev also lists the black Ricoh GR DIGITAL IV camera as discontinued:
Carryspeed came up with a new product called MagFilter – those are magnetized filters that can easily be attached to compact cameras. MagFilters are currently available only in 36mm and 42mm sized circular polarizer and can be purchased on Amazon. Here is a quick video demonstration – after attaching a metal ring to the front of the lens, you can easily add and remove the filter:
Later this year Lytro will introduce a “parallax-based 3D effect” for photos taken with their light-field camera (now available on Amazon) via a software update. The company is also planning to add support for 3D monitors and TVs. See this video demonstration of the new feature:
Today Lomography announced new line of bellows cameras called Belair X 6-12. Three different configurations are available:
